bitquark/shortscan
An IIS short filename enumeration tool observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
29/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 82
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 1152
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 647
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1215 stars · 115 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Shortscan is a Go CLI tool that enumerates files with short (8.3) filenames on IIS web servers and attempts to recover their full filenames, including via a checksum-based autocomplete technique. It is aimed at penetration testers and bug bounty hunters assessing IIS deployments.
Use cases
- enumerate hidden files on an IIS web server
- check if a site is vulnerable to IIS shortname disclosure
- discover full filenames from 8.3 short names during a pentest
- scan a list of URLs for IIS filename enumeration
- find sensitive files missed by directory brute-forcing on IIS
When to choose
- you are pentesting or bug bounty hunting against an IIS web server
- you need fast, automated shortname vulnerability detection with JSON output for pipelines
- you want automatic recovery of full filenames from short names
When to avoid
- the target runs Apache, Nginx, or another non-IIS server
- you need a general-purpose web vulnerability scanner rather than a focused enumeration tool
- you require a GUI or non-command-line workflow
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
vulnerability-scanning security http-client cli security penetration-testing web-development developer-tools windows cli go iis short-filename-enumeration bugbounty pentesting redteam 8.3-filenames web-scanner linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/bitquark/shortscan · fetched 2026-08-28 · 847d75ce76ad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bitquark/shortscan | main | 29 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="bitquark/shortscan")
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