---
id: 9516
title: "Escaping the Confines of Port 445"
source_domain: specterops.io
source_url: "https://specterops.io/blog/2025/07/24/escaping-the-confines-of-port-445-ntlm-relay/"
published_at: "2025-07-24T16:00:00Z"
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/9516"
lang: en
---

# Escaping the Confines of Port 445

## Summary

NTLM relay attacks targeting SMB restrict lateral movement options to those that solely require port 445/TCP. Learn at least one method of overcoming this restriction to enable additional lateral movement options in this blog!

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** specterops.io
- **Published:** 2025-07-24T16:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://specterops.io/blog/2025/07/24/escaping-the-confines-of-port-445-ntlm-relay/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/9516