Installing Metasploit on an M1 Macbook Air

metasploit-on-m1-macbook-air.md

Introduction

This method installs Metasploit from the official OSX installer found at https://osx.metasploit.com/metasploitframework-latest.pkg

Run the installer

1. Download the installer from https://osx.metasploit.com/metasploitframework-latest.pkg
2. Run the installer.
3. You should get it blocked from running.
4. Go to OSX System Preferences -> Security & Privacy and tell OSX to "Open it anyway".
5. The installer will start.
6. At some point you will have to type your password to give the installer elevated privileges to continue.
7. Done.

Add the installed Metasploit binaries to PATH

Option 1

Use vim or your preferred text editor to open ~/.zshrc (or ~/.bashrc if you use Bash) and add the line below to the end.

export PATH="/opt/metasploit-framework/bin:$PATH"

Option 2

Execute the following command in your terminal. This does the same thing as Option 1 without needing an editor.

echo -e export PATH="/opt/metasploit-framework/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.zshrc

Run Metasploit for the first time (initialise)

Below is the copy/paste of my commandline. Note the first few lines, where I was prompted for input.

❯ msfconsole

 ** Welcome to Metasploit Framework Initial Setup **
    Please answer a few questions to get started.


Would you like to use and setup a new database (recommended)? Y
[?] Would you like to init the webservice? (Not Required) [no]: no
Clearing http web data service credentials in msfconsole
Running the 'init' command for the database:
Creating database at /Users/tyrell/.msf4/db
Creating db socket file at /var/folders/j_/9dwy14jj58jcb3m4gxk4b0000000gn/T
Starting database at /Users/tyrell/.msf4/db...success
Creating database users
Writing client authentication configuration file /Users/tyrell/.msf4/db/pg_hba.conf
Stopping database at /Users/tyrell/.msf4/db
Starting database at /Users/tyrell/.msf4/db...success
Creating initial database schema
Database initialization successful

 ** Metasploit Framework Initial Setup Complete **


Call trans opt: received. 2-19-98 13:24:18 REC:Loc

     Trace program: running

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        the matrix has you
      follow the white rabbit.

          knock, knock, Neo.

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                             https://metasploit.com


       =[ metasploit v6.2.14-dev-961db67c4a301c0b5ef3ed981ad0edf9677ebcb0]
+ -- --=[ 2239 exploits - 1181 auxiliary - 398 post       ]
+ -- --=[ 864 payloads - 45 encoders - 11 nops            ]
+ -- --=[ 9 evasion                                       ]

Metasploit tip: Use the edit command to open the
currently active module in your editor

msf6 >

At this stage, you have a working Metasploit Framework installation in your Macbook.