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OOTW / Chapter IV - Active Directory / 04. Techniques / ACL Abuse / AddMember

Response

Cleanup with bloodyAD:

bloodyAD -d ootw.local --host 10.10.10.200 -u attacker.user -p 'Password123!' remove groupMember 'Workstation Admins' alice.wright

Cleanup with PowerShell:

Remove-ADGroupMember -Identity 'Workstation Admins' -Members 'alice.wright' -Confirm:$false

Primary events:

4728 - Member added to security-enabled global group
4732 - Member added to security-enabled local group
4756 - Member added to security-enabled universal group

Useful follow-up:

4672 - Special privileges assigned
4624 - New logon with new privilege
5136 - Directory object modified

Remediation:

  • restrict who can modify privileged groups
  • alert on all privileged group additions
  • review delegated group management rights
  • require change approval for privileged group membership
  • remove stale nested group paths