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# wmi_execute

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## Summary

Use WMI to execute a command on the local or specified remote system, can also be given optional credentials to impersonate a different user.
Note it will not return output from the executed command, this is due to how wmi is handled by windows.

### Arguments

#### command

Should be the full path and arguments of the process to execute

#### host

Computer to execute the command on. If empty, the current computer

#### username

username of the account to execute the wmi process as

#### password

plaintext password of the account

#### domain

domain name for the account

## Usage

```
wmi_execute -command [Value] -host [Value] -username [Value] -password [Value] -domain [Value]
```

Example

```
wmi_execute -command "c:\windows\tasks\apollo.exe" -host dc01.domain.local -username admin -password mypassword -domain domain.local 
```

## MITRE ATT\&CK Mapping

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