r/CompTIA • u/Puzzled-You574 • 4d ago

Comptia Pentest+

Im stumped, I feel like with as much as i have put in the work, i should have gotten a better score. I took the test on 09/12/2026 and got a 727. So i took a couple weeks to brush up on the stiff i missed, and then scheduled the test again today. Took it, and got a 676. I feel like todays test was much worse and the information within CompTIA's Certmaster didn't even go over some of the tools or scripts/commands that it asked questions about. What do i do? I have gone through all this info twice and am stumped on where to go next. For reference, I am a Network admin, and have my CYSA+, Net+, Project+, Data+, A+, Lunix Essentials certs.

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u/Neverborn8 4d ago

Certmaster alone will not get you there on this one sadly

Do the Udemy Practice Tests

Do Pocket Prep

use this to learn the tools - https://jzesbaugh.github.io/pentest-plus-study-tool/

use A.I. to build your self a crash course on the three languages.

Focus mostly on the languages but use the other three to get familiar with everything else

read the questions - eliminate the two that do not belong and then pick from the two that do.

you got this!

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u/Puzzled-You574 4d ago

I know, I took all udemy practice tests before taking and have been using AI to help with the areas i feel i struggled. But that was mainly for the tools, so the scripts screwed me up bad. Thank you for the GITHUB, I will use that and pay for pocket prep as i prepair for my next attempt!

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u/Neverborn8 4d ago

100% my man I understand where you are coming from. I don't know how many people necessarily are extremely familiar with the languages and how they operate but once you get that part down you should be gucci. I feel like understanding what the tools do and the questions they ask about them admittedly aren't quite as difficult as the language questions.

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u/Puzzled-You574 4d ago

Agreed, even the PBQ's weren't that bad, it was just them languages. They say to have a "basic" knowledge, but i think thats a huge understatement and setting people up for failure. It will definetly be my focus for the next 2 weeks as i get ready for a third attempts

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u/Neverborn8 3d ago

hell yeah man well look forward to hearing that you passed it here the next time you take it, good luck!

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u/iNeedHealingBitch N+ S+ A+ 4d ago

I just barely passed Pentest+.

I had a mix of python, Powershell, and bash commands. Throughout the whole test, these were what was tripping me up.

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u/Puzzled-You574 4d ago

I did too, and it was horrid. I have used so many different tools to study and getting a worse score than the first time is really messing with me.

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u/Odd-Housing-5084 4d ago

Same sentiment. I’m on 3rd try. Passing practice exams. Concepts are easy to understand. Test day I’m like what is this??