module

Python Exec, Command Shell, Bind TCP (via python)

Disclosed	Created
N/A	Mar 16, 2022

Disclosed

N/A

Created

Mar 16, 2022

Description

Execute a Python payload as an OS command from a Posix-compatible shell.

Creates an interactive shell via Python, encodes with base64 by design. Compatible with Python 2.4-2.7 and 3.4+.

Authors

Spencer McIntyre
mumbai

Platform

Unix

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/unix/python/shell_bind_tcp
    msf payload(shell_bind_tcp) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf payload(shell_bind_tcp) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf payload(shell_bind_tcp) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf payload(shell_bind_tcp) > run

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