nccgroup/SocksOverRDP
Socks5/4/4a Proxy support for Remote Desktop Protocol / Terminal Services / Citrix / XenApp / XenDesktop observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 2329
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1400
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1299 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A SOCKS4/4a/5 proxy implementation that tunnels traffic over RDP or Citrix (XenApp/XenDesktop) connections using Dynamic Virtual Channels. It consists of a client-side DLL plugin loaded by mstsc.exe or Citrix Receiver and a server-side executable, exposing a local SOCKS proxy (default 127.0.0.1:1080) without opening new firewall ports.
Use cases
- tunnel traffic through an RDP session as a SOCKS proxy
- pivot into an internal network via Citrix without opening ports
- set up a socks5 proxy over remote desktop
- bypass firewall restrictions using RDP dynamic virtual channels
- route browser traffic through a remote desktop connection
- red team pivoting over terminal services
When to choose
- you already have RDP or Citrix access and need SOCKS proxying into the remote network
- firewall rules prevent opening new ports but RDP/Citrix is allowed
- you want a lightweight C++ tool with prebuilt Windows binaries
When to avoid
- you need SSH or VPN-based tunneling instead of RDP/Citrix channels
- your environment is Linux-only and mstsc.exe is unavailable (consider FreeRDP's module)
- you need a general-purpose proxy unrelated to remote desktop sessions
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
proxy networking security security networking penetration-testing windows cpp socks-proxy rdp citrix dynamic-virtual-channel pivoting red-team
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nccgroup/SocksOverRDP · fetched 2026-08-28 · 579497722798
- homepage: https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/05/06/tool-release-socks-over-rdp/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 242242595ac0
- site_page: https://www.nccgroup.com/about-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · ee33ed709122
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nccgroup/SocksOverRDP | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nccgroup/SocksOverRDP")
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