NetExec
Network post-exploitation Swiss Army knife for SMB/WinRM/LDAP/MSSQL/WMI—successor spirit to CrackMapExec.
Why it is included
Central open CLI for authenticated Windows environment testing in labs and contracts.
Best for
Lateral movement testing where explicit credentials or tickets are in scope.
Strengths
- Many protocols
- Credential spraying patterns
- Community modules
Limitations
- Offensive capability—authorization and logging mandatory
Good alternatives
Impacket scripts · evil-winrm
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