Lateral Movement Powershell
Description
Manually using the Metasploit framework binary to create and start a Windows Service on a remote endpoint that calls PowerShell.exe for lateral movement and remote code execution.
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
Environment Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Environment | attack_range |
| Directory | lateral_movement_powershell |
| Test Date | 2021-11-29 |
Datasets
The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:
Windows-Sysmon
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1543.003/lateral_movement_powershell/windows-sysmon.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
Related Detections
The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:
| Detection Name | Type | Source | MITRE ATT&CK | Analytic Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possible Lateral Movement PowerShell Spawn | TTP |
Endpoint | T1021.003, T1021.006, T1047, T1053.005, T1059.001, T1218.014, T1543.003 | Active Directory Lateral Movement, Malicious PowerShell, Hermetic Wiper, Data Destruction, Scheduled Tasks, CISA AA24-241A, Microsoft WSUS CVE-2025-59287 |
Usage Instructions
Replay with Splunk Attack Data
Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.
1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1543.003/lateral_movement_powershell/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data
Manual Import
- Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
- Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
- Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard
Related Content
Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.
Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0