sshuttle

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Install

apt install sshuttle
pip install sshuttle

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Basic Usage

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24

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With Key

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24 --ssh-cmd "ssh -i /path/to/key"

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With Password (sshpass)

sshpass -p 'password' sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24

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Multiple Subnets

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24 172.16.0.0/16

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Route All Traffic

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 0.0.0.0/0

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Exclude Subnets

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24 -x 10.10.10.1/32

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DNS Forwarding

sshuttle --dns -r user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24

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Non-Standard SSH Port

sshuttle -r user@PIVOT_IP:2222 10.10.10.0/24

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Verbose / Debug

sshuttle -vvr user@PIVOT_IP 10.10.10.0/24

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Advantages Over SSH SOCKS

• No ProxyChains needed — transparent routing
• Works with any tool (nmap TCP, curl, etc.)
• DNS forwarding support
• No SOCKS configuration per tool

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Limitations

• Requires Python on pivot
• TCP only (no UDP/ICMP)
• Needs root on attacker (iptables)

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Quick Reference