Cheat-Sheet

Metasploit is the exploitation framework everyone knows and half the people actually understand. This cheat sheet covers everything from first-time msfconsole navigation to post-exploitation pivoting — organized by how you actually use it on an engagement, not alphabetically by command. Updated for 2026. Bookmark it. Starting Metasploit # Start msfconsole msfconsole # Start with quiet mode (skip banner) msfconsole -q # Start with a resource script msfconsole -r setup.rc # Start with a specific database msfconsole -y /path/to/database.yml # Update Metasploit msfupdate Database Setup Metasploit’s database stores hosts, services, credentials, and loot. Worth setting up. ...

You don’t memorize Nmap. Nobody does. You keep a cheat sheet, you use it constantly, and eventually the important stuff sticks. This is that cheat sheet — updated for 2026, organized by what you actually do on engagements, not alphabetically by flag name. Covers everything from basic discovery to NSE scripting to firewall evasion. If it’s not here, you probably don’t need it in the field. Target Specification These go at the end of any Nmap command. Mix and match as needed. ...