Remote Services: Windows Remote Management
- ID
- T1021.006
- Tactics
- TA0008 Lateral Movement
- Sub-technique of
- T1021 Remote Services
- Platforms
- Windows
- Data sources
- Logon Session Creation, Process Creation, Service Metadata, Network Traffic Flow
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 25 Oct 2025
Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to interact with remote systems using Windows Remote Management (WinRM). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.
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).[2] It may be called with the winrm command or by any number of programs such as PowerShell.[3] WinRM can be used as a method of remotely interacting with Windows Management Instrumentation.[4]
Detection
- DET0477 Behavioral Detection of WinRM-Based Remote Access
Data components: Logon Session Creation, Process Creation, Service Metadata, Network Traffic Flow
Mitigations (3)
- M1026 Privileged Account Management
If the service is necessary, lock down critical enclaves with separate WinRM accounts and permissions.
- M1030 Network Segmentation
If the service is necessary, lock down critical enclaves with separate WinRM infrastructure and follow WinRM best practices on use of host firewalls to restrict WinRM access to allow communication only to/from specific devices.[1]
- M1042 Disable or Remove Feature or Program
Disable the WinRM service.
Groups (5)
Software (3)
References
- NSA Spotting
- Microsoft WinRM
- Jacobsen 2014
- MSDN WMI