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1. docs update Oct 10, 2026 · issue 101

   impacket gains LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. dump relay, LDAPSLDAPSLDAP over TLS — the encrypted variant of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, standardized in RFC 2830, used to query directory services like Active Directory without exposing credentials in plaintext. support for GetUserSPNs, MS-FSRVPMS-FSRVPA Microsoft protocol specification for creating shadow copies of file shares on a remote server, letting cyber tools request and manage volume snapshots over SMB without direct storage access./MS-SCMRMS-SCMRA Windows RPC protocol that exposes the Service Control Manager remotely, letting cyber tools create, start, stop, or query services on a remote host without an interactive session. protocols, MS-NEGOEXMS-NEGOEXA Microsoft authentication negotiation extension protocol that sits on top of SPNEGO, allowing security mechanisms like PKINIT to advertise and select sub-mechanisms during Kerberos authentication handshakes. Phase 3, and trust-key improvements in secretsdump.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠

   • Adds -ldaps flag to GetUserSPNs.py to query SPNs over LDAPS instead of plain LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory..⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠
   • Adds LSA dump capability to the ntlmrelayx SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. attack module.
   • Adds secretsdump output of trust keys to a dedicated .ntds.trustkeys file instead of mixing them with regular NTDS output.
   • Adds secretsdump support for -history flag to also export historical trust keys.
   • Adds inter-realm trust AES key salt (NetBIOS and FQDN) parsing to secretsdump.

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   • Adds NetShareEnum function with 502 struct option to the SMB library.
   • Adds MS-FSRVP and MS-SCMR protocol implementations.
   • Adds MS-NEGOEX Phase 3 implementation.
   • Adds optional connection timeout parameter for KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. and kpasswd requests in krb5.
   • Adds PAC client/device claims (CLAIMS_SET) parsing to describeTicket.
   • Adds -ldaps flag to GetUserSPNs.py to query SPNs over LDAPS instead of plain LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory..⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠
   • Adds LSA dump capability to the ntlmrelayx SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. attack module.
   • Adds NetShareEnum function with 502 struct option to the SMB library.
   • Adds MS-FSRVP and MS-SCMR protocol implementations.
   • Adds MS-NEGOEX Phase 3 implementation.

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2. docs update Oct 10, 2026 · issue 101

   Impacket gains CES relay for ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise., FAST armoring in getTGT.py, LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. dump in ntlmrelayx SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. attack, and MIT KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. interop⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠

   • Adds getTGT.py Kerberos FAST armoring support for Authentication Policy Silos⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠
   • Adds CES Relay support to the ADCS endpoint
   • Adds MIT Kerberos AS reply and TGS request checksum handling in the krb5 layer for cross-realm interoperability
   • Updates getST.py to support S4U2Proxy with U2U (User-to-User)
   • Adds getTGT.py Kerberos FAST armoring support for Authentication Policy Silos⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠
   • Adds CES Relay support to the ADCS endpoint
   • Adds MIT Kerberos AS reply and TGS request checksum handling in the krb5 layer for cross-realm interoperability

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3. docs update Sep 8, 2026 · issue 068

   Impacket adds LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. paged search, MS-NEGOEXMS-NEGOEXA Microsoft authentication negotiation extension protocol that sits on top of SPNEGO, allowing security mechanisms like PKINIT to advertise and select sub-mechanisms during Kerberos authentication handshakes. Phase 3, and secretsdump trust-key file output in recent PRs

   • Adds LDAP paged search support to findDelegation.py and GetNPUsers.py to handle large directories without truncation.
   • Outputs trust keys to a dedicated .ntds.trustkeys file in secretsdump instead of mixing them into the main dump.
   • Implements MS-NEGOEX Phase 3, extending the NEGOEX authentication protocol support in impacket.
   • Improves ntlmrelayx SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. relay reliability over high-latency links.

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4. docs update Aug 31, 2026 · issue 060

   Impacket gains AES-128-GCMAES-128-GCMAES encryption in Galois/Counter Mode, which encrypts data and detects tampering in one pass. It is the default cipher for TLS and most disk and cloud encryption. for SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect., new shadow-credentials backup options, and hardened-DC keylistattack support

   • Adds --shadow-credentials and --interactive options to back up (and clear) existing msDS-KeyCredentialLink attributes.
   • Adds AES-128-GCM cipher support to the SMB3 client.
   • Extends keylistattack to support PAC-hardened domain controllers.
   • Extends addcomputer to support SAMR-to-LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. finalization workflows.
   • Diamond ticket -request mode now preserves KDC-issued PAC_REQUESTOR and PAC_ATTRIBUTES fields.

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   • Standardizes KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. TGS enctype negotiation across the library.
   • Adds handling for domain controllers with RestrictRemoteClients = 2.
   • secretsdump now respects -just-dc-ntlm for trust key Kerberos derivation.

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5. docs update Aug 31, 2026 · issue 060

   Impacket PRs add PKINITPKINITA Kerberos extension that lets a client authenticate using a public-key certificate instead of a password, enabling smart-card and certificate-based login to Active Directory and other Kerberos realms. client (RFC 4556/5349/4557), MS-COMA/MS-FSRVPMS-FSRVPA Microsoft protocol specification for creating shadow copies of file shares on a remote server, letting cyber tools request and manage volume snapshots over SMB without direct storage access./MS-SCMRMS-SCMRA Windows RPC protocol that exposes the Service Control Manager remotely, letting cyber tools create, start, stop, or query services on a remote host without an interactive session. protocols, WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. kwargs calling, LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. dump relay attack, and more.

   • Adds a PKINIT client implementing RFC 4556, RFC 5349, and RFC 4557 for certificate-based KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. authentication (#2260).
   • Adds MS-COMA protocol implementation (#2266).
   • Adds MS-FSRVP and MS-SCMR protocol implementations (#2265).
   • Adds DSCP and ECN accessors to the IP class in the IP protocol layer (#2267).
   • Adds LSA dump capability to the ntlmrelayx SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. attack module (#2252).

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   • Adds kwargs-style method calling support to the WMI interface (#2272).
   • Adds parsing of UINT8 array objects in WMI GetObject (#2268).
   • Adds PAC client/device claims (CLAIMS_SET) parsing to describeTicket (#2258).
   • Adds optional connection timeout for Kerberos and kpasswd requests in krb5 (#2253).
   • Migrates AD CS CSRCSRA Certificate Signing Request is a block of encoded data submitted to a certificate authority, containing a public key and identity details, so the CA can issue a signed TLS certificate without ever seeing the private key. generation in ntlmrelayx to the cryptography library (#2273).
   • Adds relay of initial multirelay authentication to unrestricted targets (#2275).
   • Improves LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. bind resilience and Kerberoast fallbacks (#2274).
   • Adds -history flag respect for trust keys in secretsdump (#2269).

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6. docs update Aug 17, 2026 · issue 048

   Impacket gains SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. 3.1.1 server support, PKINITPKINITA Kerberos extension that lets a client authenticate using a public-key certificate instead of a password, enabling smart-card and certificate-based login to Active Directory and other Kerberos realms. RFC 4556 client, AES-128-GCMAES-128-GCMAES encryption in Galois/Counter Mode, which encrypts data and detects tampering in one pass. It is the default cipher for TLS and most disk and cloud encryption. for SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect., shadow credentials backup, and LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. dump in ntlmrelayx

   • Adds --shadow-credentials and --interactive options to backup and clear existing msDS-KeyCredentialLink attributes.
   • Adds SMB 3.1.1 dialect support to smbserver.
   • Adds a PKINIT client implementing RFC 4556, RFC 5349, and RFC 4557.
   • Adds AES-128-GCM support to the SMB3 client.
   • Adds LSA dump capability to ntlmrelayx SMB attack.

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   • Adds PAC client/device claims (CLAIMS_SET) parsing to describeTicket.
   • Adds optional connection timeout for KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. and kpasswd requests in krb5.
   • Retries with RC4 when no PA-ETYPE-INFO is present for the requested encryption type.

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7. docs update Aug 17, 2026 · issue 048

   impacket smbserver gains SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. 3.1.1 dialect support

   • Adds SMB 3.1.1 dialect support to smbserver, enabling modern Windows clients to connect without falling back to older negotiated dialects.
   • Adds RC4 retry logic when no PA-ETYPE-INFO is present for the requested encryption type during KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. pre-authentication.

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8. docs update Aug 17, 2026 · issue 048

   Impacket gains SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. 3.1.1 server dialect, AES-128-GCMAES-128-GCMAES encryption in Galois/Counter Mode, which encrypts data and detects tampering in one pass. It is the default cipher for TLS and most disk and cloud encryption. for SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect. client, PKINITPKINITA Kerberos extension that lets a client authenticate using a public-key certificate instead of a password, enabling smart-card and certificate-based login to Active Directory and other Kerberos realms. RFC 4556 client, shadow credentials backup, and PAC claims parsing.

   • Adds --shadow-credentials and --interactive options to backup and clear existing msDS-KeyCredentialLink attributes.
   • Adds SMB 3.1.1 dialect support to smbserver.
   • Adds AES-128-GCM encryption support to the SMB3 client.
   • Adds a PKINIT client implementing RFC 4556, RFC 5349, and RFC 4557.
   • Adds PAC client/device claims (CLAIMS_SET) parsing to describeTicket.

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9. docs update Aug 9, 2026 · issue 040

   Impacket gains new atexec tampering flags, ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise. altSid embeddingembeddingLists of numbers a model produces to represent the meaning of text, images or code, so similar items sit close together. They power semantic search and RAG., MSSQL enhancements, ntlmrelayx options, and trust-key dumping.

   • Adds --altSid flag to adcs to embed szOID_NTDS_CA_SECURITY_EXT in a CSRCSRA Certificate Signing Request is a block of encoded data submitted to a certificate authority, containing a public key and identity details, so the CA can issue a signed TLS certificate without ever seeing the private key., enabling SID embedding in certificate requests.
   • Adds -author-log and -overflow flags to atexec for Event 4698 Author field tampering.
   • Adds --dump-userinfo option to ntlmrelayx to capture and display relayed user info.
   • Adds --add and --clear parameters to ntlmrelayx.py.
   • Adds named pipe support for MSSQLClient/TDS.py to connect to MSSQL instances exposed over named pipes.

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   • Adds table enumeration command to the mssqlclient interactive shell.
   • Adds trust key dumping from TDO objects to secretsdump.
   • Adds LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. connection timeout parameter to LDAPConnection.
   • Allows server trust accounts in NetLogon validation in smbserver.py.
   • Adds option to disable KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. usage in DCOM with a printed explanation.

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10. docs update Aug 9, 2026 · issue 040

    impacket gains native SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. proxy options, FILE-prefix KRB5CCNAME support, and new atexec Event 4698 tampering flags

    • Adds -author-log and -overflow flags to atexec for Event 4698 Author field tampering.
    • Adds support for the FILE: prefix in the KRB5CCNAME environment variable when specifying ccache paths.
    • Adds Native SOCKS Proxy Options across impacket examples.
    • Adds new relay servers capability.

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11. docs update Aug 9, 2026 · issue 040

    Impacket gains -author-log and -overflow options to manipulate Task Scheduler Security Event 4698 Author field

12. docs update Aug 9, 2026 · issue 040

    atexec gains -author-log and -overflow flags for Event 4698 author field tampering

13. docs update Aug 9, 2026 · issue 040

    Impacket gains native SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. proxy support, FILE-prefix KRB5CCNAME handling, and new relay servers

    • Adds native SOCKS proxy options across example scripts (PR #1903, branch TheHackHouse:socks).
    • Supports FILE: prefix in KRB5CCNAME environment variable for ccache credential loading (PR #2250, branch p-nowodzinski:fix-krb5ccname-file-prefix).
    • Adds -author-log and -overflow flags to atexec for Event 4698 Author tampering (PR #2519).
    • Adds RC4 fallback when KDC omits etype salt info (PR #2246, branch azoxlpf:fix/no-aes-keys).

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14. docs update Aug 1, 2026 · issue 032

    impacket gains LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. Schannel auth, ntlmrelayx Pre-Win2000 enumeration, HTTPSHTTPSHTTP carried over an encrypted TLS connection. It protects traffic in transit and lets a browser verify the server's certificate. relay support, and named-pipe MSSQL improvements

    • Adds LDAP Schannel authentication support using a client certificate (PFXPFXA binary file format (PKCS#12) that bundles a private key and its certificate chain into a single password-protected file, letting cyber tools load credentials without managing separate key and cert files./PEM) for LDAP operations.
    • Adds --dump-pre2k flag to ntlmrelayx to enumerate Pre-Windows 2000 vulnerable computers during relay attacks.
    • Adds HTTPS/TLS support to httpRelayServer, enabling relay of HTTPS POST requests.
    • Adds MSSQLClient/TDS.py capabilities for named-pipe exposed MSSQL instances.
    • Adds rpcclient.py to the examples collection.

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    • Allows server-trust accounts in NetLogon pass-through validation.

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15. docs update Aug 1, 2026 · issue 032

    Impacket gains Pre-Win2000 enumeration, MSSQL named-pipe support, MS-NEGOEXMS-NEGOEXA Microsoft authentication negotiation extension protocol that sits on top of SPNEGO, allowing security mechanisms like PKINIT to advertise and select sub-mechanisms during Kerberos authentication handshakes., DFS, AES256 blob decryption, and more.

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Enumerate Pre-Windows 2000 vulnerable computers during an NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. relay attack.
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    $ ntlmrelayx.py -t ldap://<dc-ip> --dump-pre2k

    • Adds --dump-pre2k flag to ntlmrelayx to enumerate Pre-Windows 2000 vulnerable computers.
    • Adds --dump-userinfo option to ntlmrelayx to dump user information during relay.
    • Adds support for enumerating ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise. certificate templates over HTTP via ntlmrelayx.
    • Adds --altSid flag to the adcs example to embed szOID_NTDS_CA_SECURITY_EXT in CSRCSRA Certificate Signing Request is a block of encoded data submitted to a certificate authority, containing a public key and identity details, so the CA can issue a signed TLS certificate without ever seeing the private key. requests.
    • Extends MSSQLClient/TDS.py with capabilities for connecting to named-pipe-exposed MSSQL instances.

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    • Adds table enumeration to the mssqlclient interactive shell.
    • Adds client_interface_name parameter to the MSSQL class for interface-level control.
    • Adds HTTPSHTTPSHTTP carried over an encrypted TLS connection. It protects traffic in transit and lets a browser verify the server's certificate./TLS support to httpRelayServer.
    • Implements MS-NEGOEX protocol (phases 1 and 2).
    • Implements the Remote Authorization API Protocol (MS-RAA).
    • Adds DFS support with nested referrals and failover to smbclient.py.
    • Adds trust key dumping from TDOs to secretsdump.
    • Adds AES256 secret policy blob decryption support.
    • Allows server-trust accounts in NetLogon pass-through validation.
    • Persists TGT and ST tickets obtained during kerberosLogin for reuse.

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16. impacket_0_13_1 May 19, 2026 · release notes

    Impacket 0.13.1 adds MSSQL/RDPRDPA Microsoft protocol that lets a user view and control a remote Windows desktop over a network, giving cyber tools a standard channel to audit, attack-simulate, or monitor Windows systems remotely. relay, dpapidump, TDS 8.0, WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. PutClass/DeleteClass, SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. ACLACLAn access control list, a set of rules allowing or denying operations for particular users, services or network addresses. It decides who can use a resource. mgmt, shadow credentials, and more.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_13_1 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_13_1

    • Adds dpapidump.py, a new example script for dumping DPAPIDPAPIA Windows OS cryptographic API that encrypts and decrypts secrets tied to a user or machine identity, so applications can store credentials without managing raw keys themselves.-related secrets.
    • Adds checkMSSQLStatus.py, a new example for checking MSSQL status and Channel Binding Token (CBT) behavior.
    • Adds MSSQL and RDP relay servers to ntlmrelayx.py, including strict MSSQL relay support and TLS-backed TDS frame reassembly.
    • Adds NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. sign/seal removal paths and --remove-mic handling to ntlmrelayx.py for CVE-2025-33073-related relay workflows.
    • Adds shadow credentials commands to the interactive LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. shell in ntlmrelayx.py with updated KeyCreds handling for January 2026 Windows changes.

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    • Adds TDS 8.0 support in the MSSQL/TDS library for Force Strict Encryption targets, EPA channel binding, and TDS_SSVARIANT parsing.
    • Adds WMI PutClass/DeleteClass support and Remote Event Log subscription calls to the DCE/RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. and WMI layer.
    • Adds ACL management support, recursive rget, and richer share listing (type and comments) to smbclient.py.
    • Adds SMB server signing support, optional read-only shares, and KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application./NTLM authentication controls to the SMB server and relay.
    • Adds workstation/application name options, linked-server RPC enable/disable commands, and custom CBT support to mssqlclient.py.
    • Adds SAM history parsing to both secretsdump.py and regsecrets.py.
    • Adds SAM password timestamp output and offline NTDS row filtering by local domain SID to secretsdump.py.
    • Adds Remote Desktop Shadowing support to tstool.py.
    • Adds base64 output support and conversion of all TGS entries to ticketConverter.py.
    • Adds AES support for modern Windows environments and PAC buffer preservation to raiseChild.py.
    • Adds Basic Authentication support to exchanger.py.
    • Adds persistent registry key creation support to reg.py.
    • Adds an option to avoid forcing RC4-HMACHMACA keyed hash that proves a message came from someone holding a shared secret and was not altered. Webhooks and API request signing commonly use it. when requesting a TGT in GetUserSPNs.py.
    • Adds a reusable ACL helper module to the library.
    • Adds LDAP CRUDCRUDThe four basic database operations — Create, Read, Update, Delete — used as shorthand for any system that manages persistent data records, giving cyber tools a standard model for interacting with stored information. helpers and improved LDAP attribute handling.
    • Adds large-page ESEESEExtensible Storage Engine, a Microsoft-developed embedded database engine used in Windows components like Active Directory and Exchange; cyber tools use it to read those stores without needing a running service. tag parsing for Windows Server 2025 NTDS.dit files.

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17. 0.13.1 May 1, 2026 · release notes

    impacket 0.13.1 adds MSSQL/RDPRDPA Microsoft protocol that lets a user view and control a remote Windows desktop over a network, giving cyber tools a standard channel to audit, attack-simulate, or monitor Windows systems remotely. relay to ntlmrelayx, new examples (dpapidump, tstool RDP shadow), and SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. server signing controls

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.13.1 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.13.1

    • Adds MSSQL and RDP relay servers to ntlmrelayx.py with strict MSSQL relay support and --remove-mic handling for CVE-2025-33073-related workflows
    • Introduces new dpapidump.py example to dump DPAPIDPAPIA Windows OS cryptographic API that encrypts and decrypts secrets tied to a user or machine identity, so applications can store credentials without managing raw keys themselves. secrets
    • Adds Remote Desktop Shadowing support to the tstool.py example
    • Adds SMB server signing controls, optional read-only shares, and KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application./NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. authentication controls to the library's SMB server implementation
    • Adds WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. PutClass/DeleteClass support and Remote Event Log subscription calls to the DCE/RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. and WMI library modules

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    • Adds LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. CRUDCRUDThe four basic database operations — Create, Read, Update, Delete — used as shorthand for any system that manages persistent data records, giving cyber tools a standard model for interacting with stored information. helpers to the Directory and data parsing library module
    • Adds persistent registry key creation support to reg.py example
    • Adds Basic Authentication support to exchanger.py example
    • Adds a new option to avoid forcing RC4-HMACHMACA keyed hash that proves a message came from someone holding a shared secret and was not altered. Webhooks and API request signing commonly use it. when requesting a TGT in GetUserSPNs.py
    • Adds workstation/application name options and linked-server RPC enable/disable commands to mssqlclient.py

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18. impacket_0_13_0 Oct 22, 2025 · release notes

    Impacket 0.13.0 adds six new example tools, WinRMWinRMA Windows-native remote management protocol from Microsoft, implementing the WS-Management standard, that lets tools execute commands and access data on remote Windows hosts over HTTP or HTTPS./RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. relay, SCCM relay attacks, and major SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments./LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory./DCE-RPCDCE-RPCA remote procedure call protocol standardized by the Open Group that lets a program call functions on a remote system over a network, giving cyber tools a structured way to parse or emulate Windows service communication. capability expansions.

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    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_13_0 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_13_0

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Extract LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. secrets from a remote host's registry hives without touching disk — useful during post-exploitation when secretsdump's VSS path is blocked.
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    $ python examples/regsecrets.py <domain>/<user>:<password>@<target>

    Check whether a target DC enforces LDAP signing and LDAPSLDAPSLDAP over TLS — the encrypted variant of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, standardized in RFC 2830, used to query directory services like Active Directory without exposing credentials in plaintext. channel binding before attempting an LDAP relay or anonymous bind.
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    $ python examples/CheckLDAPStatus.py <domain>/<user>:<password>@<dc-ip>

    • New attrib.py example manipulates file attributes over SMB using the new setInfo workflow.
    • New filetime.py example inspects and updates SMB file timestamps via refreshed SMBConnection APIs.
    • New badsuccessor.py example demonstrates the AD CS bad successor attack pathattack pathA possible sequence of steps an attacker could take to reach a valuable target. It connects weaknesses, permissions and reachable systems rather than treating each finding separately..
    • New regsecrets.py example extracts LSA secrets from remote registry hives via MS-RRP.
    • New samedit.py example edits local SAM password hashes offline.

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    • New CheckLDAPStatus.py example checks LDAP signing status and LDAPS channel binding status.
    • Adds WinRM relay client/server support to the relay toolchain.
    • Introduces an RPC relay server with Endpoint Mapper discovery.
    • Delivers SCCM Management Point and Distribution Point relay attacks.
    • Adds SMB setInfo support, CIFS datetime helpers, and safer default share access for remote attribute and timestamp management.
    • Strengthens LDAP/KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. handling with channel binding plus signing and LDAPS-based LAPSLAPSA Microsoft feature that automatically generates, rotates, and stores unique local administrator passwords for each Windows machine in Active Directory, eliminating shared static credentials across a fleet. retrieval against Windows Server 2025 DCs.
    • Adds a new ICPR DCE/RPC interface to support relay-aware RPC workflows.
    • Adds options to strip SSPSSPA System Security Plan — a formal document required by NIST SP 800-18 that describes how a federal system meets its security controls, giving cyber tools a structured artifact to parse or generate for compliance workflows. from Net-NTLMv1NTLMv1A Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. captures and write relay-captured hashes for cracking workflows.
    • secretsdump.py gains a WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. shadow snapshot path, export hive boot key recovery, and user-status reporting.
    • MSSQL tooling gains channel binding tokens, richer linked-server file transfers, and inline command execution.
    • Adds identity log to ntlmrelayx to track compromised principals.
    • smbclient gains reconnect and autocomplete options.
    • rdp_check and wmiexec now support IPv6IPv6The current version of the Internet Protocol, standardized by the IETF, using 128-bit addresses to replace the exhausted IPv4 space. Cyber tools target it because modern networks run dual-stack or IPv6-only. targets and display created Process IDs.
    • Adds impacket.mssql namespace for MSSQL-related imports.
    • Declares Python 3.13 support.

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Python 3.8 is no longer supported; upgrading requires Python 3.9 or later.
19. 0.13.0 Oct 1, 2025 · release notes

    Impacket 0.13.0 adds attrib.py, filetime.py, badsuccessor.py, regsecrets.py, samedit.py scripts; sets new examples.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.13.0 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.13.0

    • Added attrib.py example to manipulate file attributes over SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. via the new setInfo workflow
    • Added filetime.py example to inspect and update SMB file timestamps using refreshed SMBConnection APIs
    • Added badsuccessor.py example to demonstrate the AD CS bad successor attack pathattack pathA possible sequence of steps an attacker could take to reach a valuable target. It connects weaknesses, permissions and reachable systems rather than treating each finding separately.
    • Added regsecrets.py example to extract LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. secrets from remote registry hives through MS-RRP
    • Added samedit.py example to edit local SAM password hashes offline

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    • Added CheckLDAPStatus.py example to check LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. signing and LDAPSLDAPSLDAP over TLS — the encrypted variant of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, standardized in RFC 2830, used to query directory services like Active Directory without exposing credentials in plaintext. channel binding status

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Dropped Python 3.8 support
20. impacket_0_12_0 Sep 16, 2024 · release notes

    Impacket 0.12.0 adds 5 new example scripts, Sapphire tickets, KerberoastingKerberoastingAn attack that obtains Kerberos service tickets and tries to crack their encrypted contents offline. Recovering a weak service-account password can give the attacker that account's access. via AS-REQ, S4U2self abuse flags, GKDI protocol support, and more.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_12_0 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_12_0

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Abuse S4U2self and service substitution to impersonate a user and obtain a ticket for an alternate service.
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    $ python examples/getST.py -self -u2u -altservice <cifs/target.domain.com> -impersonate <admin_user> -dc-ip <dc_ip> <domain>/<compromised_computer$>:<password>

    • New describeTicket.py script for KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. ticket description and decryption.
    • New GetADComputers.py script to query a DC via LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. for computer objects and attributes including DNS name and OS version.
    • New GetLAPSPassword.py script to extract LAPSLAPSA Microsoft feature that automatically generates, rotates, and stores unique local administrator passwords for each Windows machine in Active Directory, eliminating shared static credentials across a fleet. passwords from LDAP.
    • New dacledit.py script to read, write, remove, backup, and restore ACEs in an object's DACL.
    • New owneredit.py script to abuse WriteOwner (ADS_RIGHT_WRITE_OWNER) access rights and edit an object's DACL.

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    • Adds [MS-GKDI] Group Key Distribution Protocol implementation to the library.
    • ticketer.py supports creating Sapphire tickets.
    • GetUserSPNs.py and getTGT.py support Kerberoasting without pre-authentication and ST requests through AS-REQ.
    • getST.py adds -self, -altservice, and -u2u flags for S4U2self abuse, S4U2self+u2u, and service substitution.
    • getST.py adds ability to set the RENEW ticket option to renew a TGT.
    • secretsdump.py doubles DC Sync performance for DCs supporting SID lookups.
    • secretsdump.py adds ability to skip dumping SAM or SECURITY hives during remote operations.
    • secretsdump.py adds ability to specify users to skip when dumping NTDS.
    • ntlmrelayx.py adds creation of new machine accounts through SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments..
    • ntlmrelayx.py adds --keep-relaying flag for multirelay target handling.
    • ntlmrelayx.py improves ability to continue relaying to ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise. web enrollment endpoint to request multiple certificates for different users.
    • ntlmrelayx.py writes certificates to file instead of outputting base64 to console.
    • reg.py supports adding Binary and REG_MULTI_SZ values, and can start the remote registry as an unprivileged user.
    • smbclient.py adds ability to write commands and output to a specified output file.
    • smbserver.py adds -outputfile parameter to set the log file.
    • DumpNTLMInfo.py supports execution on non-default ports.
    • findDelegation.py adds a new column showing whether an SPN exists.
    • mssqlclient.py adds -target-ip parameter to allow Kerberos authentication without DNS configuration changes.
    • ldap_shell.py adds support for dirsync and whoami commands.
    • lookupsid.py now supports Kerberos authentication.
    • samrdump.py fetches AdminComment via MSRPC.
    • tstool.py adds support for Kerberos authentication and SID resolution.
    • getTGT.py adds principalType as a new parameter.
    • SMB Server adds query information level 0x0109 (SMB_QUERY_FILE_STREAM_INFO) for SMB1.

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21. 0.12.0 Sep 1, 2024 · release notes

    Impacket 0.12.0 adds DACL/ownership abuse scripts, LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. LAPSLAPSA Microsoft feature that automatically generates, rotates, and stores unique local administrator passwords for each Windows machine in Active Directory, eliminating shared static credentials across a fleet. extraction, Sapphire ticket support, and KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. improvements across many tools

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.12.0 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.12.0

    └──▷ USE IT
    Generate a Sapphire ticket for testing Kerberos infrastructure resilience.
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    python ticketer.py -sapphire <username> <domain>

    Extract LAPS passwords from an LDAP directory for auditing workstations.
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    python GetLAPSPassword.py -dc-ip <DC_IP> -u <user> -p <pass>

    Abuse WriteOwner rights to take ownership of an object via owneredit.py.
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    python owneredit.py -u <user> -p <pass> -target <object>

    • Adds [MS-GKDI] Group Key Distribution Protocol implementation in the library
    • Adds -outputfile parameter to smbclient.py to write commands and output to a file
    • Adds -outputfile parameter to smbserver.py to set the log file path
    • Adds --self, --altservice, and --u2u flags to getST.py for S4U2self abuse, S4U2self+u2u, and service substitution
    • Adds ability to skip dumping SAM or SECURITY hives in secretsdump.py via a new skip option

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    • Adds ability to specify users to skip when dumping NTDS in secretsdump.py
    • Adds support to create Sapphire tickets in ticketer.py
    • Adds KerberoastingKerberoastingAn attack that obtains Kerberos service tickets and tries to crack their encrypted contents offline. Recovering a weak service-account password can give the attacker that account's access. without pre-authentication and ST request through AS-REQ support in GetUserSPNs.py and getTGT.py
    • Adds principalType parameter to getTGT.py
    • Adds new machine account creation through SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds --keep-relaying flag to ntlmrelayx.py for multirelay status
    • Adds configuration of SOCKS5SOCKS5A proxy protocol that relays TCP and UDP traffic through an intermediary server without inspecting it, letting cyber tools tunnel connections through firewalls or pivot hosts with minimal overhead. address and port in ntlmrelayx.py via a new option
    • Adds Write certificates to file functionality in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds improved ability to continue relaying to ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise. web enrollment endpoint in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds domain and username to interactive Ldap shell message in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Enhanced MSSQLShell in NTLMRelayX leveraging TcpShell & output messages
    • Allows adding Binary values in reg.py
    • Allows adding REG_MULTI_SZ values in reg.py
    • Adds -target-ip parameter to mssqlclient.py for Kerberos authentication
    • Adds support for dirsync and whoami commands in ldap_shell.py
    • Now supports kerberos auth in lookupsid.py
    • Added support for kerberos auth and resolves SIDs in tstool.py
    • New script describeTicket.py for ticket description and decryption
    • New script GetADComputers.py to query DC via LDAP for COMPUTER objects
    • New script GetLAPSPassword.py to extract LAPS passwords from LDAP
    • New script dacledit.py to read, write, remove, backup, restore ACEs in object DACL
    • New script owneredit.py to abuse WriteOwner access rights to take ownership

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22. impacket_0_11_0 Aug 3, 2023 · release notes

    impacket 0.11.0 adds net.py and changepasswd.py, new -dc-host/-stealth flags, LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. SASLSASLA framework for plugging authentication mechanisms into network protocols, standardized by the IETF, so a tool can support password, Kerberos, or certificate login without rewriting auth logic per protocol. auth, and ms-tsts support

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_11_0 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_11_0

    └──▷ USE IT
    Connect to a specific KDC using its FQDN for targeted KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. operations.
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    python impacket-examples/GetNPUsers.py domain/user -dc-host <kdc_fqdn>

    • Adds the net.py example implementing the Windows net.exe built-in tool via CLI.
    • Adds changepasswd.py, a new script to change or reset passwords across multiple protocols.
    • Adds DumpNTLMInfo.py to dump remote host NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. information without credentials for SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. v1/v2/v3.
    • Adds [MS-TSTS] Terminal Services Terminal Server Runtime Interface Protocol implementation.
    • Supports SASL authentication in the LDAP protocol.

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    • Adds -dc-host option to GetADUsers.py, GetNPUsers.py, GetUserSPNs.py, and findDelegation.py to connect to a specific KDC.
    • Adds ability to extract only NTDS.DIT data for specific users in secretsdump.py using an LDAP filter.
    • Adds new commands to mssqlclient.py, including support for xp_dirtree execution.
    • Enables SQLShell trigger in ntlmrelayx.py when running in interactive mode.
    • Adds DNS record registration capability via LDAP in ntlmrelayx.py.
    • Adds -filter option to the socks command in ntlmrelayx.py CLI.

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23. 0.11.0 Aug 1, 2023 · release notes

    Impacket v0.11.0 adds net.py, changepasswd.py, DumpNTLMInfo.py, LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. paged search, and new example options

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.11.0 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.11.0

    └──▷ USE IT
    Connect KerberoastingKerberoastingAn attack that obtains Kerberos service tickets and tries to crack their encrypted contents offline. Recovering a weak service-account password can give the attacker that account's access. tools to a specific KDC instead of relying on DNS resolution.
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    python3 examples/GetNPUsers.py -dc-host kdc01.corp.local DOMAIN/user -request

    Run GetUserSPNs with stealth mode to avoid logging SPN queries in AD.
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    python3 examples/GetUserSPNs.py -dc-host kdc01.corp.local -stealth DOMAIN/user:pass

    • Adds net.py example implementing the Windows net.exe builtin tool via SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments./RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets..
    • Adds changepasswd.py example allowing password changes or resets across multiple protocols.
    • Adds DumpNTLMInfo.py example to dump remote host information using NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. auth without credentials (supports SMBv1/v2/v3).
    • Adds -dc-host option to GetADUsers.py, GetNPUsers.py, GetUserSPNs.py, and findDelegation.py to connect to a specific KDC by FQDN or NetBIOS name.
    • Adds -stealth flag to GetUserSPRs.py to remove the SPN filter from the LDAP query for improved evasion.

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    • Adds LDAP paged search support in GetUserSPNs.py to handle large directory result sets without memory exhaustion.
    • Adds new commands and xp_dirtree execution support in mssqlclient.py.
    • Adds ability to register DNS records through LDAP in ntlmrelayx.py.
    • Adds SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. filter option to the socks command in ntlmrelayx.py CLI.
    • Adds -outputfile output to stdout in GetNPUsers.py alongside file export.
    • Adds extra-PAC implementation in ticketer.py.
    • Adds callback function for incoming authentications in smbserver library.

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Ticket duration in ticketer.py is now specified in hours instead of days.
24. impacket_0_10_0 May 4, 2022 · release notes

    impacket 0.10.0 adds new scripts (machine_role.py, keylistattack.py), protocol implementations ([MS-DSSP], CCache v3), and attack modules to ntlmrelayx.py and secretsdump.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_10_0 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_10_0

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Retrieve the domain role of a remote host to understand its position in the AD forest.
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    $ python examples/machine_role.py -dc-ip <DC_IP> -hashes lm:nt <DOMAIN>/<USER>:<PASSWORD>

    Dump credentials from a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) or Azure AD KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. Server using the Key List attack.
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    $ python examples/keylistattack.py -k -no-pass <target>

    Run ntlmrelayx with multiple HTTP listeners and StartTLS to engage in Relay Server scenarios securely.
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    $ python examples/ntlmrelayx.py -t ldaps://<target> --listen-port 80,443 --starttls

    • Adds machine_role.py script to retrieve a host's role along with its primary domain details
    • Adds keylistattack.py example implementing the Kerberos Key List attack for dumping credentials via RODCs and Azure AD Kerberos Servers
    • Adds [MS-DSSP] protocol implementation in the library
    • Adds support for loading CCache Version 3 in the Credential Cache
    • Adds GetDriverDirectory functions to [MS-PAR] and [MS-RPRN]

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    • Adds a function to compute the Netlogon Authenticator at client-side in [MS-NRPC]
    • Adds StartTLS support to ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds multiple HTTP listeners capability to ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds the ability to define a password for the LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. attack addComputer in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds rename_computer and modify add_computer functionality in the LDAP interactive shell of ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds Shadow Credentials attack support to ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds support for ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise. ESC1 and ESC6 attacks in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds an option to disable the multi-relay feature in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds a multi-relay feature to the HTTP Relay Server in ntlmrelayx.py allowing one HTTP connection against multiple targets
    • Adds an LDAP attack dumping information about ADCS enrollment services in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Implements RAW Relay Server in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds a save function to reg.py to allow remote saving of registry hives
    • Adds secretsdump.py option to dump credentials using the Kerberos Key List attack
    • Adds an option to smbpasswd.py to force credentials change via injecting new values into SAM

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Dropped support for Python 2.7
25. 0.10.0 May 1, 2022 · release notes

    Impacket v0.10.0 adds [MS-DSSP], Key List attack examples, ADCSADCSActive Directory Certificate Services, Microsoft's PKI role for issuing and managing X.509 certificates inside a Windows domain; cyber tools target it because misconfigurations frequently allow privilege escalation or domain compromise./Shadow Credentials in ntlmrelayx

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.10.0 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.10.0

    • Adds [MS-DSSP] protocol implementation to the library

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Dropped support for Python 2.7.
26. impacket_0_9_24 Oct 27, 2021 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.24 adds rbcd.py for RBCDRBCDResource-based constrained delegation, an Active Directory setting controlling which accounts may act for users when accessing a particular service. An attacker who can change it may impersonate users. attacks and new features to ntlmrelayx.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_24 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_24

    └──▷ USE IT
    Configure the msDS-AllowedToActOnBehalfOfOtherIdentity property to delegate access.
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    ./rbcd.py -h

    Download multiple files in one go using the new smbclient command.
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    mget file1.txt file2.log file3.exe

    Change a password using NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. hashes instead of plaintext.
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    ./smbpasswd.py -hashes :<ntlm_hash> target_user/@

    • Adds rbcd.py example script to handle the msDS-AllowedToActOnBehalfOfOtherIdentity property
    • Adds getST.py support for a custom additional ticket in S4U2Proxy scenarios
    • Adds ntlmrelayx.py Negotiate authentication support to its HTTP server
    • Adds smbclient.py mget command to download multiple files from a share
    • Adds smbpasswd.py ability to change a user's password by providing NTLM hashes

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    • Adds reg.py ADD and DELETE functionalities for remote registry modification

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27. 0.9.24 Oct 1, 2021 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.24 adds rbcd.py script and smbclient mget for bulk downloads

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.24 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.24

    └──▷ USE IT
    Delegate the right to act on behalf of another identity using Impacket's new RBCDRBCDResource-based constrained delegation, an Active Directory setting controlling which accounts may act for users when accessing a particular service. An attacker who can change it may impersonate users. handling script
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    python3 rbcd.py -h

    • Adds rbcd.py example script for managing the msDS-AllowedToActOnBehalfOfOtherIdentity property on target computers
    • Adds smbclient.py mget command to download multiple files in a single invocation

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28. impacket_0_9_23 Jun 9, 2021 · release notes

    impacket v0.9.23 adds Get-GPPPassword.py, smbpasswd.py, Bronze Bit exploit in getST.py, and cat command to smbclient.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_23 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_23

    └──▷ USE IT
    Extract decrypted GPP passwords from a domain controller or offline XML files without mounting SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. shares.
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    python3 Get-GPPPassword.py -f gpp.xml

    Change a remote user's password over SMB using the new smbpasswd utility.
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    python3 smbpasswd.py <DOMAIN>/<USER>:<PASSWORD>@<IP>

    • Adds Get-GPPPassword.py example that extracts and decrypts Group Policy Preferences passwords using streams for treating files instead of mounting shares, including offline GPP XML file parsing
    • Adds smbpasswd.py example script as an alternative to smbpasswd for changing expired passwords remotely over SMB (MSRPC-SAMR)
    • Adds new parameter in dcomexec.py, wmiexec.py, wmipersist.py and wmiquery.py to select COMVERSION
    • Enables machine account creation via SAMR in addcomputer.py
    • Adds PowerShell option for semi-interactive shells in dcomexec.py, smbexec.py and wmiexec.py

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29. 0.9.23 Jun 1, 2021 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.23 adds Get-GPPPassword.py for offline GPP parsing, smbpasswd, Bronze Bit exploit in getST.py, and PowerShell options for wmiexec/dcomexec/smbexec.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.23 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.23

    └──▷ USE IT
    Extract GPP passwords from an offline XML file using streams without mounting a share.
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    python3 Get-GPPPassword.py -f GroupPolicyPreferences.xml

    Use the COMVERSION parameter in wmiexec.py to target a specific COM interface version.
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    python3 wmiexec.py -target <target> -comversion <COMVERSION>

    • Adds Get-GPPPassword.py example that extracts and decrypts Group Policy Preferences passwords using streams for treating files instead of mounting shares, with offline GPP XML parsing capability
    • Adds smbpasswd.py script as an alternative to smbpasswd for changing expired passwords remotely over SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. (MSRPC-SAMR)
    • Adds PowerShell option for semi-interactive shells in dcomexec.py, smbexec.py and wmiexec.py
    • Adds new parameter to select COMVERSION in dcomexec.py, wmiexec.py, wmipersist.py and wmiquery.py
    • Adds cat command to smbclient.py

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    • Adds new features to the LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. Interactive Shell to facilitate AD exploitation

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30. impacket_0_9_22 Nov 23, 2020 · release notes

    New tools (exchanger, rpcmap) and protocol/library expansions in impacket 0.9.22

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_22 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_22

    └──▷ USE IT
    Scan a target network for listening DCE/RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. interfaces using the new rpcmap tool.
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    python rpcmap.py <target_ip>

    Connect to an MS Exchange server via RPC over HTTP v2 using the new exchanger tool.
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    python exchanger.py -target <exchange_server> -u <user> -p <password>

    Specify a custom NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. Server Challenge when relaying connections with ntlmrelayx.
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    python ntlmrelayx.py -t <target> -chal <hex_challenge>

    • Adds exchanger.py script to connect to MS Exchange via RPC over HTTP v2
    • Adds rpcmap.py script to scan for listening DCE/RPC interfaces
    • Introduces RPC over HTTP v2 protocol implementation in the library
    • Adds MS-NSPI, MS-OXNSPI and MS-OXABREF protocol implementations
    • Adds -no-pass, pass-the-hash and AES Key support to dpapi.py backup subcommand

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    • Adds ability to enumerate targets with KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. KRB5CC in GetNPUsers.py
    • Adds option to specify the NTLM Server Challenge in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds relaying to RPC support in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Implements WCFRelayServer in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds Zerologon DCSyncDCSyncAn attack that abuses Active Directory replication permissions to request password-related data from a domain controller. It imitates the synchronization normally performed between controllers. Relay Client to ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds ability to delete a shadow based on its ID in secretsdump.py
    • Dumps plaintext machine account password when dumping local registry secrets in secretsdump.py

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31. 0.9.22 Nov 1, 2020 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.22 adds RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. over HTTP v2, new examples (exchanger.py, rpcmap.py), and enhanced dpapi/ntlmrelayx capabilities.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.22 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.22

    └──▷ USE IT
    Discover internal RPC service endpoints on a target host.
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    python3 rpcmap.py <target_ip>

    Dump Exchange mailbox data by relaying credentials via RPC over HTTP v2.
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    python3 exchanger.py -u <user> -p <pass> -d <domain>

    Perform a DPAPIDPAPIA Windows OS cryptographic API that encrypts and decrypts secrets tied to a user or machine identity, so applications can store credentials without managing raw keys themselves. backup using an AES key instead of providing a password.
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    python3 dpapi.py backup -aesKey <key> <other_args>

    • Adds exchanger.py for connecting to MS Exchange via RPC over HTTP v2
    • Adds rpcmap.py to scan for listening DCE/RPC interfaces
    • Adds RPC over HTTP v2 protocol support in the library and examples
    • Adds [-no-pass], pass-the-hash, and AES Key support to dpapi.py's backup subcommand
    • Adds ability to specify NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. Server Challenge with ntlmrelayx.py using its new option

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    • Adds RPC relaying support and WCFRelayServer implementation in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds Zerologon DCSyncDCSyncAn attack that abuses Active Directory replication permissions to request password-related data from a domain controller. It imitates the synchronization normally performed between controllers. Relay Client in ntlmrelayx.py

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32. impacket_0_9_21 Mar 26, 2020 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.21 adds SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. snapshot listing, LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. interactive shells, pass-the-hash to dpapi.py, and new ad/computer/delegation scripts.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_21 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_21

    └──▷ USE IT
    Bypass EDREDREndpoint detection and response, monitoring computers for suspicious behavior and providing investigation and response controls, such as isolating a device. by renaming the PsExec binary during execution.
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    python3 smbexec.py domain/user:pass@target -remote-binary-name notepad.exe

    List VSS snapshots on a remote share using the new SMB enumeration capability.
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    python3 smbclient.py domain/user:pass@target //target/c$

    Interactively perform LDAP commands after relaying auth via ntlmrelayx.
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    python3 ntlmrelayx.py -t ldap://target -i

    • Adds -remote-binary-name flag to smbexec.py to rename the uploaded PsExec binary
    • Adds -service-name flag to psexec.py to specify a custom service name
    • Adds -sid flag to ntlmrelayx.py to specify a SID for escalation user in delegation attacks
    • Adds LDAP interactive mode to ntlmrelayx.py allowing manual AD operations like creating users or dumping AD
    • Adds pass-the-hash support to dpapi.py for backup key retrieval and masterkey decryption

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    • Adds -keytab option to ticketer.py to use SPNs keys from a keytab file for silver tickets
    • Adds SMB 3.1.1 client connection support in the library
    • Adds CCache import/export methods for kirbi (KRB-CRED) formatted tickets
    • Adds FSCTL_SRV_ENUMERATE_SNAPSHOTS functionality to SMBConnection class
    • Adds addcomputer.py example to join a domain via LDAP or SAMR
    • Adds ticketConverter.py example to convert between kirbi and ccache ticket formats
    • Adds findDelegation.py example to list delegation relationships in AD
    • Adds UserSPN delegation information output to GetUserSPNs.py
    • Adds LAPSLAPSA Microsoft feature that automatically generates, rotates, and stores unique local administrator passwords for each Windows machine in Active Directory, eliminating shared static credentials across a fleet. password dumping support to ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds gMSA password dumping support to ntlmrelayx.py

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33. 0.9.21 Mar 1, 2020 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.21 adds VSS snapshot listing, LAPSLAPSA Microsoft feature that automatically generates, rotates, and stores unique local administrator passwords for each Windows machine in Active Directory, eliminating shared static credentials across a fleet./gMSA dumping, SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. 3.1.1, keytab/SPIRIT support, and findDelegation.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.21 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.21

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Add a computer to the domain using LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. without requiring SAMR access
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    $ python3 addcomputer.py -dc-ip <dc_ip> 'domain/<user>:<password>' -computer-name '<new_comp_name>' -computer-pass '<comp_password>' -method ldap

    • Adds addcomputer.py script for adding computers via LDAP or SAMR
    • Adds ticketConverter.py script to convert between kirbi and ccache formats
    • Adds findDelegation.py script to list delegation relationships (unconstrained, constrained, resource-based)
    • Adds -remote-binary-name flag to smbexec.py for renaming the uploaded PSExec binary
    • Adds -service-name flag to psexec.py to use a custom service name

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    • Adds LDAP interactive mode to ntlmrelayx.py for manual AD operations
    • Adds support for dumping LAPS passwords in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds support for dumping gMSA passwords in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds flag to specify SID as escalate user for delegation attacks in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Supports multiple relays through one SMB connection in ntlmrelayx.py
    • Adds -keytab option to ticketer.py for silver ticket generation using keytab SPNs
    • Adds FSCTL_SRV_ENUMERATE_SNAPSHOTS functionality to SMBConnection class
    • Adds list VSS snapshot command to smbclient.py
    • Adds SMB 3.1.1 support for Client SMB Connections
    • Adds keytab file implementation to library
    • Adds kirbi (KRB-CRED) import/export methods to CCache class
    • Adds timestamped logging capability

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34. impacket_0_9_20 Sep 25, 2019 · release notes

    New kintercept example and WebDAV NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. relay support

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_20 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_20

    └──▷ USE IT
    Intercept krb5 traffic and test KDC S4U2Self handling with unkeyed checksums.
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    python examples/kintercept.py

    • Adds kintercept.py example for intercepting krb5 connections and testing KDC S4U2Self handling
    • Adds WebDAV authentication support to ntlmrelayx.py for NTLM relays

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35. 0.9.20 Sep 1, 2019 · release notes

    New kintercept.py tool for intercepting krb5 connections and testing S4U2Self; ntlmrelayx supports multiple PEKs and Webdav relays.

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.20 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.20

    • Adds kintercept.py to support intercepting krb5 connections and testing KDC handling S4U2Self with unkeyed checksum
    • Enables NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. relays leveraging Webdav authentications via ntlmrelayx.py

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36. impacket_0_9_19 Apr 1, 2019 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.19 adds RBCDRBCDResource-based constrained delegation, an Active Directory setting controlling which accounts may act for users when accessing a particular service. An attacker who can change it may impersonate users. support to ntlmrelayx.py and GetST.py, SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. mount point ops to smbclient.py, and hashcat/john input to GetNPUsers.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_19 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_19

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Exploit Resource Based Constrained Delegation via NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. Relay.
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    $ ./ntlmrelayx.py -t ldap://<target> -rd <rbd_target>

    Retrieve NTLM hashes for a list of users and output in hashcat format.
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    $ ./GetNPUsers.py -usersfile <user_list.txt> -format hashcat

    • ntlmrelayx.py now includes Resource Based Delegation features.
    • GetST.py adds resource-based constrained delegationresource-based constrained delegationResource-based constrained delegation, an Active Directory setting controlling which accounts may act for users when accessing a particular service. An attacker who can change it may impersonate users. support for S4U.
    • smbclient.py gains the ability to create and remove SMB mount points.
    • GetNPUsers.py supports hashcat/john output formats and a users file input.

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37. 0.9.19 Apr 1, 2019 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.19 adds SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. mount point support, resource-based delegation, ntlmrelayx SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. check, and hashcat output to examples

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.19 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.19

    • smbclient.py now supports creating and removing SMB mount points, enabling exploitation of the "Abusing Mount Points over the SMB Protocol" technique
    • ntlmrelayx.py gains a local admin check via SOCKS proxy for relayed sessions
    • GetST.py adds resource-based constrained delegationresource-based constrained delegationResource-based constrained delegation, an Active Directory setting controlling which accounts may act for users when accessing a particular service. An attacker who can change it may impersonate users. support to S4U
    • GetNPUsers.py adds hashcat/john password hash format output and --users-file input option

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38. impacket_0_9_18 Dec 5, 2018 · release notes

    New dpapi.py example for DPAPIDPAPIA Windows OS cryptographic API that encrypts and decrypts secrets tied to a user or machine identity, so applications can store credentials without managing raw keys themselves. vault decryption, secretsdump.py now dumps machine account KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. keys, and initial [[MS-RPRN]] interface implementation

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_18 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_18

    • Adds dpapi.py as a new example tool to decrypt vaults, credentials, and masterkeys protected by DPAPI, including domain backup key support
    • Updates secretsdump.py to dump machine account Kerberos keys and parse DPAPI_SYSTEM LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. Secrets to show key contents
    • Adds initial implementation of [[MS-RPRN]] interface in impacket/dcerpc/v5/rprn.py

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39. 0.9.18 Dec 1, 2018 · release notes

    Impacket v0.9.18 adds dpapi.py example for vault decryption and DPAPI_SYSTEM parsing in secretsdump.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.18 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.18

    • dpapi.py allows decrypting vaults, credentials, and masterkeys protected by DPAPIDPAPIA Windows OS cryptographic API that encrypts and decrypts secrets tied to a user or machine identity, so applications can store credentials without managing raw keys themselves.
    • secretsdump.py now dumps machine account KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. keys
    • secretsdump.py parses the DPAPI_SYSTEM LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. Secret and displays key contents

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40. impacket_0_9_17 May 30, 2018 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.17 adds ticketer, getTGT/getST, MQTT support, and new flags to GetUserSPNs/ntlmrelayx/secretsdump

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_17 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_17

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Create a Golden Ticket with custom group membership and duration for authorized assessments.
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    $ python ticketer.py -nthash <NTLM_HASH> -domain-sid <DOMAIN_SID> -groups "Administrators,Domain Admins" -duration 365 example.com

    Request a service ticket for constrained delegation to impersonate another user.
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    $ python getST.py -impersonate target_user -dc-ip <DC_IP> example.com/<username>:<password>

    • Adds ticketer example for creating Golden/Silver tickets with customizable PAC_LOGON_INFO parameters
    • Adds getTGT example to request a TGT and save it as ccache given a password, hash, or aesKey
    • Adds getST example to request a Service Ticket and save it as ccache, with -impersonate support for constrained delegation
    • Adds MQTT protocol implementation and example script
    • Adds MS-PAC library implementation (impacket/krb5/pac.py)

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    • Adds LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. extensibleMatch string filter parsing, simple paging support, and unsolicited notification handling
    • Adds ImpactDecoder EAPOL, BOOTP, and DHCP packet decoders
    • Adds DES-CBC-MD5 support to the KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. engine
    • Enables default packet encryption in SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect. when target server supports SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. >= 3
    • Initial MS-DHCPM and MS-EVEN6 interface implementation
    • Adds -request-user parameter to GetUserSPNs.py for requesting STs for a user's SPN, with AES Kerberoast ticket support
    • Adds port 139 support and related options to services.py
    • Adds -csv switch to samrdump.py for CSV output format
    • Major architecture overhaul of ntlmrelayx.py with dynamically loaded plugins, SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. proxy support, and new protocol attacks (IMAP, POP3, SMTPSMTPThe application-layer protocol used to send email between servers and from clients to servers; cyber tools use it to relay alerts, phishing simulations, or exfiltrated data over standard mail infrastructure.)
    • Adds AES(128) support for SAM hashes decryption and OldVal parameter dump to LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools. secrets in secretsdump.py
    • Adds alternative MSSQL execution method via sp_start_job in mssqlclient.py
    • Adds -no-pass and -domain-users options to lsalookupsid.py
    • Adds GetADUsers.py example to gather domain user data including email, last logon, and last password set attributes
    • Adds getPac.py example to retrieve PAC structure using S4USelf + User to User Kerberos Authentication
    • Adds getArch.py example to determine OS architecture via MSRPC
    • Adds mimikatz.py example for controlling a remote mimikatz RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. server
    • Adds sambaPipe.py example exploiting CVE-2017-7494
    • Adds dcomexec.py semi-interactive shell using DCOM endpoints (MMC20.Application, ShellWindows, ShellBrowserWindow)

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41. 0.9.17 May 1, 2018 · release notes

    Impacket v0.9.17 adds MQTT support, Golden/Silver ticket creation via ticketer, and SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect. default encryption.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.17 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.17

    └──▷ USE IT
    Dump SAM hashes with CSV output instead of the default text format
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    python samrdump.py -csv target_ip > output.csv

    • Adds ticketer.py to create Golden or Silver tickets from scratch or templates with customizable PAC parameters
    • Implements the [MS-DHCPM] and [MS-EVEN6] interface protocols in the library
    • Introduces MQTT protocol implementation and example usage
    • Enables SMB3 packet encryption by default when the target server supports SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. >= 3
    • Adds -csv switch to samrdump.py for CSV output format

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    • Adds ntlmrelayx.py SOCKSSOCKSA proxy protocol that relays TCP (and optionally UDP) connections through an intermediary server, letting cyber tools route traffic through a pivot host or anonymizing layer without needing raw network access. proxy support for relayed connections via dynamic plugins
    • Expands ntlmrelayx.py protocol support to include IMAP, POP3, and SMTPSMTPThe application-layer protocol used to send email between servers and from clients to servers; cyber tools use it to relay alerts, phishing simulations, or exfiltrated data over standard mail infrastructure.

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42. impacket_0_9_15 Jun 28, 2016 · release notes

    impacket v0.9.15 adds GetUserSPNs.py, ntlmrelayx.py and LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory. client to its toolchain

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_15 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_15

    └──▷ USE IT
    Find Service Principal Names for normal user accounts (KerberoastingKerberoastingAn attack that obtains Kerberos service tickets and tries to crack their encrypted contents offline. Recovering a weak service-account password can give the attacker that account's access.).
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    python GetUserSPNs.py -dc-ip <domain_controller_ip> <domain>/<user>:<password>

    Relay NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. authentication across HTTP/SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments./LDAP/MSSQL protocols.
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    python ntlmrelayx.py -t smb://<target_ip> -smb2support

    Dump credentials for a single user from the local SAM or VSS.
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    python secretsdump.py -just-dc-user <username> <hostname>/localadmin:password

    • Adds GetUserSPNs.py example to find Service Principal Names associated with normal user accounts
    • Adds ntlmrelayx.py example supporting NTLM relay between multiple protocols (HTTP/SMB/LDAP/MSSQL)
    • Adds minimalistic LDAP/S implementation in library supporting PtH/PtT/PtK for search operations only
    • Adds -dc-ip switch to all examples to specify the domain controller IP address
    • Adds -just-dc-user switch to secretsdump.py to download a single user's data via DRSUAPI

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    • Adds -rpc-auth-level switch to wmiquery.py
    • Adds one-shot parameter to smbrelayx.py to execute attack only once per target after authentication

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43. 0.9.15 Jun 1, 2016 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.15 adds GetUserSPNs.py for KerberoastingKerberoastingAn attack that obtains Kerberos service tickets and tries to crack their encrypted contents offline. Recovering a weak service-account password can give the attacker that account's access. and ntlmrelayx.py for multi-protocol NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. relay.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

    copy

    $ git clone --branch 0.9.15 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.15

    • Adds ntlmrelayx.py to perform NTLM relay attacks across multiple protocols (HTTP/SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments./LDAPLDAPA protocol for querying and modifying directory services, standardized under RFC 4511, commonly used to look up users, groups, and attributes in corporate identity stores like Active Directory./MSSQL/etc).
    • Adds -just-dc-user switch to secretsdump.py (DRSUAPI mode) to download a single user's data.
    • Adds GetUserSPNs.py module to find Service Principal Names associated with normal user accounts for Kerberoasting.
    • Adds -dc-ip switch to all example scripts to specify the domain controller IP address.
    • Adds -rpc-auth-level switch to wmiquery.py to set the RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. authentication level.

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    • Adds one-shot parameter to smbrelayx.py to execute the attack once per target after successful authentication.
    • Adds authentication status code configuration option to smbrelayx.py for the response sent to the requesting client.
    • Adds support for Win2016 TP4 in secretsdump.py (LOCAL or -use-vss mode).
    • Adds minimalistic LDAP/s implementation supporting PtH/PtT/PtK with manual search filter construction.

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44. impacket_0_9_14 Jan 7, 2016 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.14 adds new scripts, DRSUAPI support, and SMBv1 NTLMv2NTLMv2A Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. enforcement.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_14 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_14

    └──▷ USE IT
    Dump only NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. hashes from NTDS using the new selective options instead of full extraction.
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    python3 secretsdump.py -just-dc-ntlm domain/user:password@dc

    Execute a custom command on the target via SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. relay using the new -c flag.
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    python3 smbrelayx.py -h <target> -c 'whoami'

    Run the new privilege escalationprivilege escalationGaining permissions beyond those an account or process initially had. It can turn limited access into administrator control or access to another user's resources. exploit against a target.
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    python3 raiseChild.py domain/user:password@dc

    • Adds raiseChild.py script for child-domain to forest privilege escalation
    • Adds netview.py script to track remote host sessions
    • Adds -c option to smbrelayx.py to execute custom commands on the target
    • Adds -just-dc and -just-dc-ntlm options to secretsdump.py for selective hash extraction
    • Adds -resumefile option to secretsdump.py to resume DRSUAPI-based NTDS dumps after connection drops

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    • Adds KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. authentication support to mssqlclient.py and TDS library
    • Updates atexec.py to use ITaskSchedulerService interface for Windows 2012 R2 support
    • Adds NTLMv2 enforcement option on the SMBv1 client stack
    • Implements Directory Replication Service DRSUAPI Interface for hash dumping

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45. 0.9.14 Jan 1, 2016 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.14 adds KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. to mssqlclient and atexec, new secretsdump DRSUAPI modes, and raiseChild exploit

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.14 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.14

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Connect to MSSQL using Kerberos instead of NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent.
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    $ python3 mssqlclient.py -k <target>

    Run a custom command on a relayed target via smbrelayx
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    $ python3 smbrelayx.py -c "whoami" <interfaces>

    Extract only NTDS.DIT hashes using DRSUAPI and resume on disconnect
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    $ python3 secretsdump.py -just-dc-ntlm -resumefile ntds.resume <target>

    • mssqlclient.py now supports Kerberos authentication for connecting to MSSQL targets
    • atexec.py uses the ITaskSchedulerService interface to support Windows 2012 R2 task execution
    • smbrelayx.py adds -c flag to execute custom commands on the target and dumps hashes by default when no upload file is specified
    • secretsdump.py introduces -just-dc, -just-dc-ntlm, and -resumefile options leveraging MS-DRSR DRSUAPI for hash extraction
    • New raiseChild.py script implements child-domain to forest privilege escalationprivilege escalationGaining permissions beyond those an account or process initially had. It can turn limited access into administrator control or access to another user's resources. exploits

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    • New netview.py tool tracks remote host sessions

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46. impacket_0_9_13 May 4, 2015 · release notes

    impacket 0.9.13 adds KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. auth, SMB3SMB3The third major version of Microsoft's Server Message Block protocol, used for file and printer sharing over a network, adding encryption, multichannel support, and improved performance that cyber tools exploit or inspect. encryption, goldenPac exploit, and new WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. persistence module

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch impacket_0_9_13 https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout impacket_0_9_13

    • Adds kerberosLogin() method to SMBConnection for all SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. versions
    • Adds support for RPC_C_AUTHN_GSS_NEGOTIATE at the DCERPC layer
    • Adds Pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket and pass-the-key support across modules
    • Adds Ccache support compatible with standard Kerberos utilities
    • Adds support for RC4, AES128_CTS_HMAC_SHA1_96 and AES258_CTS_HMAC_SHA1_96 ciphers

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    • Adds SMB3 encryption support via Pycrypto's AES_CCM
    • Adds [MS-SAMR] Supplemental Credentials support in secretsdump.py
    • Adds SMB2SMB2A Microsoft network file-sharing protocol (version 2 of SMB) used for remote file, printer, and service access over a network; cyber tools target or implement it to inspect, relay, or exploit Windows file-sharing traffic. (2.002) dialect experimental support to SMBSERVER and smbserver.py
    • Adds export to John The Ripper format capability in smbsvrver.py
    • Adds goldenPac.py example for MS14-068 exploit
    • Adds karmaSMB.py example for spoofed SMB responses
    • Adds wmipersist.py example for WMI-based persistence
    • Adds netview.py example for remote session enumeration

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47. 0.9.13 May 1, 2015 · release notes

    Impacket v0.9.13 adds KerberosKerberosA network authentication protocol that uses tickets issued by a trusted service. Users and services can prove their identities without sending a password to each application. auth, SMB2SMB2A Microsoft network file-sharing protocol (version 2 of SMB) used for remote file, printer, and service access over a network; cyber tools target or implement it to inspect, relay, or exploit Windows file-sharing traffic. support, and new exploit modules like goldenPac and karmaSMB.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.13 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.13

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Exploit MS14-068 to generate a golden ticket and establish persistence
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    $ python goldenPac.py domain/username:password@target_host -dc-ip dc_ip

    Start a WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk. persistence backdoor using Event Filters and Consumers
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    $ python wmipersist.py domain/username:password@target_host -method eventfilter -cmd 'C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe'

    • Adds kerberosLogin() to SMBConnection for all SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. versions
    • Adds RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. negotiation via RPC_C_AUTHN_GSS_NEGOTIATE at the DCERPC layer
    • Adds Ccache support compatible with Kerberos utilities (kinit, klist, etc)
    • Adds secretsdump.py capability to dump Kerberos keys when parsing NTDS.DIT
    • Adds smbserver.py experimental support for SMB2 (2.002) dialect

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    • Adds goldenPac.py for MS14-068 exploitation, saving golden tickets and launching psexec sessions
    • Adds karmaSMB.py SMB Server that answers specific file contents regardless of share pathname
    • Adds wmipersist.py to create persistence over WMI using Event Consumers/Filters

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48. 0.9.12 Jul 1, 2014 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.12 adds DCOM library support and new WMIWMIWindows Management Instrumentation, Microsoft's built-in framework for querying and controlling Windows system state. Cyber tools use it for remote execution, inventory, and event subscriptions without dropping files to disk./SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. examples

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.12 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.12

    └──▷ USE IT
    Execute a remote WMI query to gather system information.
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    python impacket/examples/wmiquery.py <target>

    Spawn an agent-less semi-interactive shell on a target host using WMI.
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    python impacket/examples/wmiexec.py <target>

    Start a quick file server accessible over the SMB protocol for testing or data transfer.
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    python impacket/examples/smbserver.py <share_name> <path_to_share>

    • Adds [MS-DCOM] Distributed Component Object Protocol library in dcom.py
    • Adds [MS-OAUT] OLE Automation Protocol library in dcom/oaut.py
    • Adds [MS-WMI]/[MS-WMIO] Windows Management Instrumentation Remote Protocol library in dcom/wmi.py
    • Adds wmiquery.py to execute WMI queries and retrieve object descriptions
    • Adds wmiexec.py, an agent-less semi-interactive shell leveraging WMI

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    • Adds smbserver.py for quick file sharing via the SMB protocol

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49. 0.9.11 Feb 1, 2014 · release notes

    impacket v0.9.11 adds ESEESEExtensible Storage Engine, a Microsoft-developed embedded database engine used in Windows components like Active Directory and Exchange; cyber tools use it to read those stores without needing a running service. and registry parsers, new RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. runtime, and several examples including secretsdump.py

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.11 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.11

    • Adds rdp_check.py to test whether an account (pwd or hashes) is valid against an RDPRDPA Microsoft protocol that lets a user view and control a remote Windows desktop over a network, giving cyber tools a standard channel to audit, attack-simulate, or monitor Windows systems remotely. server
    • Adds secretsdump.py for agent-less remote Windows secrets dump (SAM, LSALSALocal Security Authority — a Windows subsystem that handles authentication, enforces local security policy, and stores credential material, making it a frequent target for credential-harvesting cyber tools., CDC, NTDS)
    • Adds ESE parser (ese.py) and example esentutl.py to interact with ESE databases such as NTDS.dit
    • Adds Windows Registry parser (winregistry.py) and offline reader example registry-read.py
    • Adds ntfs-read.py, a mini shell for browsing an NTFSNTFSThe default file system format for Windows, developed by Microsoft, storing files with rich metadata and access controls; cyber tools target it to parse artifacts like timestamps, alternate data streams, and the MFT. volume

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    • Introduces new RPC and NDRNDRNetwork detection and response, analyzing network activity to find threats and support investigation. It focuses on communication patterns and suspicious traffic across systems. runtime at impacket.dcerpc.v5 with support for marshaling/unmarshaling NDR20 and NDR64 (experimental)
    • Adds support for RPC_C_AUTHN_NETLOGON in the new RPC runtime (experimental)
    • Implements interfaces based on [MS-LSAD], [MS-LSAT], [MS-NRPC], [MS-RRP], [MS-SAMR], [MS-SCMR], [MS-SRVS], [MS-WKST], [MS-RPCE]-C706, and [MS-DTYP] in the new RPC runtime
    • TDS protocol now supports SSLSSLA cryptographic protocol for encrypting network connections, now deprecated in favor of TLS but whose name persists colloquially. Cyber tools reference it when handling HTTPS or other encrypted-channel inspection and termination. for use from mssqlclient
    • Adds support for EAPOL, EAP, and WPS decoders
    • Adds VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.1Q802.1QAn IEEE standard that adds a 4-byte VLAN tag to Ethernet frames, letting a single physical link carry traffic for multiple isolated networks. Cyber tools use it to capture or inject traffic on specific VLANs. and 802.1ad802.1adAn IEEE standard extending 802.1Q VLANs by allowing a second VLAN tag, enabling service providers to tunnel customer VLAN traffic across their own tagged network without tag collisions.) support for ImpactPacket

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50. 0.9.10 Mar 1, 2013 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.10 adds SMB2SMB2A Microsoft network file-sharing protocol (version 2 of SMB) used for remote file, printer, and service access over a network; cyber tools target or implement it to inspect, relay, or exploit Windows file-sharing traffic./3 protocol support, MSSQL client, smbrelayx port 80 listening, and new RPCRPCRemote Procedure Call, a protocol that lets a program execute a function on another machine as if it were local, giving cyber tools a structured way to communicate across processes or hosts without managing raw sockets. lookup method.

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.10 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.10

    └──▷ TRY IT
    Connect to an MSSQL server using NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. hash authentication and execute queries interactively.
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    $ python3 mssqlclient.py -hashes :<ntlm_hash> <username>@<target_ip>

    • Adds SMBConnection layer with automatic SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. version negotiation for simplified multi-protocol access
    • Adds partial TDS implementation to enable interaction with MSSQL Servers
    • Adds mssqlclient.py example script supporting MS SQL and Windows Authentication via hashes
    • Adds mssqlinstance.py example to list running MS SQL instances on a target
    • Adds smbexec.py example for execution in tight AV environments using local SMB server output capture

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    • Extends smbrelayx.py to listen on port 80 and forward/reflect credentials
    • Adds Unicode support to smbserver for compatibility with newer OSX clients

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51. 0.9.9 Jul 1, 2012 · release notes

    Impacket 0.9.9 adds SMBSMBA network file-sharing protocol developed by Microsoft that lets systems share files, printers, and named pipes over a network; cyber tools target or speak it because it is ubiquitous in Windows environments. signing, NTLMv2NTLMv2A Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent., DCERPC endpoints, new examples like smbserver and psexec

    └──▷ GET THIS VERSION

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    $ git clone --branch 0.9.9 https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git
    # already have the repo? check out this version:
    $ git checkout 0.9.9

    • Adds IPv6IPv6The current version of the Internet Protocol, standardized by the IETF, using 128-bit addresses to replace the exhausted IPv4 space. Cyber tools target it because modern networks run dual-stack or IPv6-only. support for SMB/NMB/DCERPC protocols
    • Adds IP6_Address helper class for IP6 packet handling
    • Adds GSS-API/SPNEGO support and SPN support in auth blob
    • Adds NTLM2 and NTLMv2 authentication support
    • Adds SMB signing support when server enforces it

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    • Adds DCERPC signing/sealing for all NTLMNTLMA Windows authentication protocol that proves knowledge of a password through a challenge and response. Captured authentication exchanges can be abused in relay attacks when protections are absent. flavours
    • Adds new DCERPC endpoint calls for SRVSVC, SVCCTL, WKSSVC, SAMR, LSARPC
    • Adds Basic SMBServer implementation allowing third-party DCE-RPCDCE-RPCA remote procedure call protocol standardized by the Open Group that lets a program call functions on a remote system over a network, giving cyber tools a structured way to parse or emulate Windows service communication. server handling
    • Adds smbrelayx example for passing credentials in MiTM scenarios
    • Adds smbserver multiprocess/threading smbserver example with Windows/Linux/MacOS client support
    • Adds psexec.py example for executing remote commands on Windows machines
    • Updates default SMB port to 445

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    └──▷ BREAKING ON UPGRADE

    • !Default SMB port changed from previous default to 445