Track CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 practice status, review exam details, and request an update when IT Mastery coverage becomes available.
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CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) is CompTIA’s penetration-testing route for candidates who need practical judgment across planning, scoping, reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, exploitation, post-exploitation, reporting, and remediation guidance.
This page tracks the PenTest+ PT0-003 practice-bank rollout for IT Mastery. Dedicated simulator practice is not live yet, but you can review the exam snapshot, topic coverage, and related live IT Mastery options while coverage is being prioritized.
Who PT0-003 is for
penetration testers, vulnerability analysts, and security consultants who need a vendor-neutral offensive-security credential
candidates comparing hands-on attack-surface testing with Security+, CySA+, SecurityX, or cloud-security routes
learners who need legal scoping, reconnaissance, exploitation, reporting, and remediation judgment in one exam path
PT0-003 exam snapshot
Vendor: CompTIA
Official exam name: CompTIA PenTest+ (V3)
Exam code: PT0-003
Launch date shown by CompTIA: December 17, 2024
Question count shown by CompTIA: maximum of 90, including multiple-choice and performance-based questions
Exam time shown by CompTIA: 165 minutes
Passing score shown by CompTIA: 750 on a 100-900 scale
Recommended experience shown by CompTIA: 3-4 years in a penetration tester job role, with Network+ and Security+ or equivalent knowledge
PenTest+ questions usually reward the option that stays inside scope, uses evidence from the right phase, validates findings safely, and turns technical issues into useful remediation guidance.
Topic coverage for PT0-003
planning, scoping, legal, and ethical requirements
reconnaissance and enumeration
vulnerability scanning and result validation
network, host, web application, API, cloud, and IoT attack techniques
post-exploitation, lateral movement, reporting, and remediation communication
Useful live route for cloud network, identity, and workload-boundary decisions.
Practice bank status
Current status: In demand review
Exact IT Mastery simulator for this exam: not yet live
Best use right now: confirm the PT0-003 offensive-security lane here, then practise with Security+, Network+, and cloud-security pages while dedicated PenTest+ coverage is not live
Update path: request an update above if PenTest+ is your actual target exam