rpc::connect
can be used to connect to an RPC endpoint. It has the following command line arguments:
/alg
: the encryption algorithm to use for the connection. The options are 3DES or RC4. By default it uses 3DES./remote
: the RPC server to connect/noauth
: no authentication is required to connect to the remote RPC endpoint/authuser
: the user for authentication/authdomain
: the domain of the authuser/authpassword
: the authuser's password
{% tabs %} {% tab title="Without authentication" %} Mimikatz can connect to an RPC server without authentication.
mimikatz # rpc::connect /remote:192.168.0.224 /noauth
[rpc] Remote : 192.168.0.224
[rpc] ProtSeq : ncacn_ip_tcp
[rpc] Endpoint : (null)
[rpc] Service : (null)
[rpc] AuthnSvc : NONE (0)
[rpc] NULL Sess: no
Algorithm: CALG_3DES (00006603)
Endpoint resolution is OK
mimikatz is bound!
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="With authentication" %}
Mimikatz can connect to an RPC server requiring authentication, the auth*
arguments are needed.
mimikatz # rpc::connect /remote:192.168.0.224 /authuser:m3g9tr0n /authdomain:hacklab.local /authpassword:Super_SecretPass!
[rpc] Remote : 192.168.0.224
[rpc] ProtSeq : ncacn_ip_tcp
[rpc] Endpoint : (null)
[rpc] Service : (null)
[rpc] AuthnSvc : GSS_NEGOTIATE (9)
[rpc] NULL Sess: no
Algorithm: CALG_3DES (00006603)
Endpoint resolution is OK
mimikatz is bound!
{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}
To run commands on the remote server through the session initiated with mimikatz, a wildcard (*
) should prepend the commands.
mimikatz # hostname
Win10.hacklab.local (WIN10)
mimikatz # *hostname
DC.hacklab.local (DC)
The mimikatz.py from Impacket can also be used to connect to it.
{% tabs %} {% tab title="Without authentication" %} Without supplying credentials, mimikatz.py will attempt to start an unauthenticated session.
# python3 mimikatz.py 192.168.0.224 1 ⨯
Impacket v0.9.24.dev1+20210922.102044.c7bc76f8 - Copyright 2021 SecureAuth Corporation
.#####. mimikatz RPC interface
.## ^ ##. "A La Vie, A L' Amour "
## / \ ## /* * *
## \ / ## Benjamin DELPY `gentilkiwi` ( [email protected] )
'## v ##' http://blog.gentilkiwi.com/mimikatz (oe.eo)
'#####' Impacket client by Alberto Solino (@agsolino) * * */
Type help for list of commands
mimikatz # hostname
DC.hacklab.local (DC)
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="With authentication" %} If the remote RPC endpoint requires authentication, mimikatz.py will need credentials.
# python3 mimikatz.py hacklab.local/m3g9tr0n:[email protected]
Impacket v0.9.24.dev1+20210922.102044.c7bc76f8 - Copyright 2021 SecureAuth Corporation
.#####. mimikatz RPC interface
.## ^ ##. "A La Vie, A L' Amour "
## / \ ## /* * *
## \ / ## Benjamin DELPY `gentilkiwi` ( [email protected] )
'## v ##' http://blog.gentilkiwi.com/mimikatz (oe.eo)
'#####' Impacket client by Alberto Solino (@agsolino) * * */
Type help for list of commands
mimikatz # hostname
DC.hacklab.local (DC)
{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}