MITRE ATT&CK Technique
Execution T1028
Description

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the name of both a Windows service and a protocol that allows a user to interact with a remote system (e.g., run an executable, modify the Registry, modify services). (Citation: Microsoft WinRM) It may be called with the <code>winrm</code> command or by any number of programs such as PowerShell. (Citation: Jacobsen 2014)

Supported Platforms
Windows
Created

April 29, 2026

Last Updated

April 29, 2026

STIX Data
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                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1028'},
                         {'external_id': 'CAPEC-555',
                          'source_name': 'capec',
                          'url': 'https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/555.html'},
                         {'description': 'Microsoft. (n.d.). Windows Remote '
                                         'Management. Retrieved November 12, '
                                         '2014.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft WinRM',
                          'url': 'http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384426'},
                         {'description': 'Jacobsen, K. (2014, May 16). Lateral '
                                         'Movement with '
                                         'PowerShell&#91;slides&#93;. '
                                         'Retrieved November 12, 2014.',
                          'source_name': 'Jacobsen 2014',
                          'url': 'https://www.slideshare.net/kieranjacobsen/lateral-movement-with-power-shell-2'},
                         {'description': 'French, D. (2018, September 30). '
                                         'Detecting Lateral Movement Using '
                                         'Sysmon and Splunk. Retrieved October '
                                         '11, 2019.',
                          'source_name': 'Medium Detecting Lateral Movement',
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 'name': 'Windows Remote Management',
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