This is a simple CLI for pypsrp.
Pypsrp exposes the WinRM (Windows Remote Management) API as Python library. This CLI provides the corresponding interface called by the OpenVAS Scanner.
- Inherited from Pypsrp
- Python 3.10 and later are supported
- Forces Kerberos support in its dependency chain
Kerberos and build-dependencies
apt install -y krb5-user libkrb5-dev gcc python3-pip python3-dev
The following python packages also exist as Debian packages thus should be less conflict prone in case of system-wide installations like Docker.
apt install -y python3-cryptography python3-gssapi python3-requests
pip install .
Note: in case of system-wide installations, use --break-system-packages at your own risk
All arguments currently supported are mandatory. Certain non-pythonic design choicies were made to ensure easier integration into the OpenVAS stack w.r.t. parsing errors.
usage: pypsrp_cli [-h] [--interpreter INTERPRETER] [-c COMMAND] [-t TARGET] [--port PORT] [--path PATH] [--ssl SSL] [--authentication AUTHENTICATION] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD]
Pypsrp CLI wrapper
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--interpreter INTERPRETER
Command interpreter. Specify as 'CMD' or 'PS'
-c, --command COMMAND
Command to execute on the host
-t, --target TARGET Target host
--port PORT Port
--path PATH URL path
--ssl SSL Forces HTTPS. Specify as '0' or '1'
--authentication AUTHENTICATION
Authentication algorithm. Currently supported: 'NTLM', 'Kerberos'
-u, --username USERNAME
Username
-p, --password PASSWORD
Password
Ensure that your target has WinRM enabled. Non-Server versions of Windows have it disabled by default.
This project is maintained by Greenbone AG
Copyright (C) 2026 Greenbone AG
Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Thanks to the authors of pypsrp for providing a WinRM-based API in Python.