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HTTP Fetch, Linux Reboot

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Disclosed
N/A
Created
Jan 5, 2026

Description

Fetch and execute an RISC-V 64-bit payload from an HTTP server.

A very small shellcode for rebooting the system using
the reboot syscall. This payload is sometimes helpful
for testing purposes. Requires CAP_SYS_BOOT privileges.

Authors

Brendan Watters
Spencer McIntyre
bcoles [email protected]

Platform

Linux

Architectures

cmd

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 payload/cmd/linux/http/riscv64le/reboot
    msf payload(reboot) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf payload(reboot) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf payload(reboot) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf payload(reboot) > run
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