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T1550.002: T1550.002

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 16/12/2025 19:38 · Modified 01/04/2026 21:58

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1550.002
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
16/12/2025 19:38
Modified
01/04/2026 21:58
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Pass the Hash

Platforms

windows

Description

Adversaries may “pass the hash” using stolen password hashes to move laterally within an environment, bypassing normal system access controls. Pass the hash (PtH) is a method of authenticating as a user without having access to the user's cleartext password. This method bypasses standard authentication steps that require a cleartext password, moving directly into the portion of the authentication that uses the password hash. When performing PtH, valid password hashes for the account being used are captured using a [Credential Access](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006) technique. Captured hashes are used with PtH to authenticate as that user. Once authenticated, PtH may be used to perform actions on local or remote systems. Adversaries may also use stolen password hashes to "overpass the hash." Similar to PtH, this involves using a password hash to authenticate as a user but also uses the password hash to create a valid Kerberos ticket. This ticket can then be used to perform [Pass the Ticket](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/003) attacks.(Citation: Stealthbits Overpass-the-Hash)

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack defense-evasion
mitre-attack lateral-movement

Marking (TLP)

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External references

Related entities

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