A penetration tester gains access to a Windows machine and wants to further enumerate users with native operating system credentials. Which of the following should the tester use?

The correct answer is C. net. Windows provides built-in utilities for user enumeration and privilege escalation. The net command is used to list users, groups, and shares on a Windows system: net localgroup administrators net group "Domain Admins" /domain Useful for gathering privilege escalation targets…

Submitted by kwame.gh· Mar 6, 2026Post-exploitation and Lateral Movement

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Windows provides built-in utilities for user enumeration and privilege escalation. The net command is used to list users, groups, and shares on a Windows system: net localgroup administrators net group "Domain Admins" /domain Useful for gathering privilege escalation targets and understanding user permissions.

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#Windows command-line#User enumeration#net command#Post-exploitation

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