# CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux

enum4Linux is a Linux alternative to enum.exe for enumerating data from Windows and Samba hosts

Repository: https://github.com/CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/enum4linux
Language: Perl
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-12T08:55:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4051, "days_push": 82, "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 1407, forks 248 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.455856+00:00)

## What it is
enum4Linux is a Perl-based CLI tool that enumerates information from Windows and Samba hosts, serving as a Linux alternative to enum.exe. It works as a wrapper around Samba tools including smbclient, rpcclient, net, and nmblookup.

## Use cases
- enumerate users and groups from Windows hosts
- gather SMB share information from Samba servers
- reconnaissance of Windows machines during penetration testing
- list password policy information from remote hosts
- identify OS details of Windows and Samba systems from Linux

## When to choose
- you need to enumerate Windows/Samba hosts from a Linux machine
- you want a free alternative to enum.exe for SMB reconnaissance
- you already have Samba tools installed and want a unified enumeration wrapper

## When to avoid
- you need a modern actively developed enumeration tool (consider enum4linux-ng)
- you are not running Linux or don't have Samba tools available
- you need graphical output or automated reporting

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking, windows
- platform: cli
- tags: smb-enumeration, samba, reconnaissance, windows-enumeration, wrapper-tool, linux, perl

## Member repositories
- CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.455856+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 2026-08-30T04:38:37.225481+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CiscoCXSecurity/enum4linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.455856+00:00, sha c2b381e10bf8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.