Mail Security Posture
from kittysploit import *
import json
import re
import dns.resolver
class Module(Auxiliary):
__info__ = {
"name": "Mail Security Posture",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"description": (
"Assess outbound email security posture (MX stack, SPF, DMARC, DKIM) and classify "
"likely SaaS mail providers (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SEGs) for an organization domain."
),
"tags": ["osint", "passive", "email", "dns", "posture"],
}
target = OptString("", "Target domain (e.g. example.com)", required=True)
timeout = OptString("8", "DNS timeout in seconds", required=False)
output_file = OptString("", "Optional JSON output file", required=False)
_MX_PROVIDER = (
(re.compile(r"outlook\.com|protection\.outlook\.com|olc\.protection\.outlook\.com", re.I), "microsoft_365"),
(re.compile(r"google\.com|l\.google\.com", re.I), "google_workspace"),
(re.compile(r"pphosted\.com", re.I), "proofpoint"),
(re.compile(r"mimecast\.com|mimecast\.co", re.I), "mimecast"),
(re.compile(r"mailgun\.org", re.I), "mailgun"),
(re.compile(r"sendgrid\.net", re.I), "sendgrid"),
(re.compile(r"zendesk\.com", re.I), "zendesk"),
(re.compile(r"intercom\.io|intercom-mail\.com", re.I), "intercom"),
(re.compile(r"amazonaws\.com|ses\.|email\.us-east", re.I), "amazon_ses"),
(re.compile(r"sparkpostmail\.com", re.I), "sparkpost"),
)
def _to_int(self, value, default_value):
try:
return max(1, int(str(value).strip()))
except Exception:
return default_value
def _resolve(self, domain, rtype, timeout_seconds):
resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
resolver.timeout = timeout_seconds
resolver.lifetime = timeout_seconds
try:
return [r.to_text().strip() for r in resolver.resolve(domain, rtype)]
except Exception:
return []
def _mx_hosts(self, mx_records):
hosts = []
for line in mx_records:
parts = line.split()
if len(parts) >= 2:
hosts.append(parts[-1].rstrip(".").lower())
return hosts
def _classify_mx_providers(self, mx_records):
hosts = self._mx_hosts(mx_records)
tags = []
for host in hosts:
for rx, name in self._MX_PROVIDER:
if rx.search(host):
tags.append({"host": host, "provider": name})
break
return tags
def _extract_spf(self, txt_records):
return [txt for txt in txt_records if "v=spf1" in txt.lower()]
def _extract_dmarc(self, txt_records):
return [txt for txt in txt_records if "v=dmarc1" in txt.lower()]
def _dmarc_policy(self, dmarc_records):
policies = []
for d in dmarc_records:
low = d.lower()
p = "unknown"
if "p=reject" in low:
p = "reject"
elif "p=quarantine" in low:
p = "quarantine"
elif "p=none" in low:
p = "none"
sp = "unknown"
if "sp=reject" in low:
sp = "reject"
elif "sp=quarantine" in low:
sp = "quarantine"
elif "sp=none" in low:
sp = "none"
pct_m = re.search(r"pct=(\d+)", low)
policies.append({"record": d, "p": p, "sp": sp, "pct": pct_m.group(1) if pct_m else None})
return policies
def _score(self, mx, spf, dmarc_policies, dkim_any, mx_providers):
score = 0
signals = []
if not mx:
score += 3
signals.append("no_mx")
if not spf:
score += 2
signals.append("spf_missing")
if not dmarc_policies:
score += 4
signals.append("dmarc_missing")
for pol in dmarc_policies:
if pol.get("p") == "none":
score += 3
signals.append("dmarc_p_none")
elif pol.get("p") == "quarantine":
score += 1
signals.append("dmarc_p_quarantine")
if not dkim_any:
score += 1
signals.append("dkim_not_detected_common_selectors")
# Third-party mail SaaS without DMARC is common risk context
if mx_providers and not dmarc_policies:
score += 1
signals.append("saas_mx_without_dmarc")
level = "LOW"
if score >= 8:
level = "HIGH"
elif score >= 4:
level = "MEDIUM"
return score, level, sorted(set(signals))
def run(self):
domain = str(self.target).strip().lower()
if not domain or "." not in domain:
print_error("target must be a valid domain")
return {"error": "invalid_domain"}
timeout_seconds = self._to_int(self.timeout, 8)
print_info(f"Mail security posture for {domain}")
mx = self._resolve(domain, "MX", timeout_seconds)
txt = self._resolve(domain, "TXT", timeout_seconds)
spf = self._extract_spf(txt)
dmarc_domain = f"_dmarc.{domain}"
dmarc_txt = self._resolve(dmarc_domain, "TXT", timeout_seconds)
dmarc = self._extract_dmarc(dmarc_txt)
dmarc_policies = self._dmarc_policy(dmarc)
selectors = ["default", "selector1", "selector2", "google", "k1", "mail", "s1", "s2"]
dkim_hits = []
for sel in selectors:
host = f"{sel}._domainkey.{domain}"
recs = self._resolve(host, "TXT", timeout_seconds)
if any("v=dkim1" in r.lower() for r in recs):
dkim_hits.append({"selector": sel, "records": recs})
mx_providers = self._classify_mx_providers(mx)
score, level, signals = self._score(mx, spf, dmarc_policies, bool(dkim_hits), mx_providers)
data = {
"target": domain,
"mx": mx,
"mx_provider_guess": mx_providers,
"spf": spf,
"dmarc": dmarc,
"dmarc_policies": dmarc_policies,
"dkim": dkim_hits,
"posture_score": score,
"posture_level": level,
"signals": signals,
}
print_success(f"MX={len(mx)} SPF={len(spf)} DMARC={len(dmarc)} DKIM={len(dkim_hits)}")
print_info(f"Posture: {level} ({score}) — {', '.join(signals) if signals else 'no negative signals'}")
if self.output_file:
try:
with open(str(self.output_file), "w") as f:
json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
print_success(f"Results saved to {self.output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print_error(f"Failed to save output: {e}")
return data
def get_graph_nodes(self, data):
if not isinstance(data, dict) or data.get("error"):
return [], []
target = data.get("target", self.target)
nodes = []
edges = []
for p in data.get("mx_provider_guess", [])[:12]:
nid = f"mxp_{p.get('host')}"
nodes.append({"id": nid, "label": f"{p.get('provider')}", "group": "mail_saas", "icon": "📬"})
edges.append({"from": target, "to": nid, "label": p.get("host", "mx")})
rid = f"posture_{target}"
nodes.append(
{
"id": rid,
"label": f"{data.get('posture_level','?')} ({data.get('posture_score',0)})",
"group": "risk",
"icon": "🛡️",
}
)
edges.append({"from": target, "to": rid, "label": "posture"})
return nodes, edges
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02 May 2026 21:27Current
5.8Medium risk
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