Metasploit Framework

The world's most used penetration testing framework.

Version 6.4.12BSD-3-Clause

Installation

bash

$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus/master/config/templates/metasploit-framework-wrappers/msfupdate.erb > msfinstall && chmod 755 msfinstall && ./msfinstall

Key Capabilities

Exploit development
Payload generation
Post-exploitation
Session management

Operational Use Cases

Validating vulnerabilities
Social engineering
Creds harvesting

Operational Risk: HIGH

This tool is capable of generating significant network traffic or modifying system state. Authorization is required before use against any target. Refer to FLLC Rules of Engagement.

Specifications

AuthorRapid7

Updated2026-01-10

Maturitystable

Categoryexploitation

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