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Also known as Metasploit Framework, Metasploit Project

The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. It is owned by Rapid7, a Boston, Massachusetts-based security company.

Key facts

Software.name
Metasploit
Software.logo
Metasploit logo and wordmark.png
Software.screenshot
Metasploit-Community.png
Software.screenshot size
300px
Software.caption
Metasploit Community showing three hosts, two of which were compromised by an exploit
Software.author
H. D. Moore
Software.developer
Rapid7, Inc.
Software.latest release version
6.4.59
Software.programming language
Ruby
Software.operating system
Cross-platform
Software.genre
Security
Software.license
Framework: BSD, Community/Express/Pro: Proprietary

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Official website

Metasploit | Penetration Testing Software, Pen Testing Security | Metasploit

Find security issues, verify vulnerability mitigations & manage security assessments with Metasploit. Get the world's best penetration testing software now.

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Source code

The Metasploit Framework is an open-source tool released under a BSD-style license. For detailed licensing information, refer to the COPYING file. Latest Version Access the latest version of Metasploit from the Nightly Installers page. Development Environment To set up a development environment, visit the Development Setup Guide. Bug and Feature Requests Submit bugs and feature requests via the GitHub Issues tracker. New submissions can be made through the MSF-BUGv1 form. API Documentation For information on writing modules, refer to the API Documentation. Support and Communication For questions and suggestions, you can: Join our GitHub Discussions for community support and general questions Join the Metasploit Slack for real-time chat Submit GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests Follow @metasploit on X or @[email protected] on Mastodon for updates Note: Some community members may still use IRC channels and the metasploit-hackers mailing list, though the primary support channels are now GitHub Discussions and Slack. We recommend installation with the official Metasploit installers on Linux or macOS. Metasploit is also pre-installed with Kali. 1. Start msfconsole : This is the primary interface for interacting with Metasploit. 2. Explore Resources: Visit the Using Metasploit section of the documentation.

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.metasploit.com
Image
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social media followers
227505
software version identifier
6.4.130
Commons category
Metasploit
publication date
2011-08-00
source code repository URL
git://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework.git
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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18 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Framework
  • Interfaces
  • Metasploit Framework (Open Source Edition)
  • Pro
  • Discontinued editions
  • Community
  • Express
  • Armitage
  • Cobalt Strike
  • Exploits
  • Payloads
  • Auxiliary modules
  • Contributors
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. It is owned by Rapid7, a Boston, Massachusetts-based security company.

Its best-known sub-project is the open-source Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the Opcode Database, shellcode archive and related research.

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