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Inside AD CS Escalation: Unpacking Advanced Misuse Techniques and Tools
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Summary
This report from Palo Alto Unit 42 details how Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is frequently exploited by both financially motivated ransomware groups and state-sponsored actors due to misconfigured templates and overly permissive enrollment rights. Attackers leverage this to escalate privileges and impersonate identities, representing a significant and often overlooked security risk for organizations. The analysis highlights the need for advanced detection strategies beyond traditional signature-based approaches.
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