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Meterpreter CHEATSHEET
Meterpreter CHEATSHEET
Imported from Notion: Meterpreter CHEATSHEET
updated:: 2026.07.10
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meterpreter > help
Metasploit has two versions of Mimikatz available as Meterpreter extensions: version 1.0 by loading the mimikatz extension, and the newer version 2.x by loading the kiwi extension.
Core Commands
Command Description
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? Help menu
background Backgrounds the current session
bgkill Kills a background meterpreter script
bglist Lists running background scripts
bgrun Executes a meterpreter script as a background thread
channel Displays information or control active channels
close Closes a channel
disable_unicode_encoding Disables encoding of unicode strings
enable_unicode_encoding Enables encoding of unicode strings
exit Terminate the meterpreter session
get_timeouts Get the current session timeout values
guid Get the session GUID
help Help menu
info Displays information about a Post module
irb Drop into irb scripting mode
load Load one or more meterpreter extensions
machine_id Get the MSF ID of the machine attached to the session
migrate Migrate the server to another process
pivot Manage pivot listeners
quit Terminate the meterpreter session
read Reads data from a channel
resource Run the commands stored in a file
run Executes a meterpreter script or Post module
sessions Quickly switch to another session
set_timeouts Set the current session timeout values
sleep Force Meterpreter to go quiet, then re-establish session.
transport Change the current transport mechanism
use Deprecated alias for "load"
uuid Get the UUID for the current session
write Writes data to a channel
Stdapi: File system Commands
Command Description
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cat Read the contents of a file to the screen
cd Change directory
checksum Retrieve the checksum of a file
cp Copy source to destination
dir List files (alias for ls)
download Download a file or directory
edit Edit a file
getlwd Print local working directory
getwd Print working directory
lcd Change local working directory
lls List local files
lpwd Print local working directory
ls List files
mkdir Make directory
mv Move source to destination
pwd Print working directory
rm Delete the specified file
rmdir Remove directory
search Search for files
show_mount List all mount points/logical drives
upload Upload a file or directory
Stdapi: Networking Commands
Command Description
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arp Display the host ARP cache
getproxy Display the current proxy configuration
ifconfig Display interfaces
ipconfig Display interfaces
netstat Display the network connections
portfwd Forward a local port to a remote service
resolve Resolve a set of host names on the target
route View and modify the routing table
Stdapi: System Commands
Command Description
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clearev Clear the event log
drop_token Relinquishes any active impersonation token.
execute Execute a command
getenv Get one or more environment variable values
getpid Get the current process identifier
getprivs Attempt to enable all privileges available to the current process
getsid Get the SID of the user that the server is running as
getuid Get the user that the server is running as
kill Terminate a process
localtime Displays the target system's local date and time
pgrep Filter processes by name
pkill Terminate processes by name
ps List running processes
reboot Reboots the remote computer
reg Modify and interact with the remote registry
rev2self Calls RevertToSelf() on the remote machine
shell Drop into a system command shell
shutdown Shuts down the remote computer
steal_token Attempts to steal an impersonation token from the target process
suspend Suspends or resumes a list of processes
sysinfo Gets information about the remote system, such as OS
Stdapi: User interface Commands
Command Description
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enumdesktops List all accessible desktops and window stations
getdesktop Get the current meterpreter desktop
idletime Returns the number of seconds the remote user has been idle
keyscan_dump Dump the keystroke buffer
keyscan_start Start capturing keystrokes
keyscan_stop Stop capturing keystrokes
screenshot Grab a screenshot of the interactive desktop
setdesktop Change the meterpreters current desktop
uictl Control some of the user interface components
Stdapi: Webcam Commands
Command Description
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record_mic Record audio from the default microphone for X seconds
webcam_chat Start a video chat
webcam_list List webcams
webcam_snap Take a snapshot from the specified webcam
webcam_stream Play a video stream from the specified webcam
Stdapi: Audio Output Commands
Command Description
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play play an audio file on target system, nothing written on disk
Priv: Elevate Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
getsystem Attempt to elevate your privilege to that of local system.
Priv: Password database Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
hashdump Dumps the contents of the SAM database
Priv: Timestomp Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
timestomp Manipulate file MACE attributes
Load meterpreter extensions
load espia
Espia Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
screengrab Attempt to grab screen shot from process's active desktop
load extapi
Extapi: Window Management Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
window_enum Enumerate all current open windows
Extapi: Service Management Commands
Command Description
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service_control Control a single service (start/pause/resume/stop/restart)
service_enum Enumerate all registered Windows services
service_query Query more detail about a specific Windows service
Extapi: Clipboard Management Commands
Command Description
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clipboard_get_data Read the target's current clipboard (text, files, images)
clipboard_monitor_dump Dump all captured clipboard content
clipboard_monitor_pause Pause the active clipboard monitor
clipboard_monitor_purge Delete all captured clipboard content without dumping it
clipboard_monitor_resume Resume the paused clipboard monitor
clipboard_monitor_start Start the clipboard monitor
clipboard_monitor_stop Stop the clipboard monitor
clipboard_set_text Write text to the target's clipboard
Extapi: ADSI Management Commands
Command Description
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adsi_computer_enum Enumerate all computers on the specified domain.
adsi_dc_enum Enumerate all domain controllers on the specified domain.
adsi_domain_query Enumerate all objects on the specified domain that match a filter.
adsi_group_enum Enumerate all groups on the specified domain.
adsi_nested_group_user_enum Recursively enumerate users who are effectively members of the group specified.
adsi_user_enum Enumerate all users on the specified domain.
Extapi: WMI Querying Commands
Command Description
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wmi_query Perform a generic WMI query and return the results
load mimikatz
Mimikatz Commands
Command Description
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kerberos Attempt to retrieve kerberos creds
livessp Attempt to retrieve livessp creds
mimikatz_command Run a custom command
msv Attempt to retrieve msv creds (hashes)
ssp Attempt to retrieve ssp creds
tspkg Attempt to retrieve tspkg creds
wdigest Attempt to retrieve wdigest creds
load incognito
Incognito Commands
Command Description
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add_group_user Attempt to add a user to a global group with all tokens
add_localgroup_user Attempt to add a user to a local group with all tokens
add_user Attempt to add a user with all tokens
impersonate_token Impersonate specified token
list_tokens List tokens available under current user context
snarf_hashes Snarf challenge/response hashes for every token
load kiwi
Kiwi Commands
Command Description
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creds_all Retrieve all credentials (parsed)
creds_kerberos Retrieve Kerberos creds (parsed)
creds_msv Retrieve LM/NTLM creds (parsed)
creds_ssp Retrieve SSP creds
creds_tspkg Retrieve TsPkg creds (parsed)
creds_wdigest Retrieve WDigest creds (parsed)
dcsync Retrieve user account information via DCSync (unparsed)
dcsync_ntlm Retrieve user account NTLM hash, SID and RID via DCSync
golden_ticket_create Create a golden kerberos ticket
kerberos_ticket_list List all kerberos tickets (unparsed)
kerberos_ticket_purge Purge any in-use kerberos tickets
kerberos_ticket_use Use a kerberos ticket
kiwi_cmd Execute an arbitary mimikatz command (unparsed)
lsa_dump_sam Dump LSA SAM (unparsed)
lsa_dump_secrets Dump LSA secrets (unparsed)
password_change Change the password/hash of a user
wifi_list List wifi profiles/creds for the current user
wifi_list_shared List shared wifi profiles/creds (requires SYSTEM)
kiwi_cmd
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Command
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standard
crypto
sekurlsa
dpapi
sysenv
sid
iis
rpc
Module : standard - Basic commands (does not require module name)
exit - Quit mimikatz
cls - Clear screen (doesn't work with redirections, like PsExec)
answer - Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything
coffee - Please, make me a coffee!
sleep - Sleep an amount of milliseconds
log - Log mimikatz input/output to file
base64 - Switch file input/output base64
version - Display some version informations
cd - Change or display current directory
localtime - Displays system local date and time (OJ command)
hostname - Displays system local hostname
Module : dpapi - Data Protection application programming interface
blob - Describe a DPAPI blob, unprotect it with API or Masterkey
protect - Protect a data via a DPAPI call
masterkey - Describe a Masterkey file, unprotect each Masterkey (key depending)
credhist - Describe a Credhist file
capi - CAPI key test
cng - CNG key test
cred - CRED test
vault - VAULT test
wifi - WiFi test
wwan - Wwan test
chrome - Chrome test
ssh - SSH Agent registry cache
rdg - RDG saved passwords
ps - PowerShell credentials (PSCredentials or SecureString)
Module : sekurlsa - Some commands to enumerate credentials...
msv - Lists LM & NTLM credentials
wdigest - Lists WDigest credentials
kerberos - Lists Kerberos credentials
tspkg - Lists TsPkg credentials
livessp - Lists LiveSSP credentials
ssp - Lists SSP credentials
logonPasswords - Lists all available providers credentials process - Switch (or reinit) to LSASS process context minidump - Switch (or reinit) to LSASS minidump context pth - Pass-the-hash krbtgt - krbtgt! dpapisystem - DPAPI_SYSTEM secret trust - Antisocial backupkeys - Preferred Backup Master keys tickets - List Kerberos tickets ekeys - List Kerberos Encryption Keys dpapi - List Cached MasterKeys credman - List Credentials Manager
load lanattacks
Lanattacks: DHCP Commands
Command Description
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dhcp_load_options Load DHCP optionis from a datastore
dhcp_log Log DHCP server activity
dhcp_reset Reset the DHCP server
dhcp_set_option Set a DHCP server option
dhcp_start Start the DHCP server
dhcp_stop Stop the DHCP server
Lanattacks: TFTP Commands
Command Description
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tftp_add_file Add a file to the TFTP server
tftp_reset Reset the TFTP server
tftp_start Start the TFTP server
tftp_stop Stop the TFTP server
load powershell
Powershell Commands
Command Description
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powershell_execute Execute a Powershell command string
powershell_import Import a PS1 script or .NET Assembly DLL
powershell_shell Create an interactive Powershell prompt
load python
Python Commands
Command Description
------- -----------
python_execute Execute a python command string
python_import Import/run a python file or module
python_reset Resets/restarts the Python interpreter
load sniffer
Sniffer Commands
Command Description
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sniffer_dump Retrieve captured packet data to PCAP file
sniffer_interfaces Enumerate all sniffable network interfaces
sniffer_release Free captured packets on a specific interface instead of downloading them
sniffer_start Start packet capture on a specific interface
sniffer_stats View statistics of an active capture
sniffer_stop Stop packet capture on a specific interface
load winpmem
Winpmem Commands
Command Description
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dump_ram Dump victim RAM
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