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A current guide to CompTIA PenTest+ V3 PT0-003, including PT0-002 retirement context, Pearson VUE delivery, 165-minute timing, 750 passing score, recommended experience, and domain weights.
PenTest+ validates practical penetration testing skills across engagement management, reconnaissance, vulnerability analysis, attacks, exploits, post-exploitation activity, lateral movement, documentation, and remediation reporting.
Use these points before scheduling PenTest+ or replacing older PT0-002 study materials.
The current PenTest+ V3 exam code is PT0-003, launched December 17, 2024.
PenTest+ PT0-002 retired June 17, 2025.
CompTIA lists a maximum of 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions with a 165-minute test length.
The passing score is 750 on a 100-900 scale.
CompTIA recommends three to four years in a penetration tester role, with Network+ and Security+ or equivalent knowledge.
PT0-003 weights Engagement Management 13%, Reconnaissance and Enumeration 21%, Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis 17%, Attacks and Exploits 35%, and Post-Exploitation and Lateral Movement 14%.
PenTest+ V3 uses PT0-003. PT0-002 retired in 2025, so new study plans should be aligned to V3 objectives and current attack-surface coverage.
Attacks and Exploits is the largest domain at 35%. Practice network, authentication, host-based, web application, cloud-based, and AI-related attack scenarios while staying inside stated scope.
Reconnaissance and Enumeration is 21%. Review OSINT, protocol scanning, service discovery, DNS enumeration, directory enumeration, and safe script customization.
Engagement management and post-exploitation reporting still matter. Practice rules of engagement, legal constraints, stakeholder communication, executive summaries, attack narratives, and remediation recommendations.
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CompTIA PenTest+ V3 PT0-003 is the current PenTest+ exam for candidates who plan, scope, execute, document, and report penetration testing engagements across network, host, web application, cloud, API, and IoT attack surfaces. CompTIA lists PT0-003 as launched December 17, 2024, with the previous PT0-002 exam retired June 17, 2025. PT0-003 has a maximum of 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions, a 165-minute test length, and a passing score of 750 on a 100-900 scale. Recommended experience is three to four years in a penetration tester role, with Network+ and Security+ or equivalent knowledge. The V3 objective weights are Engagement Management 13%, Reconnaissance and Enumeration 21%, Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis 17%, Attacks and Exploits 35%, and Post-Exploitation and Lateral Movement 14%.
The current PenTest+ V3 exam code is PT0-003.
No. CompTIA lists PT0-002 as retired on June 17, 2025.
The exam length is 165 minutes, with a maximum of 90 multiple-choice and performance-based questions.
The passing score is 750 on a 100-900 scale.
The domains are Engagement Management 13%, Reconnaissance and Enumeration 21%, Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis 17%, Attacks and Exploits 35%, and Post-Exploitation and Lateral Movement 14%.
Use PenTest+ PT0-003 V3 resources and avoid making retired PT0-002 materials the center of the plan.
Allocate study around Engagement Management 13%, Reconnaissance 21%, Vulnerability Discovery 17%, Attacks and Exploits 35%, and Post-Exploitation 14%.
Work through Nmap, Wireshark, Shodan, Nessus, Nikto, OpenVAS, exploit evidence, scan validation, and false-positive analysis.
Write findings with impact, evidence, risk, remediation, executive summaries, and clear stakeholder communication.
Check account, ID, appointment time, delivery option, PT0-003 code, 165-minute duration, and 750 passing score before test day.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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