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rc.local Persistence

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Disclosed
Oct 1, 1980
Created
Sep 16, 2025

Description

This module will edit /etc/rc.local in order to persist a payload.
The payload will be executed on the next reboot.
Verified on Ubuntu 18.04.3

Author

Eliott Teissonniere

Platform

Linux,Unix

Architectures

cmd, x86, x64, armle, aarch64, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe

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 exploit/linux/persistence/rc_local
    msf exploit(rc_local) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(rc_local) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(rc_local) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(rc_local) > exploit
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