IAM Leaders and AD Admins: Are AD CS Misconfigurations and Similar Issues Giving Every User a Path to Your Domain Admin?

Attackers are navigating hidden pathways to privilege in IT environments, compromising the entire interconnected system – on-premises, cloud, and SaaS. Misconfigurations in Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) such as Enterprise CA Security Configuration (ESC1) and ESC4 with Key Escrow are particularly notorious for enabling attackers to escalate privileges using standard accounts to gain full control of an AD domain and beyond.

These vulnerabilities are just one example of numerous hidden paths to privileges present in most organizations. Attackers can easily exploit dormant accounts, obscure connections between siloed systems, overprivileged and unmanaged accounts, and other identity and privilege related gaps to move laterally and escalate privileges throughout your IT landscape. Without a clear understanding of the “true” privileges of identities (not just explicitly assigned privileges) and the paths to privileges that attackers can exploit, it’s a losing battle to find and address the most critical issues.

Watch our experts and discover:

• Common ADCS misconfigurations that attackers exploit to become domain admin starting from standard domain users, achieving full control of your interconnected IT environment.
• Other security posture issues attackers use to pivot from compromised standard users to high privilege in unexpected ways.
• Proactive strategies to identify these risks from an attacker’s perspective and address identity hygiene issues across your identity estate using Identity Security Insights®.

Don’t wait for your annual penetration tests or vulnerability assessments to uncover the paths to privilege attackers will use. Learn how to take a proactive approach to harden your identity security posture against evolving identity-driven threats.