PowerShell Kerberos Ticket Dump

Last updated 15 days ago on 2026-04-27
Created 3 years ago on 2023-07-26

About

Detects PowerShell script block content that references LSA Kerberos authentication-package access patterns, including explicit Kerberos ticket message types or dynamic Kerberos package lookup. These patterns are consistent with tooling that enumerates, retrieves, or exports Kerberos tickets from memory for credential reuse or lateral movement.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Credential AccessData Source: PowerShell LogsLanguage: kuery
Severity
high
Risk Score
73
MITRE ATT&CK™

Credential Access (TA0006)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Execution (TA0002)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-windows.powershell*winlogbeat-*
Related Integrations

windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Query
text code block:
event.category:process and host.os.type:windows and powershell.file.script_block_text : ( "LsaCallAuthenticationPackage" and ( "KerbRetrieveEncodedTicketMessage" or "KerbQueryTicketCacheMessage" or "KerbQueryTicketCacheExMessage" or "KerbQueryTicketCacheEx2Message" or "KerbRetrieveTicketMessage" or "KerbDecryptDataMessage" or ("LsaLookupAuthenticationPackage" and "kerberos" and "KERB_RETRIEVE_TKT_REQUEST") ) )

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect PowerShell Kerberos Ticket Dump in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).