This PR fixespwncat compatibility withPython 3.13 by addressing five key issues:

Fixes included

Module replacement

• Removed use of deprecatedcrypt module (dropped in Python 3.13)
• Replaced withpasslib.hash.sha512_crypt for hashing/etc/passwd entries
  → Updated in:
  • modules/linux/enumerate/escalate/append_passwd.py
  • modules/linux/implant/passwd.py

Import system cleanup

• Replaced deprecated:

  loader.find_module(...).load_module(...)

  with:

  importlib.util.spec_from_loader(...)+exec_module(...)

  → Applied in:
  • pwncat/commands/__init__.py
  • pwncat/manager.py

CVE-2019-14287 detection fix

• Made the version parsing more robust usingtry/except withpackaging.version.parse()
  → Prevents crashes on systems with distro-specific or malformed sudo versions.

Pickle serialization fix

• Fixed a bug introduced in a previous commit that broke object serialization with ZODB
  → Restores proper enumeration, persistence, and database commits.

Dependency update

• Addedpasslib topyproject.toml to support the new password hashing backend.

Errors resolved

• ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'crypt'
• AttributeError: 'FileFinder' object has no attribute 'find_module'
• PicklingError: Can't pickle <class ...>

How to install this fix immediately

If this PR is not yet merged, you can install the fixed version directly from my fork:

pipx install git+https://github.com/Chocapikk/pwncat-vl