Parrot OS security lab — CTF, pentesting & research. Metasploit, nuclei, sqlmap, hydra + 50 tools.
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Parrot OS cybersecurity lab container — CTF, pentesting & security research.
⚠️ For authorized security testing, CTF competitions, and educational use only. Never use these tools against systems you do not have explicit permission to test.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
metasploit-framework | MSF — exploitation & post-exploitation |
exploitdb / searchsploit | Offline copy of Exploit-DB |
beef-xss | Browser exploitation framework |
set | Social Engineering Toolkit |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
nmap | Port scanner + service detection |
masscan | Ultra-fast port scanner |
rustscan | Fast pre-scanner feeding into nmap |
netdiscover | ARP network discovery |
arp-scan | ARP host discovery |
tcpdump | Packet capture (CLI) |
tshark | Packet analysis (Wireshark CLI) |
netcat | TCP/UDP Swiss army knife |
socat | Advanced relay/proxy tool |
proxychains | Route traffic through proxies |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
sqlmap | Automatic SQL injection |
nikto | Web vulnerability scanner |
gobuster | Directory/DNS/vhost brute force |
dirb | Web content scanner |
wfuzz | Web fuzzer |
feroxbuster | Recursive web content discovery |
whatweb | Web technology fingerprinting |
nuclei | Fast template-based scanner |
ffuf | Web fuzzer (Go) |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
john | John the Ripper — hash cracking |
hydra | Online brute force (SSH, FTP, HTTP…) |
hashcat | GPU/CPU hash cracking |
crunch | Wordlist generator |
wordlists | Rockyou + other common wordlists |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
netexec | Swiss army knife for AD pentesting (successor to CrackMapExec) |
enum4linux | SMB/NetBIOS enumeration |
smbclient | SMB client |
smbmap | SMB share enumeration |
impacket-scripts | PSExec, secretsdump, GetTGT… |
ldap-utils | LDAP queries |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
theharvester | Email, subdomain, IP harvesting |
recon-ng | OSINT framework |
subfinder | Subdomain discovery (Go) |
dnsx | Fast DNS resolver (Go) |
waybackurls | Wayback Machine URL enumeration |
gau | Get All URLs from various sources |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
binwalk | Firmware/binary analysis |
foremost | File carving |
steghide | Steganography |
exiftool | Metadata extraction |
radare2 | Reverse engineering framework |
volatility3 | Memory forensics (Python) |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
aircrack-ng | Wi-Fi security auditing |
pwntools · impacket · scapy · shodan · certipy-ad · bloodhound · dnspython · capstone · keystone-engine · ropper · volatility3 · pycryptodome
subfinder · httpx · nuclei · dnsx · ffuf · waybackurls · gau · anew · gf
# Basic shell
docker run --rm -it \
-v "$PWD:/workspace" \
theinfobots/parrot-security:latest
# With network capabilities (tcpdump, tshark, nmap raw)
docker run --rm -it \
--network host \
--cap-add NET_ADMIN \
--cap-add NET_RAW \
-v "$PWD:/workspace" \
theinfobots/parrot-security:latest
# Full pentesting mode (ptrace + network)
docker run --rm -it \
--network host \
--cap-add NET_ADMIN \
--cap-add NET_RAW \
--cap-add SYS_PTRACE \
--security-opt seccomp=unconfined \
-v "$PWD:/workspace" \
theinfobots/parrot-security:latest
# First-time DB setup (optional — MSF works without it)
msfdb init
# Start console
msfconsole
/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt # ~14M passwords
/usr/share/wordlists/ # full directory
searchsploit apache 2.4
searchsploit -m 12345 # mirror exploit to current dir
searchsploit --update # update local exploit-db copy
rustscan -a TARGET -- -A -sV
# or
nmap -sV -sC -p- TARGET
feroxbuster -u http://TARGET -w /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt
gobuster dir -u http://TARGET -w /usr/share/dirb/wordlists/common.txt
subfinder -d example.com | dnsx
john --wordlist=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt hash.txt
hashcat -m 0 hash.txt /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt
--privileged.--network host + NET_RAW/NET_ADMIN gives significant network access.hashcat GPU acceleration requires --gpus all and NVIDIA/AMD drivers on the host.aircrack-ng requires a wireless adapter passed through to the container.| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
latest | Parrot Security with full tool suite |
Built and maintained by theinfobots.
Content type
Image
Digest
sha256:f2fd8de3a…
Size
4.9 GB
Last updated
6 months ago
docker pull theinfobots/parrot-security