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Metasploit Framework

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Cask Development v6.4.116,20260221055547

Penetration testing framework

Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install --cask metasploit
Source: homebrew/cask Website Homebrew

System Requirements

macOS:
>= 10.15 (Catalina)

Dependencies

Installs

metasploit-framework-6.4.116-20260221055547-1rapid7-1.x86_64.pkg (pkg) /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfconsole /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfd /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfdb /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfelfscan /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfmachscan /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfrop /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfrpc /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfrpcd /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfvenom /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfpescan /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfbinscan

Installation Notes

metasploit is built for Intel macOS and so requires Rosetta 2 to be installed.
You can install Rosetta 2 with:
  softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
Note that it is very difficult to remove Rosetta 2 once it is installed.
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