Java Startup Bug in Java 1.8u131
If you recently updated your penetration testing environment, it’s possible you were greeted with a special surprise. Cobalt Strike and its team server will no
Cobalt Strike 3.7 – Cat, Meet Mouse
The 8th release of the Cobalt Strike 3.0 series is now available. The release extends Malleable C2 to influence how Beacon lives in memory, adds code-signing for executables, and gives
High-reputation Redirectors and Domain Fronting
Working on Cobalt Strike, I get some insight into what folks are trying to do with it. Recently, the use of domain fronting for redirectors
Scripting Matt Nelson’s MMC20.Application Lateral Movement Technique
This is a short blog post with a long title. A few weeks ago, Matt Nelson published Lateral Movement Using the MMC20.APPLICATION COM Object (there’s
My First Go with BloodHound
I finally had a chance to sit down and play with BloodHound. This was an item on my hacker todo list for awhile now. In
Cobalt Strike 3.6 – A Path for Privilege Escalation
Cobalt Strike 3.6 is now available. This release adds an API to use third-party privilege escalation exploits with Beacon and extends Malleable C2 to allow
Agentless Post Exploitation
Agentless Post Exploitation is using system administration capabilities to meet post-exploitation objectives, without an agent on the target. It’s just evil system administration. This talk
Cobalt Strike Tapas II
This blog post is a collection of articles and links Cobalt Strike users may find interesting. Let’s jump into it: 1. Redirecting Cobalt Strike DNS Beacons
Cobalt Strike 3.5.1 – Important Security Update
Cobalt Strike 3.5.1 is now available. This release addresses a remote code execution vulnerability in Cobalt Strike. This vulnerability was discovered after a report of
Cobalt Strike RCE. Active Exploitation Reported.
Summary There is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Cobalt Strike team server. A hot fix that breaks this particular exploit chain is available.