Arsenal-NG Offers a Searchable Command Launcher for Penetration Testing

Summary
A walkthrough of Arsenal-NG, a Kali-packaged terminal tool for searching offensive-security command templates, filling in arguments, and executing commands, including LDAP enumeration against a lab domain controller.
Key points
- Arsenal-NG provides a searchable library of command templates for reconnaissance, enumeration, exploitation, wireless testing, web testing, and Active Directory tasks.
- Install it on Kali Linux with `apt install arsenal-ng`, then launch it from the terminal.
- Users can browse by tool or search by task, preview commands, and enter target details through guided prompts.
- Global variables let users reuse values such as an IP address across commands.
- The walkthrough runs a NetExec LDAP command against a lab domain controller and reports enumerating 30 users from ignite.local.
- The article advises running the commands only against systems the user owns or is authorized to test.
Article Details
- Topic
- Arsenal-NG, a terminal-based launcher for searching and running penetration-testing command templates.
Products
Tools
bloodyadIn the example below, bloodyad appears with fourteen commands, confirming strong support for that Active Directory attack utility.drupwnSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.enum4linux-ngSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.ImpacketSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.NetExecSearching for the NetExec LDAP module lists its many actions, from basic authentication to trust enumeration and ASREPRoast attacks.rpcclientSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.sqlmapSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.windapsearchSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.WPScanSearching the phrase below returns matching options from drupwn, enum4linux-ng, impacket, NetExec, rpcclient, sqlmap, windapsearch, wpscan, and more.