fortra/impacket

Having the possibility to bulk execute some commands on a list of targets

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#338 opened on Oct 18, 2017

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Description

Hello @asolino,

For several example files it would be cool to have the possibility to execute a command on a list of targets, instead of a single target today. The target list file could be passed as a parameter and the module would iterate on each entry.

For me the relevant exemple files to have this option in priority would be:

  • atexec
  • mimikatz
  • smbexec
  • wmiexec
  • psexec
  • wmiquery

Cheers !

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Tech stack
python
Domain
clitooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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mostly clear
Prerequisites
Pythonimpacket examplesargparseFile I/O
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40
Research direction
The issue requests adding a ` targets file` parameter to several example scripts (e.g., atexec.py, smbexec.py, etc.) to execute commands on a list of targets. The implementation should read targets from a file and loop through each, handling errors per target. Contributors should review the existing argument parsing in these scripts, likely using argparse, and ensure consistent behavior across all files. Check if maintainers have any preference on the approach by posting a comment on the issue.