OS X Execute Command - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the payload/osx/x86/exec metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: OS X Execute Command
Module: payload/osx/x86/exec
Source code: modules/payloads/singles/osx/x86/exec.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): x86
Supported platform(s): OSX
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Execute an arbitrary 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/osx/x86/exec
msf payload(exec) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf payload(exec) > generate

To learn how to generate payload/osx/x86/exec with msfvenom, please read this.

Required Options

  • CMD: The command string to execute

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the osx/x86/exec payload looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use payload/osx/x86/exec

msf6 payload(osx/x86/exec) > show info

       Name: OS X Execute Command
     Module: payload/osx/x86/exec
   Platform: OSX
       Arch: x86
Needs Admin: No
 Total size: 16
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  snagg <[email protected]>
  argp <[email protected]>
  joev <[email protected]>

Basic options:
Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
----  ---------------  --------  -----------
CMD                    yes       The command string to execute

Description:
  Execute an arbitrary command

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the osx/x86/exec payload:

msf6 payload(osx/x86/exec) > show options

Module options (payload/osx/x86/exec):

   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 osx/x86/exec payload:

msf6 payload(osx/x86/exec) > show advanced

Module advanced options (payload/osx/x86/exec):

   Name             Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----             ---------------  --------  -----------
   AppendExit       false            no        Append a stub that executes the exit(0) system call
   PrependSetgid    false            no        Prepend a stub that executes the setgid(0) system call
   PrependSetregid  false            no        Prepend a stub that executes the setregid(0, 0) system call
   PrependSetreuid  false            no        Prepend a stub that executes the setreuid(0, 0) system call
   PrependSetuid    false            no        Prepend a stub that executes the setuid(0) system call
   VERBOSE          false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                         no        Specify the workspace for this module

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • snagg <snagg[at]openssl.it>
  • argp <argp[at]census-labs.com>
  • joev

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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