byt3bl33d3r/CrackMapExec

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: archived

Adoption not part of the score

9159 stars · 1689 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

CrackMapExec is a Python-based command-line swiss army knife for pentesting Windows and Active Directory networks, supporting protocols like SMB, WinRM, LDAP, and MSSQL for credential validation and post-exploitation. The project is no longer maintained due to a hostile fork.

Use cases

• validate credentials across an entire subnet
• enumerate shares and sessions on Windows hosts
• dump SAM and LSA secrets from remote machines
• execute commands over SMB or WinRM during a pentest
• enumerate Active Directory users and groups via LDAP
• find machines where a domain admin is logged in

When to choose

• you need a fast, all-in-one tool for Windows/AD network pentesting
• you want scriptable credential spraying and post-exploitation in Python
• you are working in a lab or CTF with legacy Windows infrastructure

When to avoid

• you need maintained software with active support - the project is abandoned
• you want the latest features - use the maintained fork (NetExec) instead
• your targets are non-Windows or non-AD environments

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

security penetration-testing security penetration-testing networking python windows cli active-directory smb pentesting post-exploitation network-pentesting command-line linux macos

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