Cybergrenade: Automated Exploitation of Local Network Machines via Single Board Computers

In this paper, we introduce a defensive cybersecurity framework called Cybergrenade automating various penetration testing tools to sequentially exploit machines connected to a single local network, all underneath a single application running on a Single-Board Computer (SBC). This takes advantage of the SBC's unique capabilities in a way that manual exploitation simply cannot match. Currently, while many SBCs are being used in research as exploitation tool-kits, the current state of automation of the processes associated with exploitation leaves much to be desired. While this paper describes the Cybergrenade Framework, it can be used as a guideline for future research automating the exploitation process. Cybergrenade allows tools such as Nmap, OpenVAS, and Metasploit tools to be automatically utilized under one framework. Our experimental evolution revealed that Cybergrenade can perform the automation of various pentesting tools under a single application with ease.