# dirkjanm/CVE-2020-1472

PoC for Zerologon - all research credits go to Tom Tervoort of Secura

Repository: https://github.com/dirkjanm/CVE-2020-1472
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dirkjanm-cve-2020-1472
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-11-03T09:45:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2179, "days_push": 2129, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1320, forks 281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.794064+00:00)

## What it is
A proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-1472 (Zerologon), a critical Netlogon privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows domain controllers. It resets the domain controller machine account password to enable DCSync attacks, and includes a script to restore the original password.

## Use cases
- test domain controller for zerologon vulnerability
- exploit cve-2020-1472 in a lab
- dcsync domain admin credentials via zerologon
- restore domain controller machine account password after exploit
- learn how the zerologon attack works

## When to choose
- you need a working PoC for CVE-2020-1472 in an authorized penetration test or lab
- you want to demonstrate the impact of Zerologon on a domain controller
- you need to restore a DC machine account password after exploitation

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, maintained security tool rather than a research PoC
- you cannot safely handle the side effect of resetting the DC machine account password
- you lack explicit authorization to test the target domain controller

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: python, cli
- tags: zerologon, cve-2020-1472, exploit, poc, active-directory, domain-controller, impacket, dcsync, linux

## Member repositories
- dirkjanm/CVE-2020-1472 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.794064+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:26.430730+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dirkjanm/CVE-2020-1472 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.794064+00:00, sha 7690367e5514)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.