run_windapsearch
A execute tool on the Pentester- MCP server.
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What run_windapsearch does on Pentester-MCP
AI agents invoke run_windapsearch to trigger actions in Pentester-MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why run_windapsearch is rated High
This tool runs windapsearch, a reconnaissance/exploitation tool against Windows Active Directory systems. It executes external code/commands whose effects depend on arguments (target, credentials, queries). While primarily reconnaissance-focused (Read-adjacent), the execution of an external penetration testing tool on potentially sensitive systems qualifies as Execute.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'run_windapsearch' combined with server context 'penetration testing tools' and sibling tools including 'execute_weevely_module', 'launch_xsser_gui', and 'dnscat_client' indicates this executes an external penetration testing utility.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs run_windapsearch safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Pentester-MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For run_windapsearch, this is the rule to start with:
run_windapsearch stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Pentester-MCP, apply this rule, and every run_windapsearch call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about run_windapsearch
run_windapsearch is a execute tool on the Pentester MCP server. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Pentester-MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Pentester MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for run_windapsearch: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Pentester-MCP. Nothing to install.
run_windapsearch is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the run_windapsearch rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for run_windapsearch. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
run_windapsearch is provided by the Pentester MCP server (halilkirazkaya/pentester-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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