Meterpreter

The Meterpreter is an advanced payload that has been part of Metasploit since 2004. Originally written by Matt "skape" Miller, dozens of contributors have provided additional code, and the payload continues to be frequently updated as part of Metasploit development.

Meterpreter development occurs in a separate repository and the compiled results are published as part of the metasploit-payloads gem. Meterpreter pull requests are landed in a slightly different way compared t changes in the Metasploit Framework. For a detailed understanding of the Meterpreter architecture, please review the development guide.

Additional documentation about Meterpreter can be found on this wiki:

• Meterpreter Reliable Network Communication
• Meterpreter Transport Control
• Meterpreter HTTP Communication
• Meterpreter Timeout Control
• Meterpreter Sleep Control
• Meterpreter Stageless Mode
• Meterpreter Unicode Support
• Meterpreter's Configuration
• Payload UUID

A wishlist of features is maintained at the Meterpreter Wishlist page.