# fortra/nanodump

The swiss army knife of LSASS dumping

Repository: https://github.com/fortra/nanodump
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nanodump
Homepage: https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/articles/nanodump-red-team-approach-minidumps
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cna, bof, lsass, cobalt-strike
Last push: 2024-09-17T22:58:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1757, "days_push": 715, "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 2137, forks 269 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.078599+00:00)

## What it is
NanoDump is a C-based tool that creates minidumps of the Windows LSASS process using a variety of stealthy handle-acquisition and dumping techniques. It can run standalone or as a Cobalt Strike BOF and produces dumps compatible with credential-extraction tools like pypykatz.

## Use cases
- dump lsass memory from windows
- create a valid-signed lsass minidump
- extract credentials from lsass during red team engagement
- dump lsass without touching disk
- evade EDR detection when dumping lsass
- get lsass dump via cobalt strike beacon

## When to choose
- you need flexible, stealthy LSASS dumping options on Windows
- you operate within Cobalt Strike and want BOF support
- you need dumps with valid signatures or diskless exfiltration

## When to avoid
- you need a defensive or forensic analysis tool rather than offensive dumping
- you target non-Windows platforms
- you want a GUI-based credential extraction suite

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: lsass, credential-dumping, minidump, red-team, cobalt-strike, bof, offensive-security

## Member repositories
- fortra/nanodump (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.078599+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 2026-08-30T02:51:50.373889+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fortra/nanodump (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.078599+00:00, sha 0cc25d579f96)
  - homepage: https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/articles/nanodump-red-team-approach-minidumps (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:45.230798+00:00, sha 2938cd2803cd)
  - site_page: https://www.coresecurity.com/products/core-impact/pro-pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:45.242554+00:00, sha 512d23c8edb1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.