CrackMapExec

A post-exploitation tool for pentesting Active Directory

Security Operations

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CrackMapExec

A post-exploitation tool for pentesting Active Directory

Security Operations•Offensive Security

Post Exploitation Penetration Testing Exploitation

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Updated 16 Oct 25

CrackMapExec Description

It's a post-exploitation tool (e.g. Veil-Pillage, smbexec) It's meant to be the 'glue' between exploitation frameworks when pentesting Active Directory It's fully concurrent: you're able to connect, authenticate etc.. to multiple hosts at the same time It has an internal database which is used to store credentials and track users with Administrative privileges It's functionality is based on several other tools and libraries (a list of them are in the Github repo's README) It's opsec safe: everything is either run in memory, enumerated over the network using WinAPI calls or executed using built-in windows tools/features. Part 1, will cover the basics such as using credentials, dumping credentials, executing commands and using the

CrackMapExec Description

It's a post-exploitation tool (e.g. Veil-Pillage, smbexec) It's meant to be the 'glue' between exploitation frameworks when pentesting Active Directory It's fully concurrent: you're able to connect, authenticate etc.. to multiple hosts at the same time It has an internal database which is used to store credentials and track users with Administrative privileges It's functionality is based on several other tools and libraries (a list of them are in the Github repo's README) It's opsec safe: everything is either run in memory, enumerated over the network using WinAPI calls or executed using built-in windows tools/features. Part 1, will cover the basics such as using credentials, dumping credentials, executing commands and using the

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