Rapid7
By Rapid7
Archived: 2026-04-05 20:49:31 UTC
module
Service Persistence
Disclosed Created
Jan 1, 1983 May 30, 2018
Disclosed
Jan 1, 1983
Created
May 30, 2018
Description
This module will create a service on the box, and mark it for auto-restart.
We need enough access to write service files and potentially restart services
Targets:
System V:
CentOS
Debian
Kali 2.0
Ubuntu
Upstart:
CentOS 6
Fedora >= 9,
Ubuntu >= 9.10,
systemd:
CentOS 7
Debian >= 7,
Fedora >= 15
Ubuntu >= 15.04
Note: System V won't restart the service if it dies, only an init change (reboot etc) will restart it.
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
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Authors
h00die mike@shorebreaksecurity.com
Cale Black
Platform
Linux,Unix
Architectures
cmd
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/local/service_persistence
 msf exploit(service_persistence) > show targets
 ...targets...
 msf exploit(service_persistence) > set TARGET < target-id >
 msf exploit(service_persistence) > show options
 ...show and set options...
 msf exploit(service_persistence) > exploit
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Source: https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/local/service_persistence
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