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T1558: Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 11/02/2020 20:12 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:09

Essential information

MITRE technique ID: T1558
Confidence: 100/100
Revoked: No
Published: 11/02/2020 20:12
Modified: 27/03/2026 01:09
Author / Source: The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

T1558

Platforms

windows macos linux

Description

Adversaries may attempt to subvert Kerberos authentication by stealing or forging Kerberos tickets to enable [Pass the Ticket](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/003). Kerberos is an authentication protocol widely used in modern Windows domain environments. In Kerberos environments, referred to as “realms”, there are three basic participants: client, service, and Key Distribution Center (KDC).(Citation: ADSecurity Kerberos Ring Decoder) Clients request access to a service and through the exchange of Kerberos tickets, originating from KDC, they are granted access after having successfully authenticated. The KDC is responsible for both authentication and ticket granting. Adversaries may attempt to abuse Kerberos by stealing tickets or forging tickets to enable unauthorized access. On Windows, the built-in `klist` utility can be used to list and analyze cached Kerberos tickets.(Citation: Microsoft Klist)

Kill chain phases

Kill chain	Phase
mitre-attack	credential-access

Marking (TLP)

External references

Microsoft Klist
CERT-EU Golden Ticket Protection
AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015
Stealthbits Detect PtT 2019
Medium Detecting Attempts to Steal Passwords from Memory
ADSecurity Detecting Forged Tickets
mitre-attack (T1558)
Microsoft Detecting Kerberoasting Feb 2018
Microsoft Kerberos Golden Ticket
ADSecurity Kerberos Ring Decoder

Related entities

Intrusion sets, malware, reports, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this technique.

Intrusion sets (APT) (14)

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AlienVault Confidence 100

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The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

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Wizard Spider uses TEMP.MixMasterGrim Spider

The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

[Wizard Spider](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0102) is a Russia-based financially motivated threat group originally known for the creation and deployment of [TrickBot](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0266) since at least 2016. [Wizard Spider](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0102) possesses a diverse arsenal…

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Earth Kasha uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
APT41 uses Wicked PandaBrass Typhoon

The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

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UAT-8837 uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
UNC6040, UNC6240 uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
ALPHV Blackcat uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Sharp Project uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

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akira uses GOLD SAHARAPUNK SPIDER

The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

The Akira ransomware group is said to have emerged in March 2023, and there's much speculation about its ties to the former CONTI ransomware group.<br> <br> It's worth…

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Conti uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·
Suspected China-based threat actor uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

First seen 01/01/1970 · Last seen 16/11/5138 ·

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RomCom uses

Family
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Emotet uses

Family The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

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NOOPDOOR uses

AlienVault Confidence 100

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TSPY_TRICKLOAD uses

The MITRE Corporation Confidence 100

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AlienVault Confidence 100

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Cuba Ransomware uses
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SharpHound uses

Family
Endpoint-Collector uses

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9.8 Critical

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8.6 High

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Attack vector: Network
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Modified: 21/12/2025

CVE-2023-3519 KEV targets

9.8 Critical

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Modified: 27/05/2026

CVE-2023-3467 targets

8.0 High

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Modified: 21/12/2025

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5.5 Medium

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Attack vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
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CWE-347

CVE-2023-3466 targets

8.3 High

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Attack vector: NETWORK
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9.8 Critical

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CVE-2023-45727 KEV targets

7.5 High

North Grid Proself Enterprise/Standard, Gateway, and Mail Sanitize contain an improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) reference vulnerability, which could allow …

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Modified: 21/12/2025

CVE-2025-53690 KEV targets

9.0 Critical

Sitecore Experience Manager (XM), Experience Platform (XP), Experience Commerce (XC), and Managed Cloud contain a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability involving the …

Attack vector: Network
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CVE-2020-1472 KEV targets

5.5 Medium

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Attack vector: Local
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CVE-2023-27997 KEV targets

9.8 Critical

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T1558.004 subtechnique-of

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Campaign (1)

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Course Of Action (6)

Encrypt Sensitive Information mitigates
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