NetExec LDAP ADCS Enumeration

Enumerate ADCS certificate authorities and templates via NetExec

Curated and verified by Ahmad Alawneh, penetration tester (OSCP+, CRTE) · Last updated April 10, 2026

Tool: nxc
Category: Enumeration / LDAP
Platform: linux
Requires: password
Protocols: LDAP

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Syntax

Angle-bracket tokens are placeholders — replace them with your target's values, or open this command in the app to fill them in and copy the result.

nxc ldap '<ip>' -u '<user>' -p '<password>' -M adcs

Credential variants

The same attack using a different authentication material.

NTLM Hash requires NTLM hash

nxc ldap '<ip>' -u '<user>' -H '<hash>' -M adcs

Kerberos Ticket requires Kerberos ticket

nxc ldap '<ip>' --use-kcache -M adcs

Examples

nxc ldap '192.168.1.100' -u 'user' -p 'password' -M adcs

Tags

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