https://blog.lameiro0x.com/tags/soncat/Recent content in Soncat on Miguel Lameiro | Cybersecurity Blog & Security WriteupsHugo -- 0.161.1en-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.lameiro0x.com/notes/post-exploitation/pivoting-tunneling-and-port-forwarding/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.lameiro0x.com/notes/post-exploitation/pivoting-tunneling-and-port-forwarding/<h1 id="introduction">Introduction</h1> <p>Pivoting is the practice of using a compromised host to reach networks that are not directly accessible from the attack box. In real assessments, this usually happens after obtaining credentials, SSH access, a shell, or a Meterpreter session on a system that sits between two segments. That compromised machine becomes a pivot host, jump host, foothold, or proxy, and from there the assessment can move deeper into the target environment without requiring direct connectivity from the outside.</p>