Description
This module establishes persistence by creating a payload in the windows startup folder from within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) environment. This allows for code execution on Windows user login.
Verified on Windows 10 with Ubuntu 24.04 WSL distribution.
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/wsl/startup/foldermsf undefined(folder) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(folder) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(folder) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(folder) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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