CrackMapExec can dump usernames and hashed passwords from the SAM.2
tool
CrackMapExec S0488
- Type
- tool
- Platform
- Windows
- Created
- 17 July 2020
- Last modified
- 14 March 2024
CrackMapExec, or CME, is a post-exploitation tool developed in Python and designed for penetration testing against networks. CrackMapExec collects Active Directory information to conduct lateral movement through targeted networks.[1]
20
TechniquesTop 20%
7
Tactics68th pct
5
Threat groupsunranked
1
Campaignunranked
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference S0488
CrackMapExec can dump hashed passwords associated with Active Directory using Windows' Directory Replication Services API (DRSUAPI), or Volume Shadow Copy.3
CrackMapExec can dump hashed passwords from LSA secrets for the targeted system.4
CrackMapExec can collect DNS information from the targeted system.5
CrackMapExec can discover active IP addresses, along with the machine name, within a targeted network.6
CrackMapExec can execute remote commands using Windows Management Instrumentation.7
Standing S0488
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this tool touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques20Top 20%
80th percentile · 80% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many Enterprise techniques or fewer.
Tactics768th pct
68th percentile · 68% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many tactics spanned or fewer.
Threat groups561% tie · 22 values
61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Campaign185% tie · 8 values
85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique29.5medTop 24%
76th percentile · 76% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique9med
Detection coverage S0488
897 distinct rules cover the 20 techniques recorded for this tool. The 983 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 897 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 543 Sigma · 354 Splunk.
19 covered by at least one rule1 with no coverage897 distinct rules in total
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