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A collection of cheat sheets and check lists useful for security testing and penetration

Collection of cheat sheets useful for pentesting

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Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Security Talks and Videos

Cybersecurity Conference DirectoryAll Cybersecurity, InfoSec & IT Conferences and Events
Confsec501about 2 years agoList of Security Events 2024
InfoConThe Hacking Conference Archive
Awesome Security Talks4,061over 5 years agoCurated list of Security Talks and Videos

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / General cheat sheets

The Hackers' Choice Tips & Tricks Cheatsheet3,175almost 2 years ago
Docker Cheat Sheet22,162about 2 years ago
macOS Command Line Cheat Sheet29,026about 5 years ago
PowerShell Cheat SheetSANS PowerShell Cheat Sheet from SEC560 Course
Rawsec's CyberSecurity InventoryAn open-source inventory of tools, resources, CTF platforms and Operating Systems about CyberSecurity. ( )
Regexp Security Cheat Sheet707about 4 years ago
Security Cheat Sheets22over 9 years agoA collection of security cheat sheets
Unix Commands Cheat Sheet
Linux File Permissions Cheat Sheet
DostoevskyLabs' Pentest notesPentest Notes collection from DostoevskyLabs
Thick Client Pentest Checklist136almost 4 years agoPentest Checklist for Thick-Client Penetration Tests
HauSec's Pentesting Cheat sheetPentest Cheat sheet from HauSec

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Mobile Pentesting

Mobile App Pentest Cheat Sheet4,609over 2 years agoCollection of resources on Apple & iOS Penetration Testing
MobexlerCustomised virtual machine, designed to help in penetration testing of Android & iOS applications

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Mobile Pentesting / Android

Android Pentest Checklist XmindXmind mindmap for Android Penetration Tests
MASTG11,816almost 2 years agoOWASP Mobile Application Security Testing Guide
Android Pentesting Checklist194almost 2 years agoCase-by-case Checklist for Android Pentests
Android Pentesting Cheat sheet372almost 2 years agoAndroid Pentesting Resources #1
HackTricks - Android PentestingHackTricks Collection of Android Pentesting
InjuredAndroid670over 5 years ago
Damn vulnerable Bank656almost 3 years ago
InsecureShop234over 4 years ago
AndroGoat217over 4 years ago
Android-Insecurebankv21,268over 2 years ago
OVAA662about 2 years ago
DIVA974over 3 years ago

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Mobile Pentesting / Apple

iOS Pentest Checklist316about 2 years agoChecklist for iOS/IPA Penetration Tests
Hacktricks iOS ChecklistAnother Checklist for iOS/IPA Penetration Tests | Hacktricks Cloud
PentestGlobal IOS gitbookGitbook about iOS Pentesting
Can i jailbreak?List of each jailbreak needed for each iOS version
Jailbreaks.appDownloads for Odyssey, Taurine Jailbreaks

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Cloud Pentesting / Kubernetes

Awesome Kubernetes (K8s) Security1,918almost 3 years agoCollection of Kubernetes security resources
KubetoolsKubernetes security tools
HackingKubernetes100over 4 years agoCollection of Kubernetes Pentesting Resources
Kubernetes Goat4,542almost 2 years agoVulnerable-by-Design cluster environment for training
KubePwn54almost 6 years agoAnother Collection of resources about Kubernetes security
HackTricks - Kubernetes PentestingHackTricks Collection of Kubernetes Pentesting
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Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Cloud Pentesting / Azure

Awesome Azure Pentest1,027over 2 years agoA curated list of useful tools and resources for penetration testing and securing Microsofts cloud platform Azure
HackTricks - Azure PentestingHackTricks Collection of Kubernetes Pentesting

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Active Directory

Active Directory Exploitation Cheat Sheet5,745almost 2 years agoCheat sheet for Active Directory Exploitation
OSCP Active Directory Cheat Sheet140over 4 years agoCheat sheet for Active Directory Attacks used in OSCP
WADComsInteractive cheat sheet - list of offensive security tools and their respective commands to be used against Windows/AD environments
HackTricks - Active Directory PentestingHackTricks Collection of Active Directory Pentesting
GOAD5,620almost 2 years agoVulnerable-by-Design Active Directory environment
Ultimate BloodHound GuideThe Ultimate Guide for BloodHound Community Edition (BHCE)
Windows Red Team Cheat sheet124over 4 years agoWindows for Red Teamers Cheat Sheet ( )
Resource Collection #130over 4 years agoCollection of Active Directory Pentesting resources #1
Resource Collection #216over 2 years agoCollection of Active Directory Pentesting resources #2
Resource Collection #3156about 5 years agoCollection of Active Directory Pentesting resources #3
Resource Collection #42,499almost 4 years agoCollection of Active Directory Pentesting resources #4

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Pentest Methodology / Discovery

Google DorksGoogle Dorks Hacking Database (Exploit-DB)
Shodan373about 2 years agoShodan is a search engine for finding specific devices, and device types, that exist online
ZoomEyeZoomeye is a Cyberspace Search Engine recording information of devices, websites, services and components etc
Amass12,185almost 2 years agoOWASP Network mapping of attack surfaces and external asset discovery using open source information
CensysSimilar to shodan, search engine for specific devices including IoT

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Pentest Methodology / Enumeration

enum4linux-ng1,210about 2 years agoPython tool for enumerating information from Windows/Samba systems
0xdf - SMB Enumeration0xdf's SMB Enumeration Cheat Sheet
OSCP Enumeration Cheat sheet102over 5 years agoCheat sheet for Enumeration for OSCP Certificate
CrackMapExec CheatsheetCheat sheet for CrackMapExec (CME)

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Pentest Methodology / Exploitation

Empire Cheat Sheet1,044almost 9 years agois a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation framework
Exploit Development Cheat Sheet373about 2 years ago's exploit development in one picture
Java Deserialization Cheat Sheet3,044over 3 years agoA cheat sheet for pentesters about Java Native Binary Deserialization vulnerabilities
Local File Inclusion (LFI) Cheat Sheet #1Arr0way's LFI Cheat Sheet
Local File Inclusion (LFI) Cheat Sheet #2Aptive's LFI Cheat Sheet
Metasploit UnleashedThe ultimate guide to the Metasploit Framework
Metasploit Cheat SheetA quick reference guide
PowerSploit Cheat Sheet1,044almost 9 years agois a powershell post-exploitation framework
PowerView 2.0 Tricks
PowerView 3.0 Tricks
PHP htaccess Injection Cheat Sheet816over 2 years agoPHP htaccess Injection Cheat Sheet by PHP Secure Configuration Checker
Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet #1Pentestmonkey Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet
Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet #2Arr0way's Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet
SQL Injection Cheat SheetNetsparker's SQL Injection Cheat Sheet
SQLite3 Injection Cheat Sheet

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Pentest Methodology / Post-Exploitation

Awesome Windows Post Exploitation528about 5 years agoCollection of resources for Windows Post-Exploitation
HackTricks - Post ExploitationHackTricks Collection of Post-Exploitation

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Pentest Methodology / Privilege Escalation

Windows / Linux Local Privilege Escalation Workshop1,893almost 4 years agoThe Privilege Escalation Workshop covers all known (at the time) attack vectors of local user privilege escalation on both Linux and Windows operating systems and includes slides, videos, test VMs
Basic Linux Privilege EscalationLinux Privilege Escalation by
linux-exploit-suggester.sh5,702over 2 years agoLinux privilege escalation auditing tool written in bash (updated)
Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl1,779over 12 years agoLinux Exploit Suggester written in Perl (last update 3 years ago)
Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl v21,862over 3 years agoNext-generation exploit suggester based on Linux_Exploit_Suggester (updated)
Linux Soft Exploit Suggester222over 3 years agoLinux-soft-exploit-suggester finds exploits for all vulnerable software in a system helping with the privilege escalation. It focuses on software packages instead of Kernel vulnerabilities
checksec.sh2,061almost 2 years agoBash script to check the properties of executables (like PIE, RELRO, PaX, Canaries, ASLR, Fortify Source)
linuxprivchecker.pyThis script is intended to be executed locally on a Linux box to enumerate basic system info and search for common privilege escalation vectors such as world writable files, misconfigurations, clear-text passwords and applicable exploits (@SecuritySift)
LinEnum7,096about 3 years agoThis tool is great at running through a heap of things you should check on a Linux system in the post exploit process. This include file permissions, cron jobs if visible, weak credentials etc.(@Rebootuser)
linPEAS16,431almost 2 years agoLinPEAS - Linux Privilege Escalation Awesome Script. Check the Local Linux Privilege Escalation checklist from
MimiPenguin3,844over 3 years agoA tool to dump the login password from the current linux desktop user. Adapted from the idea behind the popular Windows tool mimikatz.
PowerUp11,979about 6 years agoExcellent powershell script for checking of common Windows privilege escalation vectors. Written by
PowerUp Cheat Sheet1,044almost 9 years ago
Windows Exploit Suggester3,985over 3 years agoTool for detection of missing security patches on the windows operating system and mapping with the public available exploits
Sherlock1,901almost 8 years agoPowerShell script to quickly find missing software patches for local privilege escalation vulnerabilities
Watson1,558almost 6 years agoEnumerate missing KBs and suggest exploits for useful Privilege Escalation vulnerabilities
Precompiled Windows Exploits1,837about 6 years agoCollection of precompiled Windows exploits
Metasploit Modules34,393almost 2 years ago

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Web Pentesting

OWASP Web Security Testing Guide
Web Pentest ChecklistChecklist for Web Application Penetration Tests
SQL Injection CheatsheetPortSwigger SQL Injection Cheat Sheet
Cross-Site-Scripting Cheat sheetPortSwigger Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Cheat sheet
Google CSP EvaluatorGoogle's CSP Evaluator
Awesome Web Hacking5,912almost 2 years agoCollection of resources for Web Pentesting #1
Awesome Web Security11,537over 2 years agoCollection of resources for Web Pentesting #2
XSS Polyglot Payloads #11,953almost 4 years agoUnleashing an Ultimate XSS Polyglot list by 0xsobky
XSS Polyglot Payloads #2's XSS
Browser's-XSS-Filter-Bypass-Cheat-Sheet1,116over 9 years agoExcellent List of working XSS bypasses running on the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Edge created by Masato Kinugawa
PortSwigger Web Penetration Testing Labs

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Binary Exploitation

Binary Exploitation Red Team NotesIred.team notes for Binary Exploitation
Binary Exploitation NotesIr0nstone's Binary Exploitation Notes
Sticky Notes Binary ExploitationSticky Notes colletion for Binary Exploitation
checksec.py315about 2 years agoCross-Platform CheckSec Tool for checking binary security properties
HackTricks - Binary ExploitationHackTricks Collection of Binary Exploitation
Liveoverflow - Binary ExploitationLiveOverflow's Binary Exploitation YouTube playlist
PwnTools Cheat sheetCheat sheet for PwnTools python library
pwndbg Cheat sheetCheat sheet for pwndbg GDB plug-in
GDB PEDA Cheat sheet16over 9 years agoCheat sheet for PEDA GDB plug-in

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Learning Platforms

Hack The Box :: Penetration Testing LabsLeading penetration testing training labs platform
TryHackMeFree online platform for learning cyber security & penetration testing
OWASP Vulnerable Web Applications Directory Project (Online)List of online available vulnerable applications for learning purposes
Pentestit labsHands-on Pentesting Labs (OSCP style)
Root-me.orgHundreds of challenges are available to train yourself in different and not simulated environments
Vulnhub.comVulnerable By Design VMs for practical 'hands-on' experience in digital security
Damn Vulnerable Xebia Training Environment102over 4 years agoDocker Container including several vurnerable web applications (DVWA,DVWServices, DVWSockets, WebGoat, Juiceshop, Railsgoat, django.NV, Buggy Bank, Mutilidae II and more)
OWASP Vulnerable Web Applications Directory Project (Offline)List of offline available vulnerable applications for learning purposes
Vulnerable SOAP Web ServiceVulnerable SOAP web service lab environment
Vulnerable Flask Web AppVulnerable Flask Web App lab environment

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty

Awesome BugBounty Tools4,371almost 2 years agoA curated list of various bug bounty tools
bug-bounty-platforms646over 2 years agoOpen-Sourced Collection of Bug Bounty Platforms
m0chan - Bug Bounty Methodologym0chan's Bug Bounty Methodology Collection
NahamSec - Resources for Beginners10,820about 2 years agoNahamSec's Resources for Beginner Bug Bounty Hunters Collection
AllAboutBugBounty5,902about 3 years agoBugBounty notes gathered from various sources
Bug-Bounty-Resources65about 8 years agoCollection of Bug Bounty Resources #1
Bug-Bounty-Resources390about 4 years agoCollection of Bug Bounty Resources #2
Ryan John Bug Bounty PlaylistCollection of Ryan John's BugBounty videos ( )
LiveOverFlow Bug Bounty PlaylistCollection of LiveOverflow's Bug bounty videos
BBRE PodcastBug Bounty Reports Explained Podcast
Critical Thinking PodcastCritical Thinking Bug Bounty Podcast

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Tools

Nmap Cheat Sheet373about 2 years ago
SQLmap Cheat Sheet373about 2 years ago
SQLmap Tamper ScriptsSQLmap Tamper Scripts General/MSSQL/MySQL
VIM Cheatsheet
Wireshark Display Filters373about 2 years agoFilters for the best sniffing tool

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Tools Online

revshells.comReverse shell payload generator ( )
SegfaultSegfault: Free disposable root servers (by )
suip.bizVarious free online pentesting tools like nmap, wpscan, sqlmap
XSS'OR Encoder/DecoderOnline Decoder/Encoder for testing purposes (@evilcos)
WebGunWebGun, XSS Payload Creator (@brutelogic)
HackvertorTool to convert various encodings and generate attack vectors (@garethheyes)
JSFiddleTest and share XSS payloads,

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Payloads

Fuzzdb8,288almost 3 years agoDictionary of attack patterns and primitives for black-box application testing Polyglot Challenge with submitted solutions
SecList59,209almost 2 years agoA collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data grep strings, fuzzing payloads, and many more

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Write-Ups

Bug Bounty Reference3,770about 2 years agoHuge list of bug bounty write-up that is categorized by the bug type (SQLi, XSS, IDOR, etc.)
Write-Ups for CTF challenges
Facebook Bug BountiesCategorized Facebook Bug Bounties write-ups

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Wireless Hacking

wifite230over 9 years agoFull automated WiFi security testing script

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Defence Topics

Docker Security Cheat SheetThe following tips should help you to secure a container based system
Windows Domain Hardening1,752over 6 years agoA curated list of awesome Security Hardening techniques for Windows

Awesome Pentest Cheat Sheets / Bug Bounty / Programming

JavaScript Cheat Sheet6,691almost 4 years agoLearn JavaScript in one picture
Python Cheat Sheet #116about 11 years agoLearn python3 in one picture
Python Cheat Sheet #24,990over 4 years agoLearn python3 in one picture
Python Snippets Cheat Sheet373about 2 years agoList of helpful re-usable code snippets in Python

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