# nccgroup/SocksOverRDP

Socks5/4/4a Proxy support for Remote Desktop Protocol / Terminal Services / Citrix / XenApp / XenDesktop

Repository: https://github.com/nccgroup/SocksOverRDP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/socksoverrdp
Homepage: https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/05/06/tool-release-socks-over-rdp/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-11-02T18:34:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2329, "days_push": 1400, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1299, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.410266+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, networking, security
- domain: security, networking, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: socks-proxy, rdp, citrix, dynamic-virtual-channel, pivoting, red-team

## Member repositories
- nccgroup/SocksOverRDP (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.410266+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 2026-08-30T04:53:26.906442+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nccgroup/SocksOverRDP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.410266+00:00, sha 579497722798)
  - homepage: https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/05/06/tool-release-socks-over-rdp/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:05.153475+00:00, sha 242242595ac0)
  - site_page: https://www.nccgroup.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:05.156016+00:00, sha ee33ed709122)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.