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Forge

Foothold via ADCS, Kerberoasting, then DCSync to Domain Admin.

Recon

Enumerate the domain, users, and certificate services. An ESC1-vulnerable certificate template stands out.

Foothold — ADCS ESC1

Request a certificate impersonating a privileged user via the misconfigured template, then authenticate with it.

Lateral movement — Kerberoasting

Roast service accounts, crack an offline hash, and reuse the credential.

Domain Admin — DCSync

With replication rights obtained, run DCSync to pull the krbtgt hash and forge a golden ticket.