Integration-IT/Active-Directory-Exploitation-Cheat-Sheet

A cheat sheet that contains common enumeration and attack methods for Windows Active Directory.

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Active Directory Cheat Sheet

This repository contains a general methodology in the Active Directory environment. It is offered with a selection of quick commands from the most efficient tools based on Powershell, C, .Net 3.5 and .Net 4.5.


General Process:

  • Recon
  • Domain Enum
  • Local Privilege Escalation
  • Local Account Stealing
  • Monitor Potential Incoming Account
  • Local Account Stealing
  • Admin Recon
  • Lateral Movement
  • Remote Administration
  • Domain Admin Privileges
  • Cross Trust Attacks
  • Persistance and Exfiltrate

Active Directory Kill Chain:

Process

Cheat Sheet Tree:


Contribution, Proposal, Issue:

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active-directory-cheatsheet
active-directory-exploitation
cheat-sheet
cheatsheet
enumeration
exploitation
hacking
hacking-cheasheet
hacking-tool
hacking-tools
infosec
penetration-testing
pentesting
powershell
privilege-escalation
security
windows
windows-active-directory

Integration-IT/Active-Directory-Exploitation-Cheat-Sheet

A cheat sheet that contains common enumeration and attack methods for Windows Active Directory.

PowerShell

2,773

139 commits

updated Jul 6, 2025

See the code

README

Active Directory Cheat Sheet

This repository contains a general methodology in the Active Directory environment. It is offered with a selection of quick commands from the most efficient tools based on Powershell, C, .Net 3.5 and .Net 4.5.


General Process:

  • Recon
  • Domain Enum
  • Local Privilege Escalation
  • Local Account Stealing
  • Monitor Potential Incoming Account
  • Local Account Stealing
  • Admin Recon
  • Lateral Movement
  • Remote Administration
  • Domain Admin Privileges
  • Cross Trust Attacks
  • Persistance and Exfiltrate

Active Directory Kill Chain:

Process

Cheat Sheet Tree:


Contribution, Proposal, Issue:

active-directory
active-directory-cheatsheet
active-directory-exploitation
cheat-sheet
cheatsheet
enumeration
exploitation
hacking
hacking-cheasheet
hacking-tool
hacking-tools
infosec
penetration-testing
pentesting
powershell
privilege-escalation
security
windows
windows-active-directory

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