# threatexpress/malleable-c2

Cobalt Strike Malleable C2 Design and Reference Guide

Repository: https://github.com/threatexpress/malleable-c2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/malleable-c2
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-12-13T17:14:22+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": 2941, "days_push": 994, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1766, forks 297 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.529906+00:00)

## What it is
A design and reference guide for Cobalt Strike Malleable C2 profiles, including example profiles updated for recent Cobalt Strike versions and an in-depth explanation document. It serves as documentation for red team operators configuring command-and-control traffic.

## Use cases
- design a cobalt strike malleable c2 profile
- learn malleable c2 profile options
- find example c2 profiles for cobalt strike 4.9
- validate a c2 profile with c2lint
- understand malleable c2 settings and syntax

## When to choose
- you are a red team operator writing or tuning Cobalt Strike Malleable C2 profiles
- you need up-to-date reference profiles matching a specific Cobalt Strike version
- you want a guided explanation of the Malleable C2 profile language

## When to avoid
- you need a C2 framework itself rather than profile documentation
- you are not working with Cobalt Strike
- you need offensive tooling for platforms other than Cobalt Strike beacons

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: penetration-testing, security, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: cobalt-strike, malleable-c2, c2-profiles, red-team, command-and-control, reference-guide

## Member repositories
- threatexpress/malleable-c2 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.529906+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 2026-08-30T03:26:35.809065+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/threatexpress/malleable-c2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.529906+00:00, sha 8a9420a9c19c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.