# CloudCopy

CloudCopy is a Penetration Testing product. It runs in the cloud. Pricing is free.

CloudCopy implements a cloud version of the Shadow Copy attack to extract domain user hashes from AWS-hosted domain controllers by creating and mounting volume snapshots.

Checked October 2026.

## What is CloudCopy?

CloudCopy is a cloud-based implementation of the Shadow Copy attack technique specifically designed to target domain controllers running in AWS environments. The tool exploits AWS EC2 permissions to extract domain user credentials from Active Directory systems.

The attack methodology involves leveraging EC2:CreateSnapshot permissions to create snapshots of domain controller volumes, then mounting these snapshots to attacker-controlled instances. This allows extraction of critical Active Directory files including NTDS.dit and SYSTEM registry hive files.

The tool operates in two modes: Profile mode for unencrypted volumes and Manual mode for encrypted volumes. The attack process includes creating snapshots of target instances, modifying snapshot permissions, launching new EC2 instances with the stolen snapshots, and extracting authentication data for use with credential dumping tools like Impacket's secretsdump.

CloudCopy demonstrates how cloud infrastructure permissions can be abused to perform traditional on-premises attacks in cloud environments, specifically targeting Windows domain controllers hosted on AWS EC2 instances.

Tags: Post Exploitation, Red Team, AWS, Active Directory, Privilege Escalation

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: Cloud
- Company size fit: Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 121
- Website: github.com

## CloudCopy FAQ

### What is CloudCopy?

CloudCopy is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers Post Exploitation, Red Team and AWS.

### What is the pricing for CloudCopy?

CloudCopy is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/Static-Flow/CloudCopy/.

### What are alternatives to CloudCopy?

Alternatives to CloudCopy listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Managed Autonomous Pentesting (MAP)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/hackurity-art-stack) - Managed continuous autonomous pentesting using payload-less exploitation and attack paths (Commercial)
2. [Rapid7 Metasploit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/rapid7-metasploit) - Penetration testing software for simulating attacks and validating vulnerabilities (Commercial)
3. [PT Dephaze](https://cybersectools.com/tools/pt-dephaze) - Agentless automated pentest platform for continuous infrastructure security testing. (Commercial)
4. [Mgm Security Partners Infrastructure Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mgm-security-partners-infrastructure-penetration-testing) - Infrastructure penetration testing service covering external, internal, identity (Commercial)
5. [FireCompass AI-powered Pen Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/firecompass-ai-powered-pen-testing) - AI-powered automated pen testing & continuous red teaming platform (Commercial)

Compare all CloudCopy alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/cloudcopy](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/cloudcopy)

### What deployment and organization size does CloudCopy fit?

CloudCopy is available as a cloud service. It is listed for mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare CloudCopy with similar solutions

- [CloudCopy vs Managed Autonomous Pentesting (MAP)](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cloudcopy-vs-hackurity-art-stack)
- [CloudCopy vs Rapid7 Metasploit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cloudcopy-vs-rapid7-metasploit)
- [CloudCopy vs PT Dephaze](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cloudcopy-vs-pt-dephaze)

All alternatives to CloudCopy: [/alternatives/cloudcopy](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/cloudcopy)

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