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module

Quectel Cellular Modem Pivot (Serial AT)

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Disclosed
N/A
Created
Jun 19, 2026

Description

Opens a serial connection to a Quectel cellular modem and registers it as a 'modem' session capable of network
pivoting. The Quectel modems have a limited number of sockets available, configurable using MODEM_SOCKETS. Once
the session is established, it can be routed through using the `route` command.

Authors

Deral Heiland
Spencer McIntyre

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/server/quectel_modem
    msf auxiliary(quectel_modem) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(quectel_modem) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(quectel_modem) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(quectel_modem) > run
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