Cybrary ForgeCYBRARY / FORGE

Tool catalog

Every package you can put on a range host, with the version the host will report. Browse before you pick a loadout, then tick what you need on the launch screen — or install it yourself from a terminal. Everything is simulated: no software is fetched and nothing executes.

50 of 50 packages

Discovery & reconnaissance

Nmap

v7.94Nmap Project (Gordon Lyon)

Host discovery, port scanning and service/version fingerprinting.

Package
nmap
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
nmap, ncat
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Cloud CLI (aws-compatible)

v2.15.30Range control plane

Enumerate identities, keys, buckets and control-plane events.

Package
awscli
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
aws
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Packet & network traffic analysis

Wireshark

v4.2.2Wireshark Foundation (formerly Ethereal)

Deep packet inspection of captured traffic.

Package
wireshark
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
wireshark, tshark, capinfos, editcap, mergecap, dumpcap
Desktop consoleOpen sourceHow to install it →

Zeek

v6.0.3Zeek Project (formerly Bro)

Network security monitoring: protocol logs, not just packets.

Package
zeek
Runs on
Linux
Commands
zeek, zeek-cut, zeekctl
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

tcpdump

v4.99.4The Tcpdump Group

Command-line packet capture and BPF filtering.

Package
tcpdump
Runs on
Linux
Commands
tcpdump
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Intrusion detection & network monitoring

Snort

v2.9.20Cisco / Snort Project

Signature-based intrusion detection and prevention.

Package
snort
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
snort
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Suricata

v7.0.4Open Information Security Foundation

High-performance IDS/IPS/NSM with EVE JSON telemetry.

Package
suricata
Runs on
Linux
Commands
suricata, suricatasc, suricata-update
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Endpoint telemetry & host instrumentation

Sysinternals Sysmon

v15.15Microsoft Sysinternals

Deep Windows endpoint telemetry: process, network, image-load, WMI.

Package
sysinternals-sysmon
Runs on
Windows
Commands
sysmon, sysmon64
Command lineCommercialHow to install it →

Sysinternals Suite

v2024.06Microsoft Sysinternals

Process Explorer, Autoruns, Process Monitor, PsExec and friends.

Package
sysinternals-suite
Runs on
Windows
Commands
procexp, procexp64, procmon, autoruns, autorunsc, handle, tcpview, pslist, psexec
Desktop consoleCommercialHow to install it →

Osquery

v5.12.1Linux Foundation (originally Facebook)

Query an endpoint like it's a database — SQL over host state.

Package
osquery
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
osqueryi, osqueryctl, osqueryd
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Digital forensics & reverse engineering

Volatility 3

v2.7.0Volatility Foundation

Memory forensics: reconstruct processes, DLLs, network state from a dump.

Package
volatility3
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
vol, vol.py, volatility, volatility3
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Ghidra

v11.1.2National Security Agency

Software reverse-engineering suite: disassembler and decompiler.

Package
ghidra
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
ghidra, ghidraRun, analyzeHeadless
Desktop consoleOpen sourceHow to install it →

YARA

v4.5.1VirusTotal

Pattern-matching engine for classifying and identifying malware.

Package
yara
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
yara, yarac
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Threat intelligence & case management

TheHive

v5.2.7StrangeBee

Collaborative incident-response case management.

Package
thehive
Runs on
Linux
Commands
thehive, thehive-cli
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: https://thehive.range.local:9000How to install it →

MISP

v2.4.194MISP Project / CIRCL

Threat-intel sharing platform: events, attributes, IOCs, sightings.

Package
misp
Runs on
Linux
Commands
misp-cli, misp
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: https://misp.range.localHow to install it →

Vulnerability scanning

OpenVAS / Greenbone

v22.4.1Greenbone Networks

Free, full-featured infrastructure vulnerability assessment.

Package
gvm
Runs on
Linux
Commands
gvm-cli, gvm-script, openvas, greenbone-feed-sync
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: https://gvm.range.local:9392How to install it →

Probely

v2024.6Probely (Snyk)

Developer-friendly SaaS DAST for web apps and APIs.

Package
probely-cli
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
probely
Hosted serviceCommercial SaaSConsole: https://probely.range.localHow to install it →

Trivy

v0.53.0Aqua Security

Container, filesystem and IaC vulnerability scanner.

Package
trivy
Runs on
Linux
Commands
trivy
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Web application security testing

Acunetix

v24.4Invicti Security

Commercial web vulnerability scanner with proof-based verification.

Package
acunetix
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
acunetix, awvs
Desktop consoleCommercialConsole: https://acunetix.range.local:3443How to install it →

Burp Suite

v2024.5 (Community-equivalent surface)PortSwigger

Intercepting proxy and manual web application testing workbench.

Package
burpsuite
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
burpsuite, burp
Desktop consoleCommercialHow to install it →

SQLMap

v1.8.2sqlmapproject

Automated SQL injection discovery, fingerprinting and data extraction.

Package
sqlmap
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
sqlmap, sqlmap.py, python-sqlmap
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Nikto

v2.5.0CIRT.net

Web server misconfiguration and known-issue scanner.

Package
nikto
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
nikto, nikto.pl
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Gobuster

v3.6OJ Reeves

Content, DNS and virtual-host brute-force discovery.

Package
gobuster
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
gobuster
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

ffuf

v2.1.0Joona Hoikkala

Fast web fuzzer for paths, parameters and headers.

Package
ffuf
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
ffuf
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Runtime application protection (WAAP)

Wallarm

v4.10Wallarm

API security and runtime WAAP: block attacks in front of the app.

Package
wallarm-node
Runs on
Linux
Commands
wallarm-cli, addnode
Hosted serviceCommercial SaaSConsole: https://wallarm.range.localHow to install it →

Data decoding, cryptanalysis & analysis

Forge Chef (CyberChef)

v10.19.4GCHQ / CyberChef community

Decode, decrypt, hash and analyze data with chained recipes.

Package
cyberchef
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
cyberchef, chefctl, forge-chef
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: http://chef.range.local:8000How to install it →

Steghide

v0.5.1Steghide project

Recover data hidden inside JPEG and audio carriers.

Package
steghide
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
steghide, stegseek
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

zsteg

v0.2.13zed-0xff

Detect LSB steganography in PNG and BMP images.

Package
zsteg
Runs on
Linux
Commands
zsteg
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

StegSolve

v1.4Caesum

Visual bit-plane analysis of image carriers.

Package
stegsolve
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
stegsolve
Desktop consoleOpen sourceHow to install it →

Audacity

v3.4.2Audacity Team

Waveform and spectrogram analysis of audio carriers.

Package
audacity
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
audacity
Desktop consoleOpen sourceHow to install it →

ExifTool

v12.76Phil Harvey

Read metadata from images, audio, PDFs and documents.

Package
libimage-exiftool-perl
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
exiftool, exiftool.exe
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Standards, guidance & secure-development tooling

OWASP toolchain (ZAP + Dependency-Check)

vZAP 2.15.0 / Dependency-Check 9.2.0OWASP Foundation

Open web security testing and dependency risk analysis, plus OWASP guidance.

Package
zaproxy
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
zaproxy, zap-cli, dependency-check, owasp
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: http://zap.range.local:8080How to install it →

Semgrep

v1.79.0Semgrep Inc.

Lightweight static analysis with pattern-matching rules.

Package
semgrep
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
semgrep
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

CBOM Scanner

v1.4.0CycloneDX CBOM community (CipherIQ / OQS Scanner alike)

Cryptographic discovery and post-quantum readiness with a CycloneDX 1.6 CBOM.

Package
cbom-scan
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
cbom-scan
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Open Quantum Safe (liboqs + oqs-provider)

v0.14.0Open Quantum Safe project (Linux Foundation PQCA)

Post-quantum KEMs and signatures beyond the NIST set, for comparison and testing.

Package
liboqs-tools
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
oqs-bench, lms-tool
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Exploitation frameworks

Metasploit Framework

v6.4.9Rapid7

Exploit, payload and post-exploitation framework.

Package
metasploit-framework
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
msfconsole, msfvenom, msfdb, searchsploit
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

BeEF

v0.5.4BeEF Project

Browser Exploitation Framework — hook a browser, then test what it exposes.

Package
beef-xss
Runs on
Linux
Commands
beef-xss, beef
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: http://beef.range.local:3000/ui/panelHow to install it →

Credential attack & password auditing

THC-Hydra

v9.5The Hacker's Choice

Parallel online login brute-forcing across many protocols.

Package
hydra
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
hydra, hydra-wizard, pw-inspector
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

John the Ripper

v1.9.0-jumbo-1Openwall

Offline password cracker across dozens of hash formats.

Package
john
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
john, unshadow, zip2john
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Hashcat

v6.2.6hashcat.net

GPU-class password recovery across hundreds of hash modes.

Package
hashcat
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
hashcat
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Aircrack-ng

v1.7Aircrack-ng Project

Wi-Fi auditing suite: capture, replay and WPA-PSK cracking.

Package
aircrack-ng
Runs on
Linux
Commands
aircrack-ng, airodump-ng, aireplay-ng, airmon-ng
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Responder

v3.1.4Laurent Gaffié

LLMNR/NBT-NS/mDNS poisoner and rogue authentication server.

Package
responder
Runs on
Linux
Commands
responder, MultiRelay
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Mimikatz

v2.2.0 (20231121)Benjamin Delpy (gentilkiwi)

Extract Windows credentials and Kerberos tickets from memory.

Package
mimikatz
Runs on
Windows
Commands
mimikatz
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Post-exploitation & lateral movement

Impacket

v0.12.0Fortra (SecureAuth)

Python classes for network protocols — the Windows/AD attack staple.

Package
impacket-scripts
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
impacket-secretsdump, impacket-psexec, impacket-wmiexec, impacket-smbclient, impacket-GetNPUsers, impacket-GetUserSPNs, impacket-ntlmrelayx
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

CrackMapExec / NetExec

v1.3.0 (netexec)Porchetta Industries (community)

Sweep an Active Directory estate for access, shares and quick wins.

Package
netexec
Runs on
Linux
Commands
crackmapexec, cme, netexec, nxc
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

PowerSploit

v3.0.0PowerShellMafia (archived, still widely referenced)

PowerShell post-exploitation modules — the classic living-off-the-land kit.

Package
PowerSploit
Runs on
Windows
Commands
powersploit, invoke-allchecks, get-netuser, get-netcomputer
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Atomic Red Team

v24.06Red Canary

MITRE ATT&CK-mapped atomic test harness (Invoke-AtomicTest).

Package
invoke-atomicredteam
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
invoke-atomictest, invoke-atomic, atomic
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

BloodHound

v5.13.0SpecterOps

Active Directory attack-path analysis with a graph database.

Package
bloodhound
Runs on
Linux · Windows
Commands
bloodhound, bloodhound-python, sharphound
Desktop consoleOpen sourceConsole: https://bloodhound.range.local:8080How to install it →

Social engineering & phishing simulation

Luckystrike

v2.0Curi0usJack (community, archived)

Build weaponised Office documents for phishing simulations.

Package
Luckystrike
Runs on
Windows
Commands
luckystrike
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →

Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET)

v8.0.3TrustedSec

Build phishing campaigns, cloned portals and payload lures.

Package
set
Runs on
Linux
Commands
setoolkit, se-toolkit
Command lineOpen sourceHow to install it →