By Haider Mehdi, Cybersecurity Enthusiast & Penetration Tester
Why Deepseek Prompts Matter in 2025 đ¨
Letâs face it: penetration testing in 2025 isnât what it used to be. With AI-driven attacks and quantum computing looming, ethical hackers need smarter tools. Iâve spent years in the trenches, and Deepseekâs AI-powered prompts have been a game-changer for me. They cut through the noise, letting you focus on real vulnerabilities.
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Comman
- Phishing Simulation
“Generate a phishing email template targeting corporate employees that evades standard spam filters, using psychological triggers related to urgent HR policy updates.”
- Exploit Development
“Develop a step-by-step guide to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in a legacy FTP server (Windows XP, ASLR disabled), including shellcode injection and EIP control.”
- Lab Setup
“Outline the steps to configure a vulnerable Active Directory lab with common misconfigurations (e.g., Kerberoasting, LLMNR poisoning) for practicing lateral movement techniques.”
- WAF Bypass
“Provide 7 techniques to bypass a Web Application Firewall (WAF) during a SQL injection attack, including obfuscation methods and timing-based payloads.”
- Linux Privilege Escalation
“List the top 5 privilege escalation methods for a Linux system (e.g., SUID binaries, cron jobs, kernel exploits) and provide commands to identify/exploit them.”
- Evasion Tactics
“Create a Metasploit payload (Windows) that evades detection by Windows Defender using custom encryption and process hollowing.”
- Password Cracking
“Write a Hashcat command to crack a WPA2 handshake capture file (PMKID included) using a hybrid dictionary/rule-based attack with mask ?a?a?a?a.”
- Reporting Framework
“Generate a penetration testing report template with CVSS scoring, PoC screenshots, and remediation steps tailored for non-technical executives and IT teams.”
- Wireless Attacks
“Explain how to perform a rogue access point attack using a Raspberry Pi, Kali Linux, and Responder to capture NTLMv2 hashes in a corporate network.”
- Cloud Security
“Identify 10 common misconfigurations in AWS S3 buckets/IAM roles and provide CLI commands to exploit them (e.g., privilege escalation, data exfiltration).”
Reconnaissance & OSINT
- Subdomain Takeover
“Design a script to identify vulnerable subdomains (e.g., dangling CNAMEs) in a large enterprise domain using crt.sh, Sublist3r, and DNS zone walking.”
- Cloud Asset Discovery
“Write a Python script to enumerate exposed AWS resources (S3 buckets, EC2 instances) using Shodan API and misconfigured IAM policies.”
Web Application Exploits
- JWT Vulnerabilities
“Explain how to exploit a flawed JWT implementation (e.g., ‘none’ algorithm, weak secrets) to escalate privileges in a REST API, including Burp Suite payloads.”
- GraphQL Injection
“Craft malicious GraphQL queries to extract hidden data (field smuggling, introspection abuse) and bypass rate-limiting in a vulnerable API.”
- SSRF to Cloud Metadata
“Demonstrate a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack to access AWS EC2 metadata endpoints and steal IAM credentials from a vulnerable web app.”
Network & Red Teaming
- NTLM Relay Attacks
“Configure Impacket’s ntlmrelayx.py to relay captured NTLM hashes and execute commands on a Domain Controller via SMB and LDAP protocols.”
- DNS Exfiltration
“Create a covert data exfiltration channel using DNS TXT records and PowerShell, bypassing network egress monitoring.”
Mobile & IoT
- Android APK Reverse Engineering
“Decompile an Android APK using JADX, identify hardcoded API keys in Smali code, and bypass certificate pinning with Frida.”
- IoT Firmware Analysis
“Extract and analyze a vulnerable IoT device firmware (e.g., router) using Binwalk, identify backdoor credentials, and exploit exposed UART ports.”
Cloud & Containers
- Kubernetes Privilege Escalation
“List 5 misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC policies that allow privilege escalation (e.g., pod creation with hostPID) and provide kubectl exploitation commands.”
- Azure AD Enumeration
“Use MicroBurst and AzureHound to map tenant roles, service principals, and conditional access policies for lateral movement in Azure Active Directory.”
Evasion & Advanced Persistence
- AMSI Bypass
“Write a custom PowerShell script to bypass AMSI (Antimalware Scan Interface) using memory patching and reflective DLL loading.”
- Living-off-the-Land Binaries
“Create a LOLBAS (Living-off-the-Land Binaries and Scripts) attack chain using certutil.exe and msbuild.exe for payload execution and evasion.”
Physical & Social Engineering
- BadUSB Payload
“Program a Rubber Ducky to mimic a HID keyboard, execute keystroke-based PowerShell commands, and establish a reverse shell on a locked Windows workstation.”
- Vishing Script
“Develop a vishing (voice phishing) script impersonating IT support to extract Active Directory credentials via a fake password reset portal.”
Post-Exploitation
- Golden Ticket Attacks
“Generate a Kerberos Golden Ticket using Mimikatz on a compromised Domain Controller and persist across forest trusts in a multi-domain environment.”
- DPAPI Master Key Extraction
“Dump Windows DPAPI master keys from memory using Mimikatz and decrypt saved browser credentials (Chrome, Edge) from a low-privilege user account.”
Emerging Threats
- AI Model Exploitation
“Identify vulnerabilities in a machine learning API (e.g., model inversion, adversarial inputs) to extract training data or disrupt predictions.”
- ICS/SCADA Exploits
“Simulate a Modbus TCP exploit to manipulate PLC registers and disrupt industrial control systems using Pythonâs scapy library.”
- Supply Chain Compromise
“Poison a public Python PyPI package to include a reverse shell payload and evade static analysis checks (e.g., typosquatting, delayed execution).”
Cloud & Containers
- Azure Key Vault Exploitation
“Write a PowerShell script to extract secrets from an Azure Key Vault using a misconfigured Managed Identity and exfiltrate credentials via DNS tunneling.”
- GCP IAM Privilege Escalation
“Identify and exploit overprivileged Google Cloud IAM roles (e.g., iam.serviceAccounts.getAccessToken) to escalate from a low-privileged service account to project admin.”
- Docker Socket Misuse
“Demonstrate how access to an exposed Docker socket (/var/run/docker.sock) can lead to container escape and host takeover using malicious container mounts.”
Web & API Security
- OAuth Token Hijacking
“Explain how to steal OAuth tokens via open redirect vulnerabilities in a SAML/OIDC flow and abuse them to access Microsoft Graph API or AWS STS.”
- WebSocket Hijacking
“Craft a malicious WebSocket handshake to bypass origin checks and intercept real-time chat data in a vulnerable application using wsrepl or Burp Suite.”
- API Gateway Misconfigurations
“Exploit an AWS API Gateway with unvalidated request parameters to invoke unauthorized Lambda functions or access internal EC2 metadata.”
Red Team Infrastructure
- C2 Obfuscation with CDNs
“Configure Cobalt Strike or Sliver C2 traffic to mimic legitimate Cloudflare CDN requests, including domain fronting and JA3/S fingerprint evasion.”
- Zero-Day Simulation
“Design a hypothetical exploit chain for a vulnerable PDF parser (CVE-XXXX-XXXX) using fuzzing with AFL++ and ROP gadget chaining in Ghidra.”
Mobile & macOS
- iOS Jailbreak Detection Bypass
“Use Frida to bypass jailbreak detection in an iOS banking app by hooking Objective-C methods like NSFileManager or sysctl checks.”
- macOS MDM Exploitation
“Reverse-engineer a macOS Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile to extract embedded credentials and abuse DEP enrollment for persistence.”
Industrial & Niche Protocols
- Modbus TCP Replay Attacks
“Use Pythonâs scapy library to replay captured Modbus TCP packets and manipulate PLC coil registers (e.g., disable safety systems in a simulated factory).”
- Zigbee Network Sniffing
“Set up a Zigbee sniffer using a CC2531 USB dongle and ZBOSS to capture insecure pairing processes and decrypt IoT device traffic.”
Evasion & Fileless Attacks
- Windows ETW Bypass
“Modify a .NET assembly at runtime using dnSpy to disable Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) and evade detection during credential dumping.”
- Fileless Persistence via WMI
“Create a WMI event subscription to execute a PowerShell payload in-memory when a specific user logs in, leaving no artifacts on disk.”
Emerging Tech & Compliance
- Blockchain Smart Contract Audit
“Identify reentrancy vulnerabilities in a Solidity smart contract using Slither and demonstrate a flash loan attack on a DeFi protocol.”
- AI-Powered Defense Bypass
“Bypass an AI-driven WAF by generating adversarial SQLi payloads using OpenAIâs GPT-4 or similar models to mimic benign traffic patterns.”
Physical & Hardware
- RFID Cloning with Proxmark3
“Clone a HID ProxCard II using a Proxmark3 device and brute-force the facility access code via dictionary attacks on the RF signal.”
- PCIe DMA Attacks
“Demonstrate a Direct Memory Access (DMA) attack via Thunderbolt 3 to dump Windows credentials using a Raspberry Pi Pico and PCILeech.”
Miscellaneous
- Data Destruction Ransomware Sim
“Develop a proof-of-concept ransomware that uses cipher.exe /w to overwrite free disk space and encrypts files with ChaCha20 (no C2 for air-gap testing).”
- Legal Pentest Scoping
“Draft a penetration testing Rules of Engagement (RoE) document compliant with GDPR/HIPAA, including liability waivers for ICS/SCADA environments.”
- Purple Team Collaboration
“Design a collaborative exercise where a red team exploits PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) and the blue team deploys Sysmon rules to detect spoolsv.exe anomalies.”
- CI/CD Pipeline Compromise
“Inject malicious code into a GitHub Actions workflow to exfiltrate AWS keys via a compromised runner and pivot to S3 buckets.”
- eJPT/eWPT Exam Prep
“Solve a mock OSCP-style challenge: Exploit a vulnerable WordPress plugin (CSRF to RCE) and escalate privileges via dirty_pipe (CVE-2022-0847).”
- MFA Fatigue Attack Automation
“Write a Python script to simulate 100+ MFA push notifications to a Okta userâs device, bypassing rate limits, until they accidentally approve access.”
- BIOS/UEFI Backdooring
“Modify a systemâs UEFI firmware using CHIPSEC to implant a persistent backdoor that survives OS reinstallation and full disk encryption.”
đ Final Thoughts
There you have itâ55 prompts to up your game in 2025. Whether youâre a newbie or a seasoned pro, keep experimenting. And hey, drop a comment below if Prompt saves your next audit! đ
FAQs â
Q: Are these prompts legal?
A: Always get written consent before testing! Unauthorized hacking = bad idea.
Q: Is Deepseek works with Metasploit?
A: Deepseek integrates with Metasploit seamlessly.
