Dump logon passwords (inject mode)
AI agents call inject_logonPasswords to retrieve information from Cobalt Strike MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
While credential dumping is a sensitive operation in a red team context, the tool's function is fundamentally to READ and retrieve password data that already exists in system memory or credential stores. It does not create, modify, delete, or irreversibly destroy data.
From the tool's definition The tool 'inject_logonPasswords' is described as 'Dump logon passwords (inject mode)' - the verb 'dump' suggests retrieval/extraction of existing data rather than modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Dump logon passwords (inject mode). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for inject_logonPasswords: 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 Cobalt Strike MCP Server. Nothing to install.
inject_logonPasswords is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the inject_logonPasswords 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 inject_logonPasswords. 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.
inject_logonPasswords is provided by the Cobalt Strike MCP Server MCP server (mickeydb/cobalt-strike-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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