HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks resource
Welcome to the page where you will find each trick/technique/whatever I have learnt in CTFs, real life apps, and reading researches and news. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 50
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 2240
- days_rel: 336
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
12174 stars · 3171 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
HackTricks is a community-maintained wiki/book of hacking tricks, techniques, and notes gathered from CTFs, real-world pentests, and research, served as an mdBook site with many translations. It can be browsed online or self-hosted locally via Docker.
Use cases
- look up privilege escalation techniques for linux and windows
- study pentesting tricks before a CTF
- find web exploitation and cloud hacking references
- self-host an offline copy of the hacking handbook
- learn about active directory and network attacks
- reference payloads and cheat sheets during a red team engagement
When to choose
- you need a free, comprehensive, community-curated pentesting reference
- you want offline access to hacking notes via Docker
- you're preparing for CTFs or security certifications
When to avoid
- you need an automated scanning or exploitation tool rather than documentation
- you require formally reviewed or guaranteed-accurate material
- you need a license-clear resource for commercial redistribution (no license file)
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation security penetration-testing security penetration-testing tutorials developer-tools self-hosted cross-platform pentesting hacking ctf wiki mdbook educational-resource red-team privilege-escalation web-server docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks · fetched 2026-08-28 · e1d5879ce3e2
- homepage: http://book.hacktricks.xyz/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25ec4200038f
- site_page: https://hacktricks.wiki/en/welcome/hacktricks-values-and-faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 45107c00922c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks")
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