Searching modules in MSF

Searching in Metasploit is very easy. The search command accepts string values from a user. As shown in the following screenshot, searching for the windows string will list all the modules that are intended for the Windows OS:

Metasploit search also allows us to search based on the module type. For example, typing search windows type:exploit will show a list of all Windows exploits. Similarly, we can define the CVE. To search for a Windows exploit that came out in 2018, we can type search windows type:exploit cve:2018, as shown in the following screenshot:

Next, we will learn how to check for hosts and services in MSF.