AD CS workflow improvement with new PKCS12 features
Given the increasing popularity of AD CS misconfiguration exploitation in recent years, Metasploit has been consistently improving its capabilities in this area. This week’s release introduces a new certs
command to the msfconsole
, enabling users to manage PKCS12 certificates stored in
AD CS workflow improvement with new PKCS12 features

Given the increasing popularity of AD CS misconfiguration exploitation in recent years, Metasploit has been consistently improving its capabilities in this area. This week’s release introduces a new certs
command to the msfconsole
, enabling users to manage PKCS12 certificates stored in the database, similar to the klist
command. The certs
command provides functionalities such as listing, searching, activating, deactivating, exporting, and deleting certificates.
- Available options:
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/smb/smb_login) > certs --help
List Pkcs12 certificate bundles in the database
Usage: certs [options] [username[@domain_upn_format
Source: Rapid7
Source Link: https://blog.rapid7.com/2025/04/25/metasploit-wrap-up-04-25-2025/