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penelope

Advanced shell handler for penetration testing and CTFs
Penelope is a modern shell handler designed for penetration testers and CTF players. It provides a highly capable alternative to basic netcat listeners, streamlining reverse and bind shell management during post-exploitation.

It operates entirely using the Python standard library, requiring no external dependencies.

Key features include:

• Automatic PTY upgrades for fully interactive terminal sessions.
• Multi-session management to control multiple targets simultaneously.
• Native session logging and interaction tracking.
• Seamless file transfer capabilities between host and target.
• Helper modules for local privilege escalation and enumeration.

Installed size: 228 KB
How to install: sudo apt install penelope

penelope

Advanced shell handler for penetration testing and CTFs

root@kali:~# penelope -h
usage: penelope [-p PORTS] [-i ] [-c ] [-j ] [-a] [-l] [-h] [-L] [-T] [-CT] [-M] [-m ] [-S] [-ms ] [-C] [-U] [-O] [-s] [-prefix ] [-N ] [-v] [-d]
                [-dd] [-cu]
                [args ...]

Penelope Shell Handler

positional arguments:
  args                          Arguments for -s/--serve and SSH reverse shell modes

options:
  -p, --ports PORTS             Ports (comma separated) to listen/connect/serve, depending on -i/-c/-s options
                                (Default: 4444/5555/8000)

Reverse or Bind shell?:
  -i, --interface               Local interface/IP to listen. (Default: 0.0.0.0)
  -c, --connect                 Bind shell Host
  -j, --jump                    Reverse shell jump endpoints

Hints:
  -a, --payloads                Show sample reverse shell payloads for active Listeners
  -l, --interfaces              List available network interfaces
  -h, --help                    show this help message and exit

Session Logging:
  -L, --no-log                  Disable session log files
  -T, --no-timestamps           Disable timestamps in logs
  -CT, --no-colored-timestamps  Disable colored timestamps in logs

Misc:
  -M, --menu                    Start in the Main Menu
  -m, --maintain                Keep N sessions per target
  -S, --single-session          Accommodate only the first created session
  -ms, --max-sessions           Max active sessions per host (default 5, 0 = reject all new)
  -C, --no-attach               Do not auto-attach on new sessions
  -U, --no-upgrade              Disable shell auto-upgrade
  -O, --oscp-safe               Enable OSCP-safe mode

File server:
  -s, --serve                   Run HTTP file server mode
  -prefix, --url-prefix         URL path prefix

Debug:
  -N, --no-bins                 Simulate missing binaries on target (comma-separated)
  -v, --version                 Print version and exit
  -d, --debug                   Enable debug output
  -dd, --dev-mode               Enable developer mode
  -cu, --check-urls             Check hardcoded URLs health and exit