diff --git a/docker/_tests/README.md b/docker/_tests/README.md
index 1dbac890..ecec05ab 100644
--- a/docker/_tests/README.md
+++ b/docker/_tests/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ not touch production `data/` or `data_backup/` paths.
 ./docker/_tests/run.sh ciscoasa
 ./docker/_tests/run.sh citrixhoneypot
 ./docker/_tests/run.sh conpot
+./docker/_tests/run.sh cowrie
 ```
 
 Common options:
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ Individual tests can also be run directly:
 ./docker/_tests/tests/ciscoasa.sh --https-port 18443 --ike-port 15000
 ./docker/_tests/tests/citrixhoneypot.sh --https-port 1443
 ./docker/_tests/tests/conpot.sh --guardian-ast-port 11001 --ipmi-port 1623
+./docker/_tests/tests/cowrie.sh
+./docker/_tests/tests/cowrie.sh --ssh-port 2222 --telnet-port 2323
 ```
 
 ## Conventions
diff --git a/docker/_tests/tests/cowrie.sh b/docker/_tests/tests/cowrie.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed5ac6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/_tests/tests/cowrie.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,558 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=../lib/common.sh
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../lib/common.sh"
+
+TEST_NAME="cowrie"
+DEFAULT_IMAGE="ghcr.io/telekom-security/cowrie:24.04.1"
+IMAGE=""
+SSH_PORT=""
+TELNET_PORT=""
+LOG_DIR=""
+TTY_LOG_DIR=""
+DL_DIR=""
+KEYS_DIR=""
+JSON_LOG_FILE=""
+MAPPED_SSH_PORT=""
+MAPPED_TELNET_PORT=""
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $0 [options]
+
+Run an isolated post-build smoke test for the Cowrie image.
+
+Options:
+  --image IMAGE        Image to test. Defaults to docker/cowrie/docker-compose.yml.
+  --ssh-port PORT      Host TCP port for SSH. Default: dynamic free port.
+  --telnet-port PORT   Host TCP port for Telnet. Default: dynamic free port.
+  --timeout SEC        Timeout for startup, protocol, and log checks. Default: 30.
+  --bind-ip IP         Host IP to bind. Default: 127.0.0.1.
+  --keep-artifacts     Keep temporary compose file and logs for debugging.
+  -h, --help           Show this help message.
+EOF
+}
+
+parse_args() {
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      --image)
+        [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || test_die "--image requires an argument"
+        IMAGE="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --image=*)
+        IMAGE="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --ssh-port)
+        [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || test_die "--ssh-port requires an argument"
+        SSH_PORT="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --ssh-port=*)
+        SSH_PORT="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --telnet-port)
+        [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || test_die "--telnet-port requires an argument"
+        TELNET_PORT="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --telnet-port=*)
+        TELNET_PORT="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --timeout)
+        [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || test_die "--timeout requires an argument"
+        TEST_TIMEOUT="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --timeout=*)
+        TEST_TIMEOUT="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --bind-ip)
+        [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || test_die "--bind-ip requires an argument"
+        TEST_BIND_IP="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --bind-ip=*)
+        TEST_BIND_IP="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --keep-artifacts)
+        TEST_KEEP_ARTIFACTS="true"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -h|--help)
+        usage
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+      *)
+        test_die "Unknown option: $1"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+validate_args() {
+  test_validate_timeout
+  if [[ -n "${SSH_PORT}" ]]; then
+    test_validate_port "${SSH_PORT}"
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${TELNET_PORT}" ]]; then
+    test_validate_port "${TELNET_PORT}"
+  fi
+}
+
+prepare_cowrie_harness() {
+  test_prepare_harness "${TEST_NAME}"
+
+  LOG_DIR="${TEST_TMP_ROOT}/log"
+  TTY_LOG_DIR="${LOG_DIR}/tty"
+  DL_DIR="${TEST_TMP_ROOT}/downloads"
+  KEYS_DIR="${TEST_TMP_ROOT}/keys"
+  JSON_LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/cowrie.json"
+  TEST_ARTIFACT_LOG_DIR="${LOG_DIR}"
+
+  mkdir -p "${LOG_DIR}" "${TTY_LOG_DIR}" "${DL_DIR}" "${KEYS_DIR}"
+  chmod 0777 "${LOG_DIR}" "${TTY_LOG_DIR}" "${DL_DIR}" "${KEYS_DIR}"
+
+  cat > "${TEST_HARNESS_COMPOSE}" <<EOF
+services:
+  cowrie:
+    image: "${IMAGE}"
+    container_name: "${TEST_CONTAINER_NAME}"
+    restart: "no"
+    read_only: true
+    user: "2000:2000"
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp/cowrie:uid=2000,gid=2000
+      - /tmp/cowrie/data:uid=2000,gid=2000
+    ports:
+      - "${TEST_BIND_IP}:${SSH_PORT}:22"
+      - "${TEST_BIND_IP}:${TELNET_PORT}:23"
+    volumes:
+      - "${DL_DIR}:/home/cowrie/cowrie/dl"
+      - "${KEYS_DIR}:/home/cowrie/cowrie/etc"
+      - "${LOG_DIR}:/home/cowrie/cowrie/log"
+      - "${TTY_LOG_DIR}:/home/cowrie/cowrie/log/tty"
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: "${TEST_PROJECT_NAME}_net"
+EOF
+}
+
+wait_for_json_log() {
+  local deadline=$((SECONDS + TEST_TIMEOUT))
+
+  while (( SECONDS < deadline )); do
+    if [[ -f "${JSON_LOG_FILE}" ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+run_ssh_banner_probe() {
+  local token="$1"
+
+  python3 - "${TEST_BIND_IP}" "${MAPPED_SSH_PORT}" "${token}" "${TEST_TIMEOUT}" <<'PY'
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+
+host = sys.argv[1]
+port = int(sys.argv[2])
+token = sys.argv[3]
+timeout = int(sys.argv[4])
+deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+client_banner = f"SSH-2.0-tpot-cowrie-smoke-{token}\r\n".encode("ascii")
+
+try:
+    with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout) as sock:
+        sock.settimeout(1)
+        chunks = []
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            try:
+                chunk = sock.recv(256)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                continue
+            if not chunk:
+                raise RuntimeError("Connection closed before SSH banner")
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+            if b"\n" in b"".join(chunks):
+                break
+
+        banner = b"".join(chunks).splitlines()[0]
+        if not banner.startswith(b"SSH-"):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Expected SSH banner, got {banner!r}")
+
+        sock.sendall(client_banner)
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+    print(f"SSH banner: {banner.decode('ascii', errors='replace')}")
+except Exception as exc:
+    print(f"SSH probe failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+PY
+}
+
+run_ssh_banner_probe_with_retries() {
+  local token="$1"
+  local deadline=$((SECONDS + TEST_TIMEOUT))
+  local output=""
+
+  while (( SECONDS < deadline )); do
+    if output="$(run_ssh_banner_probe "${token}" 2>&1)"; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${output}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  printf '%s\n' "${output}" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+run_telnet_login_probe() {
+  local token="$1"
+
+  python3 - "${TEST_BIND_IP}" "${MAPPED_TELNET_PORT}" "${token}" "${TEST_TIMEOUT}" <<'PY'
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+
+IAC = 255
+DONT = 254
+DO = 253
+WONT = 252
+WILL = 251
+SB = 250
+SE = 240
+
+host = sys.argv[1]
+port = int(sys.argv[2])
+token = sys.argv[3]
+timeout = int(sys.argv[4])
+username = f"cowrie-user-{token}"
+password = f"cowrie-pass-{token}"
+deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+
+
+def readable(data):
+    return data.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore").lower()
+
+
+def read_until(sock, needles):
+    data = bytearray()
+    in_subnegotiation = False
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        try:
+            chunk = sock.recv(256)
+        except socket.timeout:
+            continue
+        if not chunk:
+            break
+
+        index = 0
+        while index < len(chunk):
+            byte = chunk[index]
+            if byte == IAC and index + 1 < len(chunk):
+                command = chunk[index + 1]
+                if command in (DO, DONT, WILL, WONT) and index + 2 < len(chunk):
+                    option = chunk[index + 2]
+                    if command in (DO, DONT):
+                        sock.sendall(bytes([IAC, WONT, option]))
+                    else:
+                        sock.sendall(bytes([IAC, DONT, option]))
+                    index += 3
+                    continue
+                if command == SB:
+                    in_subnegotiation = True
+                    index += 2
+                    continue
+                if command == SE:
+                    in_subnegotiation = False
+                    index += 2
+                    continue
+                index += 2
+                continue
+
+            if not in_subnegotiation:
+                data.append(byte)
+            index += 1
+
+        text = readable(data)
+        if any(needle in text for needle in needles):
+            return bytes(data)
+
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Timed out waiting for one of {needles}; received {bytes(data)!r}")
+
+
+try:
+    with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout) as sock:
+        sock.settimeout(1)
+        login_prompt = read_until(sock, ("login:", "username:"))
+        sock.sendall((username + "\r\n").encode("ascii"))
+        password_prompt = read_until(sock, ("password:",))
+        sock.sendall((password + "\r\n").encode("ascii"))
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+    print(
+        "Telnet prompts: "
+        f"{login_prompt[-80:].decode('utf-8', errors='replace')!r}; "
+        f"{password_prompt[-80:].decode('utf-8', errors='replace')!r}"
+    )
+except Exception as exc:
+    print(f"Telnet probe failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+PY
+}
+
+run_telnet_login_probe_with_retries() {
+  local token="$1"
+  local deadline=$((SECONDS + TEST_TIMEOUT))
+  local output=""
+
+  while (( SECONDS < deadline )); do
+    if output="$(run_telnet_login_probe "${token}" 2>&1)"; then
+      printf '%s\n' "${output}"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  printf '%s\n' "${output}" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+wait_for_json_event_containing() {
+  local token="$1"
+  local mode="$2"
+
+  python3 - "${JSON_LOG_FILE}" "${token}" "${mode}" "${TEST_TIMEOUT}" <<'PY'
+import json
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+token = sys.argv[2]
+mode = sys.argv[3]
+timeout = int(sys.argv[4])
+deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+last_error = None
+
+
+def contains_token(value):
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return token in value
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return any(contains_token(item) for item in value.values())
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return any(contains_token(item) for item in value)
+    return False
+
+
+def matches_mode(event):
+    eventid = str(event.get("eventid", ""))
+    if mode == "ssh":
+        return contains_token(event) and (
+            eventid.startswith("cowrie.client.")
+            or eventid.startswith("cowrie.session.")
+            or eventid.startswith("cowrie.login.")
+        )
+    if mode == "telnet":
+        return contains_token(event) and (
+            eventid.startswith("cowrie.login.")
+            or eventid.startswith("cowrie.session.")
+            or eventid.startswith("cowrie.client.")
+        )
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown mode: {mode}")
+
+
+while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+    if not path.exists():
+        last_error = f"{path} does not exist yet"
+        time.sleep(1)
+        continue
+
+    try:
+        lines = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines()
+    except OSError as exc:
+        last_error = f"Could not read {path}: {exc}"
+        time.sleep(1)
+        continue
+
+    for line_number, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
+        if not line.strip():
+            continue
+        try:
+            event = json.loads(line)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+            last_error = f"Invalid JSON in {path}:{line_number}: {exc}"
+            continue
+
+        if matches_mode(event):
+            print(f"JSON event found in {path}:{line_number}: {event.get('eventid', '<missing eventid>')}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+
+    last_error = f"No {mode} JSON event found in {path} for token {token}"
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+if last_error:
+    print(last_error, file=sys.stderr)
+sys.exit(1)
+PY
+}
+
+assert_custom_filesystem() {
+  docker exec -i "${TEST_CONTAINER_NAME}" python3 - <<'PY'
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+root = Path("/home/cowrie/cowrie")
+pickle_path = root / "src" / "cowrie" / "data" / "fs.pickle"
+honeyfs = root / "honeyfs"
+offenders = []
+
+
+def read_bytes(path):
+    try:
+        return path.read_bytes()
+    except OSError as exc:
+        print(f"Could not read {path}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if not pickle_path.is_file():
+    print(f"Missing Cowrie filesystem pickle: {pickle_path}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+if not honeyfs.is_dir():
+    print(f"Missing Cowrie honeyfs directory: {honeyfs}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if b"phil" in read_bytes(pickle_path).lower():
+    offenders.append(str(pickle_path))
+
+for item in honeyfs.rglob("*"):
+    if "phil" in item.name.lower():
+        offenders.append(str(item))
+        continue
+    if item.is_file() and b"phil" in read_bytes(item).lower():
+        offenders.append(str(item))
+
+if offenders:
+    print("Cowrie filesystem still contains 'phil': " + ", ".join(offenders), file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+pickle_bytes = read_bytes(pickle_path)
+pickle_size = pickle_path.stat().st_size
+passwd = read_bytes(honeyfs / "etc" / "passwd")
+hostname = read_bytes(honeyfs / "etc" / "hostname")
+os_release = read_bytes(honeyfs / "etc" / "os-release")
+
+if pickle_size < 1000000:
+    print(f"fs.pickle is unexpectedly small: {pickle_size} bytes", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+checks = [
+    (b"ubuntu", pickle_bytes, "fs.pickle does not contain ubuntu"),
+    (b"ubuntu", passwd, "honeyfs /etc/passwd does not contain ubuntu"),
+    (b"srv01", hostname, "honeyfs /etc/hostname does not contain srv01"),
+    (b"Ubuntu 22.04", os_release, "honeyfs /etc/os-release does not describe Ubuntu 22.04"),
+]
+
+for needle, haystack, message in checks:
+    if needle not in haystack:
+        print(message, file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+print("Cowrie filesystem profile validated: ubuntu@srv01 without phil")
+PY
+}
+
+assert_no_runtime_errors() {
+  if grep -R -E "Traceback|NameError|Unhandled Error|Exception" "${LOG_DIR}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    test_die "Cowrie runtime error found in log files"
+  fi
+
+  if test_compose logs --no-color 2>/dev/null | grep -E "Traceback|NameError|Unhandled Error|Exception" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    test_die "Cowrie runtime error found in Docker logs"
+  fi
+}
+
+main() {
+  parse_args "$@"
+  validate_args
+  test_check_dependencies
+
+  if [[ -z "${IMAGE}" ]]; then
+    IMAGE="$(test_read_compose_image "${TEST_NAME}" "${DEFAULT_IMAGE}")"
+  fi
+
+  test_info "Using image: ${IMAGE}"
+  test_require_image "${IMAGE}" "docker compose -f docker/${TEST_NAME}/docker-compose.yml build ${TEST_NAME}"
+
+  if [[ -n "${SSH_PORT}" ]]; then
+    test_ensure_port_free "${TEST_BIND_IP}" "${SSH_PORT}" || test_die "${TEST_BIND_IP}:${SSH_PORT} is already in use. Try --ssh-port <free-port>."
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${TELNET_PORT}" ]]; then
+    test_ensure_port_free "${TEST_BIND_IP}" "${TELNET_PORT}" || test_die "${TEST_BIND_IP}:${TELNET_PORT} is already in use. Try --telnet-port <free-port>."
+  fi
+
+  prepare_cowrie_harness
+  test_enable_cleanup
+
+  test_info "Starting isolated Cowrie container"
+  test_compose up -d --no-build >/dev/null
+
+  test_wait_for_container || test_die "Cowrie container did not stay running"
+  test_ok "Container is running"
+
+  MAPPED_SSH_PORT="$(test_get_mapped_port "${TEST_NAME}" "22")" || test_die "Could not resolve mapped host port for 22/tcp"
+  test_ok "Port ${TEST_BIND_IP}:${MAPPED_SSH_PORT} maps to container port 22/tcp"
+
+  MAPPED_TELNET_PORT="$(test_get_mapped_port "${TEST_NAME}" "23")" || test_die "Could not resolve mapped host port for 23/tcp"
+  test_ok "Port ${TEST_BIND_IP}:${MAPPED_TELNET_PORT} maps to container port 23/tcp"
+
+  test_info "Validating custom Cowrie filesystem profile"
+  assert_custom_filesystem || test_die "Custom Cowrie filesystem validation failed"
+  test_ok "Custom Cowrie filesystem profile is present"
+
+  test_info "Waiting for cowrie.json"
+  wait_for_json_log || test_die "cowrie.json was not created"
+  test_ok "cowrie.json exists"
+
+  local ssh_token="ssh-test-$(date +%s)-$$"
+  test_info "Running SSH banner probe with token: ${ssh_token}"
+  run_ssh_banner_probe_with_retries "${ssh_token}" || test_die "SSH probe failed on ${TEST_BIND_IP}:${MAPPED_SSH_PORT}"
+  test_wait_for_container || test_die "Cowrie container stopped after SSH probe"
+
+  test_info "Waiting for SSH probe event in cowrie.json"
+  wait_for_json_event_containing "${ssh_token}" "ssh" || test_die "SSH probe token was not found in cowrie.json"
+  test_ok "SSH probe was written to cowrie.json"
+
+  local telnet_token="telnet-test-$(date +%s)-$$"
+  test_info "Running Telnet login probe with token: ${telnet_token}"
+  run_telnet_login_probe_with_retries "${telnet_token}" || test_die "Telnet probe failed on ${TEST_BIND_IP}:${MAPPED_TELNET_PORT}"
+  test_wait_for_container || test_die "Cowrie container stopped after Telnet probe"
+
+  test_info "Waiting for Telnet probe event in cowrie.json"
+  wait_for_json_event_containing "${telnet_token}" "telnet" || test_die "Telnet probe token was not found in cowrie.json"
+  test_ok "Telnet probe was written to cowrie.json"
+
+  assert_no_runtime_errors
+  test_ok "No Cowrie runtime errors found in logs"
+
+  test_ok "Cowrie post-build smoke test completed successfully"
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/docker/cowrie/Dockerfile b/docker/cowrie/Dockerfile
index fc7e540a..645d7512 100644
--- a/docker/cowrie/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/cowrie/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM alpine:3.23
 #
 # Include dist
 COPY dist/ /root/dist/
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ RUN apk --no-cache -U upgrade && \
 # Install cowrie
     mkdir -p /home/cowrie && \
     cd /home/cowrie && \
-    git clone https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie && \
+    git clone https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie -b v3.0.0 && \
     cd cowrie && \
-    git checkout 7b18207485dbfc218082e82c615d948924429973 && \
     mkdir -p log && \
     # cp /root/dist/requirements.txt . && \
     pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip && \
     pip3 install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
+    pip3 install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir -e . && \
+    python3 /root/dist/generate_cowrie_fs.py --cowrie-root /home/cowrie/cowrie && \
 #
 # Setup configs
     setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep $(readlink -f $(type -P python3)) && \
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache -U upgrade && \
            /home/cowrie/cowrie/.git
 #
 # Start cowrie
-ENV PYTHONPATH /home/cowrie/cowrie:/home/cowrie/cowrie/src
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/home/cowrie/cowrie:/home/cowrie/cowrie/src
 WORKDIR /home/cowrie/cowrie
 USER cowrie:cowrie
 CMD ["/usr/bin/twistd", "--nodaemon", "-y", "cowrie.tac", "--pidfile", "/tmp/cowrie/cowrie.pid", "cowrie"]
diff --git a/docker/cowrie/dist/cowrie.cfg b/docker/cowrie/dist/cowrie.cfg
index 83ccc5da..7562c1de 100644
--- a/docker/cowrie/dist/cowrie.cfg
+++ b/docker/cowrie/dist/cowrie.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [honeypot]
-hostname = ubuntu
+hostname = srv01
 log_path = log
 logtype = plain
 download_path = dl
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ data_path = src/cowrie/data
 [shell]
 filesystem = src/cowrie/data/fs.pickle
 processes = src/cowrie/data/cmdoutput.json
-#arch = linux-x64-lsb
-arch = bsd-aarch64-lsb, bsd-aarch64-msb, bsd-bfin-msb, bsd-mips-lsb, bsd-mips-msb, bsd-mips64-lsb, bsd-mips64-msb, bsd-powepc-msb, bsd-powepc64-lsb, bsd-riscv64-lsb, bsd-sparc-msb, bsd-sparc64-msb, bsd-x32-lsb, bsd-x64-lsb, linux-aarch64-lsb, linux-aarch64-msb, linux-alpha-lsb, linux-am33-lsb, linux-arc-lsb, linux-arc-msb, linux-arm-lsb, linux-arm-msb, linux-avr32-lsb, linux-bfin-lsb, linux-c6x-lsb, linux-c6x-msb, linux-cris-lsb, linux-frv-msb, linux-h8300-msb, linux-hppa-msb, linux-hppa64-msb, linux-ia64-lsb, linux-m32r-msb, linux-m68k-msb, linux-microblaze-msb, linux-mips-lsb, linux-mips-msb, linux-mips64-lsb, linux-mips64-msb, linux-mn10300-lsb, linux-nios-lsb, linux-nios-msb, linux-powerpc-lsb, linux-powerpc-msb, linux-powerpc64-lsb, linux-powerpc64-msb, linux-riscv64-lsb, linux-s390x-msb, linux-sh-lsb, linux-sh-msb, linux-sparc-msb, linux-sparc64-msb, linux-tilegx-lsb, linux-tilegx-msb, linux-tilegx64-lsb, linux-tilegx64-msb, linux-x64-lsb, linux-x86-lsb, linux-xtensa-msb, osx-x32-lsb, osx-x64-lsb
+arch = linux-x64-lsb
 kernel_version = 5.15.0-23-generic-amd64
 kernel_build_string = #25~22.04-Ubuntu SMP
 hardware_platform = x86_64
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ macs = hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-384,hmac-sha2-56,hmac-sha1,hmac-md5
 compression = zlib@openssh.com,zlib,none
 listen_endpoints = tcp:22:interface=0.0.0.0
 sftp_enabled = true
-forwarding = true
+forwarding = false
 forward_redirect = false
 forward_tunnel = false
 auth_none_enabled = false
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ auth_publickey_allow_any = true
 enabled = true
 listen_endpoints = tcp:23:interface=0.0.0.0
 reported_port = 23
+cve_2026_24061_vulnerable = true
 
 [output_jsonlog]
 enabled = true
diff --git a/docker/cowrie/dist/generate_cowrie_fs.py b/docker/cowrie/dist/generate_cowrie_fs.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..734bfdc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/cowrie/dist/generate_cowrie_fs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import pickle
+import shutil
+import stat
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+HOSTNAME = "srv01"
+LOGIN_USER = "ubuntu"
+LOGIN_UID = 1000
+LOGIN_GID = 1000
+MIN_PICKLE_SIZE = 1_000_000
+
+A_NAME = 0
+A_TYPE = 1
+A_UID = 2
+A_GID = 3
+A_SIZE = 4
+A_MODE = 5
+A_CTIME = 6
+A_CONTENTS = 7
+A_TARGET = 8
+A_REALFILE = 9
+
+T_LINK = 0
+T_DIR = 1
+T_FILE = 2
+
+TEXT_FILES = {
+    "etc/passwd": """root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
+bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
+sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/usr/sbin/nologin
+sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
+games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/usr/sbin/nologin
+man:x:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/usr/sbin/nologin
+lp:x:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/usr/sbin/nologin
+mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/usr/sbin/nologin
+news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/usr/sbin/nologin
+uucp:x:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/usr/sbin/nologin
+proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
+www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
+backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/usr/sbin/nologin
+list:x:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/usr/sbin/nologin
+irc:x:39:39:ircd:/run/ircd:/usr/sbin/nologin
+gnats:x:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System:/var/lib/gnats:/usr/sbin/nologin
+nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
+systemd-network:x:998:998:systemd Network Management:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
+systemd-resolve:x:997:997:systemd Resolver:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
+messagebus:x:100:102::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
+sshd:x:101:65534::/run/sshd:/usr/sbin/nologin
+ubuntu:x:1000:1000:Ubuntu:/home/ubuntu:/bin/bash
+""",
+    "etc/group": """root:x:0:
+daemon:x:1:
+bin:x:2:
+sys:x:3:
+adm:x:4:syslog,ubuntu
+tty:x:5:
+disk:x:6:
+lp:x:7:
+mail:x:8:
+news:x:9:
+uucp:x:10:
+man:x:12:
+proxy:x:13:
+kmem:x:15:
+dialout:x:20:ubuntu
+fax:x:21:
+voice:x:22:
+cdrom:x:24:ubuntu
+floppy:x:25:ubuntu
+tape:x:26:
+sudo:x:27:ubuntu
+audio:x:29:ubuntu
+dip:x:30:ubuntu
+www-data:x:33:
+backup:x:34:
+operator:x:37:
+list:x:38:
+irc:x:39:
+src:x:40:
+gnats:x:41:
+shadow:x:42:
+utmp:x:43:
+video:x:44:ubuntu
+sasl:x:45:
+plugdev:x:46:ubuntu
+staff:x:50:
+games:x:60:
+users:x:100:
+nogroup:x:65534:
+systemd-network:x:998:
+systemd-resolve:x:997:
+messagebus:x:102:
+ssh:x:103:
+ubuntu:x:1000:
+""",
+    "etc/shadow": """root:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+daemon:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+bin:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+sys:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+sync:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+games:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+man:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+lp:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+mail:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+news:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+uucp:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+proxy:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+www-data:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+backup:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+list:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+irc:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+gnats:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+nobody:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+systemd-network:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+systemd-resolve:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+messagebus:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+sshd:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+ubuntu:*:19276:0:99999:7:::
+""",
+    "etc/hostname": f"{HOSTNAME}\n",
+    "etc/hosts": f"""127.0.0.1 localhost
+127.0.1.1 {HOSTNAME}
+
+# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
+::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
+fe00::0 ip6-localnet
+ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
+ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
+ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
+""",
+    "etc/os-release": """PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS"
+NAME="Ubuntu"
+VERSION_ID="22.04"
+VERSION="22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
+VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
+ID=ubuntu
+ID_LIKE=debian
+HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
+PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
+UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
+""",
+    "etc/issue": "Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS \\n \\l\n",
+    "etc/issue.net": "Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS\n",
+    "etc/motd": """Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-23-generic x86_64)
+
+ * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
+ * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
+ * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage
+
+0 updates can be applied immediately.
+""",
+    "proc/version": "Linux version 5.15.0-23-generic (buildd@lcy02-amd64-058) (gcc (Ubuntu 11.2.0-19ubuntu1) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.38) #25~22.04-Ubuntu SMP\n",
+}
+
+HOME_FILES = {
+    ".bash_logout": """# ~/.bash_logout: executed by bash(1) when login shell exits.
+if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]; then
+    [ -x /usr/bin/clear_console ] && /usr/bin/clear_console -q
+fi
+""",
+    ".bashrc": """# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
+
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+shopt -s histappend
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000
+
+if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /etc/bash_completion
+fi
+""",
+    ".profile": """# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
+if [ "$BASH" ]; then
+    if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+        . ~/.bashrc
+    fi
+fi
+
+mesg n 2> /dev/null || true
+""",
+    ".sudo_as_admin_successful": "",
+}
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Derive a custom Cowrie fs.pickle and honeyfs overlay from Cowrie defaults."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--cowrie-root", required=True, type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("--work-dir", default=Path("/tmp/cowrie-custom-fs"), type=Path)
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def node_get(node, index, default=None):
+    return node[index] if len(node) > index else default
+
+
+def node_set(node, index, value):
+    while len(node) <= index:
+        node.append(None)
+    node[index] = value
+
+
+def node_children(node):
+    return node_get(node, A_CONTENTS, [])
+
+
+def walk(node, path=""):
+    name = node_get(node, A_NAME, "")
+    current = "/" if name == "/" else f"{path.rstrip('/')}/{name}"
+    yield current, node
+    if node_get(node, A_TYPE) == T_DIR:
+        for child in node_children(node):
+            yield from walk(child, current)
+
+
+def find_node(root, relative_path):
+    if relative_path in ("", "."):
+        return root
+    current = root
+    for part in Path(relative_path).parts:
+        if part in ("", "/"):
+            continue
+        current = next(
+            (child for child in node_children(current) if node_get(child, A_NAME) == part),
+            None,
+        )
+        if current is None:
+            return None
+    return current
+
+
+def ensure_dir(root, relative_path, uid=0, gid=0, mode=0o755):
+    current = root
+    now = int(time.time())
+    for part in Path(relative_path).parts:
+        if part in ("", "/"):
+            continue
+        match = next(
+            (child for child in node_children(current) if node_get(child, A_NAME) == part),
+            None,
+        )
+        if match is None:
+            match = [part, T_DIR, uid, gid, 4096, stat.S_IFDIR | mode, now, [], None, None]
+            node_children(current).append(match)
+        current = match
+    return current
+
+
+def ensure_file(root, relative_path, content, uid=0, gid=0, mode=0o644):
+    parent = ensure_dir(root, str(Path(relative_path).parent), uid=0, gid=0)
+    name = Path(relative_path).name
+    node = next(
+        (child for child in node_children(parent) if node_get(child, A_NAME) == name),
+        None,
+    )
+    now = int(time.time())
+    if node is None:
+        node = [name, T_FILE, uid, gid, len(content), stat.S_IFREG | mode, now, [], None, None]
+        node_children(parent).append(node)
+
+    node_set(node, A_NAME, name)
+    node_set(node, A_TYPE, T_FILE)
+    node_set(node, A_UID, uid)
+    node_set(node, A_GID, gid)
+    node_set(node, A_SIZE, len(content))
+    node_set(node, A_MODE, stat.S_IFREG | mode)
+    if not node_get(node, A_CTIME):
+        node_set(node, A_CTIME, now)
+    node_set(node, A_CONTENTS, [])
+    node_set(node, A_TARGET, None)
+    node_set(node, A_REALFILE, None)
+    return node
+
+
+def load_pickle(path):
+    with path.open("rb") as handle:
+        try:
+            return pickle.load(handle)
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            handle.seek(0)
+            return pickle.load(handle, encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def rename_default_home(root):
+    phil = find_node(root, "home/phil")
+    if phil is not None:
+        node_set(phil, A_NAME, LOGIN_USER)
+        node_set(phil, A_UID, LOGIN_UID)
+        node_set(phil, A_GID, LOGIN_GID)
+        node_set(phil, A_MODE, stat.S_IFDIR | 0o755)
+        for child in node_children(phil):
+            node_set(child, A_UID, LOGIN_UID)
+            node_set(child, A_GID, LOGIN_GID)
+
+
+def update_pickle_metadata(root):
+    rename_default_home(root)
+    ensure_dir(root, "home/ubuntu", LOGIN_UID, LOGIN_GID, 0o755)
+    ensure_dir(root, "etc", 0, 0, 0o755)
+    ensure_dir(root, "proc", 0, 0, 0o555)
+
+    for relative_path, text in TEXT_FILES.items():
+        mode = 0o644
+        if relative_path == "etc/shadow":
+            mode = 0o640
+        ensure_file(root, relative_path, text.encode("utf-8"), 0, 0, mode)
+
+    for name, text in HOME_FILES.items():
+        ensure_file(
+            root,
+            f"home/ubuntu/{name}",
+            text.encode("utf-8"),
+            LOGIN_UID,
+            LOGIN_GID,
+            0o644,
+        )
+
+
+def write_text_file(path, text, mode=0o644):
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
+    os.chmod(path, mode)
+
+
+def copy_and_patch_honeyfs(source, target):
+    if target.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(target)
+    if source.is_dir():
+        shutil.copytree(source, target, copy_function=shutil.copy2)
+    else:
+        target.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    for relative_path, text in TEXT_FILES.items():
+        mode = 0o644
+        if relative_path == "etc/shadow":
+            mode = 0o640
+        write_text_file(target / relative_path, text, mode)
+
+    home = target / "home" / LOGIN_USER
+    home.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    os.chmod(home, 0o755)
+    for name, text in HOME_FILES.items():
+        write_text_file(home / name, text, 0o644)
+
+
+def validate_no_phil(pickle_path, honeyfs):
+    offenders = []
+    if b"phil" in pickle_path.read_bytes().lower():
+        offenders.append(str(pickle_path))
+
+    for item in honeyfs.rglob("*"):
+        if "phil" in item.name.lower():
+            offenders.append(str(item))
+            continue
+        if item.is_file() and b"phil" in item.read_bytes().lower():
+            offenders.append(str(item))
+
+    if offenders:
+        raise RuntimeError("Generated Cowrie filesystem still contains 'phil': " + ", ".join(offenders))
+
+
+def validate_expected_markers(pickle_path, honeyfs):
+    pickle_bytes = pickle_path.read_bytes()
+    if pickle_path.stat().st_size < MIN_PICKLE_SIZE:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Generated pickle is unexpectedly small: {pickle_path.stat().st_size} bytes"
+        )
+    if LOGIN_USER.encode("ascii") not in pickle_bytes:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Generated pickle does not contain {LOGIN_USER}")
+    if HOSTNAME.encode("ascii") not in (honeyfs / "etc" / "hostname").read_bytes():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Generated honeyfs does not contain {HOSTNAME}")
+    if not (honeyfs / "home" / LOGIN_USER).is_dir():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Generated honeyfs does not contain /home/{LOGIN_USER}")
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    cowrie_root = args.cowrie_root.resolve()
+    work_dir = args.work_dir.resolve()
+    pickle_path = cowrie_root / "src" / "cowrie" / "data" / "fs.pickle"
+    source_honeyfs = cowrie_root / "honeyfs"
+    generated_pickle_path = work_dir / "fs.pickle"
+    generated_honeyfs = work_dir / "honeyfs"
+
+    if work_dir.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(work_dir)
+    work_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    tree = load_pickle(pickle_path)
+    update_pickle_metadata(tree)
+    with generated_pickle_path.open("wb") as handle:
+        pickle.dump(tree, handle)
+
+    copy_and_patch_honeyfs(source_honeyfs, generated_honeyfs)
+
+    validate_no_phil(generated_pickle_path, generated_honeyfs)
+    validate_expected_markers(generated_pickle_path, generated_honeyfs)
+
+    shutil.move(generated_pickle_path, pickle_path)
+    if source_honeyfs.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(source_honeyfs)
+    shutil.copytree(generated_honeyfs, source_honeyfs, copy_function=shutil.copy2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()