eCPPT Exam Information and Outline
Certified Professional Penetration Tester
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
eCPPT Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
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- Exam Format
- Practical lab-based penetration testing exam with report
- Information Gathering and Enumeration
- Network and service enumeration
- Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation
- Exploiting services
- Windows and Linux Privilege Escalation
- Misconfigurations and kernel exploits
- Active Directory Penetration Testing
- Kerberoasting and lateral movement
- Pivoting and Lateral Movement
- Tunnelling and port forwarding
- Web Application Attacks
- Injection and authentication flaws
- Antivirus Evasion and Command and Control
- Payload obfuscation and C2
- Penetration Testing Reporting
- Findings and remediation