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Chisel

Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP.

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chisel — terminal
$ chisel server -p 8080 --reverse

What it does

Chisel is a fast TCP/UDP tunnel transported over HTTP and secured via SSH, used to pivot through firewalls and NAT. It's a common choice for port-forwarding during post-exploitation.

Common use cases

  • Tunnel RDP or SSH traffic through a restrictive firewall using HTTP-encapsulated proxy.
  • Reverse port forwarding from a compromised host to expose internal services to the attacker.
  • Establish persistent SOCKS proxy through NAT for lateral network scanning from outside.

Key features

  • Single binary for client and server — no installation or runtime dependencies.
  • Tunnels TCP, UDP, and SOCKS5 traffic over HTTP with optional SSH encryption.
  • Supports both forward and reverse proxying for flexible network-pivot scenarios.
  • Built-in web interface for monitoring active tunnels and connection status.

Source

https://github.com/jpillora/chisel

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