CPENT Practice Question: Privilege Escalation Lateral Movement And Post Exploitation
A penetration tester executing lateral movement in a Windows domain wants to hide their network activity and command execution by using WinRM (Windows Remote Management). Which PowerShell cmdlet is specifically designed to execute commands on a remote trusted host via WinRM?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName TargetHost -ScriptBlock { ... }
Invoke-Command allows running script blocks or scripts on local or remote computers using WinRM.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Get-WmiObject -ComputerName TargetHost -Class Win32_Process
Why it's wrong here
Get-WmiObject queries WMI, whereas WinRM utilizes PowerShell Remoting (WS-Management).
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Start-Process -FilePath "powershell.exe" -Credential ...
Why it's wrong here
Start-Process runs processes locally on the current machine.
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName TargetHost -ScriptBlock { ... }
Why this is correct
Invoke-Command runs commands on remote computers and returns output as objects.
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Enter-PSSession -ComputerName TargetHost
Why it's wrong here
Enter-PSSession starts an interactive remote session, which is less ideal for automated lateral movement script execution compared to Invoke-Command.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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