Updating the Metasploit Framework
The Metasploit Framework is commercially backed by Rapid 7 and has a very active development community. New vulnerabilities are discovered on almost a daily basis in various systems. For any such newly discovered vulnerability, it's quite likely that you'll get a ready-to-use exploit in the Metasploit Framework. However, in order to keep abreast of the latest vulnerabilities and exploits, it's important to keep the Metasploit Framework updated. You will not have to re-equip the framework consistently (unless penetration testing is a part of your daily work); having said that, you can always aim to update it on a weekly basis.
The Metasploit Framework offers a simple utility called msfupdate that connects to the online repository and fetches the updates:
Figure 3.23 – Metasploit Framework Update
Alternatively, we can also use the apt update; apt install metasploit-framework command to update the...
