Unix Command, Generic Command Execution - Metasploit
This page contains detailed information about how to use the payload/cmd/unix/generic metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
Module Overview
Name: Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
Module: payload/cmd/unix/generic
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/cmd/unix/generic.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2021-01-05 14:59:46 +0000
Supported architecture(s): cmd
Supported platform(s): Unix
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -
Executes the supplied command
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use payload/cmd/unix/generic
msf payload(generic) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf payload(generic) > generate
To learn how to generate payload/cmd/unix/generic with msfvenom, please read this.
Required Options
- CMD: The command string to execute
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the cmd/unix/generic payload looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use payload/cmd/unix/generic
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/generic) > show info
Name: Unix Command, Generic Command Execution
Module: payload/cmd/unix/generic
Platform: Unix
Arch: cmd
Needs Admin: No
Total size: 0
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
hdm <[email protected]>
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMD yes The command string to execute
Description:
Executes the supplied command
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the cmd/unix/generic payload:
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/generic) > show options
Module options (payload/cmd/unix/generic):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
CMD yes The command string to execute
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the cmd/unix/generic payload:
msf6 payload(cmd/unix/generic) > show advanced
Module advanced options (payload/cmd/unix/generic):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
AutoRunScript no A script to run automatically on session creation.
AutoVerifySession true yes Automatically verify and drop invalid sessions
CommandShellCleanupCommand no A command to run before the session is closed
CreateSession true no Create a new session for every successful login
InitialAutoRunScript no An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
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Related Pull Requests
- #14584 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/base
- #14202 Merged Pull Request: Implement the zeitwerk autoloader within lib/msf/core
- #12448 Merged Pull Request: Fix reverse php\perl ssl bug
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #5838 Merged Pull Request: Instantiate payload modules so parameter validation occurs
- #4894 Merged Pull Request: Implement payload size caching, speeding up framework loads
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1241 Merged Pull Request: Removed all $Id$ and $Revision$ occurences
- #674 Merged Pull Request: Comply with msftidy
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See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_awk
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_busybox_telnetd
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_inetd
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_jjs
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_lua
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_netcat_gaping_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_nodejs
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_perl_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_r
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_ruby_ipv6
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_socat_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_stub
- payload/cmd/unix/bind_zsh
- payload/cmd/unix/interact
- payload/cmd/unix/pingback_bind
- payload/cmd/unix/pingback_reverse
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/bind_tcp_uuid
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_http
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_http
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_https
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_https
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/python/meterpreter/reverse_tcp_uuid
- payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/pingback_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_tcp_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/python/shell_reverse_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_awk
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_telnet_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_jjs
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ksh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_lua
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ncat_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_nodejs
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_openssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_perl_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_php_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_python_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_r
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ruby_ssl
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_socat_udp
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_ssl_double_telnet
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_stub
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_tclsh
- payload/cmd/unix/reverse_zsh
- encoder/cmd/generic_sh
- encoder/generic/eicar
- encoder/generic/none
- exploit/unix/webapp/generic_exec
- exploit/windows/http/generic_http_dll_injection
- exploit/windows/smb/generic_smb_dll_injection
- nop/cmd/generic
- nop/php/generic
- nop/tty/generic
- payload/cmd/mainframe/generic_jcl
- payload/cmd/windows/generic
- payload/cmd/windows/powershell/generic/debug_trap
- payload/cmd/windows/powershell/generic/tight_loop
- payload/generic/custom
- payload/generic/debug_trap
- payload/generic/shell_bind_tcp
- payload/generic/shell_reverse_tcp
- payload/generic/ssh/interact
- payload/generic/tight_loop
Authors
hdm
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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