# 0x09AL/RdpThief

Extracting Clear Text Passwords from mstsc.exe using API Hooking.

Repository: https://github.com/0x09AL/RdpThief
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rdpthief
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: redteaming, cpp, pentesting-windows, api-hooking
Last push: 2024-07-20T06:58:02+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": 2495, "days_push": 774, "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 1469, forks 361 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.055130+00:00)

## What it is
RdpThief is a standalone DLL that, when injected into the mstsc.exe (Remote Desktop client) process, uses API hooking to extract clear-text credentials and save them to a file. It includes a Cobalt Strike aggressor script that manages injection by monitoring for new mstsc.exe processes and converting the DLL to shellcode via sRDI.

## Use cases
- extract clear-text passwords from mstsc.exe during red team engagements
- hook Windows API calls in the RDP client to capture credentials
- inject shellcode into mstsc.exe processes automatically
- dump captured RDP credentials from a Cobalt Strike session
- demonstrate credential theft risks from remote desktop clients

## When to choose
- you are running an authorized red team or penetration test on Windows environments
- you need to demonstrate the impact of credential theft from RDP clients
- you want a Cobalt Strike-integrated tool for harvesting mstsc.exe credentials

## When to avoid
- you need a defensive or detection tool rather than an offensive one
- your target platform is not Windows
- you require a maintained tool with an active license and ongoing support
- credential harvesting is not permitted in your engagement scope

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cryptography, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: red-team, credential-harvesting, api-hooking, dll-injection, rdp, cobalt-strike, offensive-security

## Member repositories
- 0x09AL/RdpThief (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.055130+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 2026-08-30T04:34:51.555684+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0x09AL/RdpThief (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.055130+00:00, sha beeef9de0ef4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.