Skip to content
KitploitKITPLOIT
ToolsBlog
Submit
ToolsBlog
Submit

Hacking, PenTest, and Cybersecurity Tools for Your Security Arsenal!

Kitploit is a directory of hacking, cybersecurity, and pentesting tools. Discover the latest project updates to find vulnerabilities, analyze systems, automate testing, and strengthen your security.

··Feeds·Contact·Privacy·© 2026 Kitploit

Tool Directory

Categories

View all categories
Loading categories
ldap_shell — Interactive shell for Active Directory enumeration and ACL abuse via LDAP/LDAPS. Supports DCSync, RBCD, Shadow Credentials, password changes, and domain object manipulation for security assessments. | Kitploit
Tools/GitHubGitHub/pshlyundin/ldap_shell
Privilege EscalationInformation GatheringPenetration TestingAuthentication
GitHubpshlyundin/ldap_shell

ldap_shell

Interactive shell for Active Directory enumeration and ACL abuse via LDAP/LDAPS. Supports DCSync, RBCD, Shadow Credentials, password changes, and domain object manipulation for security assessments.

View Repository
404545 days agoReviewed by Kitploit

Most Popular

View all →

Discover the most used tools by our community.

Explore all tools

Browse our collection of tools

View all tools →
Share

LDAP shell

This project is a fork of ldap_shell from Impacket. It provides an interactive shell for Active Directory enumeration and manipulation via LDAP/LDAPS protocols, making it useful for both system administrators and security professionals.

Installation

These tools are only compatible with Python 3.5+. Clone the repository from GitHub, install the dependencies and you should be good to go. Installation with pip:

root@kitploit:~
git clone https://github.com/PShlyundin/ldap_shell.git
cd ldap_shell
python3 -m pip install .

Installation with uv:

root@kitploit:~
uv venv
uv pip install .

Usage

Connection options

root@kitploit:~
# Basic authentication with password
ldap_shell domain.local/user:password

# Specify domain controller IP address
ldap_shell domain.local/user:password -dc-ip 192.168.1.2

# Authentication using NTLM hashes
ldap_shell domain.local/user -hashes aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404e1

# Kerberos authentication using TGT
export KRB5CCNAME=/home/user/ticket.ccache
ldap_shell -k -no-pass domain.local/user

Functionality

root@kitploit:~
Get Info
    dump [output_dir] - Dumps the domain
    get_group_users group - Get all users in a group
    get_laps_gmsa [target] - Retrieves LAPS and GMSA passwords associated with a given account (sAMAccountName) or for all. Supported LAPS 2.0
    get_maq [user] - Get Machine Account Quota and allowed users
    get_user_groups user - Retrieves all groups recursively this user is a member of
    search ldap_filter [attributes] - Search AD objects

Abuse ACL
    add_user_to_group user group - Add a user to a group
    change_password user [password] - Attempt to change a given user's password. Requires LDAPS.
    clear_rbcd target [grantee] - Clear RBCD permissions for a target computer
    dacl_modify target grantee action mask - Modify DACL entries for target object
    del_dcsync target - Remove DCSync rights from user/computer by deleting ACEs in domain DACL
    del_user_from_group user group - Delete a user from a group
    get_ntlm target - Get NTLM hash using Shadow Credentials attack (requires write access to msDS-KeyCredentialLink)
    set_dcsync target - If you have write access to the domain object, assign the DS-Replication right to the selected user
    set_dontreqpreauth target flag - Targeted AsRepRoast attack. Set or unset DONT_REQUIRE_PREAUTH flag for a target user.
    set_genericall target [grantee] - Set GenericAll permissions for a target object
    set_owner target [grantee] - Set new owner for target object
    set_rbcd target grantee - Configure RBCD permissions for a target computer
    set_spn target action [spn] - List, add or delete SPN for a target object

Misc
    add_computer computer_name [password] [target_dn] - Add a new computer account to the domain
    add_group group_name [target_dn] - Add new group to Active Directory
    add_user username [password] [target_dn] - Add a new user account to the domain
    del_computer computer_name - Delete a computer account from the domain
    del_group group_name - Delete group from Active Directory
    del_user username - Delete a user account from the domain
    disable_account username - Disable a user account in the domain
    enable_account username - Enable a user account in the domain
    start_tls  - Start TLS connection with LDAP server
    switch_user username [password] - Switch current user to another

Other
    help [command] - Show help
exit - exit from shell

License

Apache License 2.0

Authors

  • Riocool
  • My Telegram channel

Credits

  • Impacket
  • saber-nyan
Download Tool