# safebuffer/vulnerable-AD

Create a vulnerable active directory that's allowing you to test most of the active directory attacks in a local lab

Repository: https://github.com/safebuffer/vulnerable-AD
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vulnerable-ad
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: active-directory, powershell, redteaming, penetration-testing, vulnerable-ad, vulnerable-activedirectory
Last push: 2024-04-12T18:06:21+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": 2266, "days_push": 873, "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 2325, forks 446 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.423868+00:00)

## What it is
A PowerShell script that configures a Windows Server domain controller into a deliberately vulnerable Active Directory environment for practicing AD attacks. It randomizes misconfigurations covering common attack techniques like Kerberoasting, DCSync, and Golden Ticket in a local lab.

## Use cases
- set up a vulnerable active directory lab for practicing AD attacks
- practice kerberoasting and as-rep roasting locally
- test pass-the-hash and pass-the-ticket techniques
- learn active directory privilege escalation with ACL abuse
- create a safe environment for red team training
- practice DCSync and golden ticket attacks in a home lab
- train on password spraying against a test domain

## When to choose
- you need a quick, scripted vulnerable AD domain for security training
- you want broad coverage of common AD attack techniques in one lab
- you already have a Windows Server domain controller to run it on

## When to avoid
- you need a production-hardened Active Directory setup
- you cannot dedicate an isolated lab network or VM
- you want guided tutorials rather than a randomized vulnerable configuration

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: active-directory, red-team, vulnerable-lab, powershell, ad-attacks, training-lab

## Member repositories
- safebuffer/vulnerable-AD (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.423868+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 2026-08-30T02:38:24.901161+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/safebuffer/vulnerable-AD (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.423868+00:00, sha 1d1168e66d5f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.