Metasploitable 2 VMware Setup (Step-by-Step)
Metasploitable 2 VMware Setup:
What is Metasploitable 2?
Metasploitable 2 is a purposely vulnerable Linux virtual machine used for learning cybersecurity, penetration testing, and ethical hacking in a safe lab environment.
It contains many known vulnerabilities so students can practice:
Network scanning
Vulnerability assessment
Exploitation
Privilege escalation
Web application testing
You should only use it in your own lab environment.
Download metasploitable-linux-2.0.0.zip from below sourceforge Link:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable
Unzip metasploitable-linux-2.0.0.zip using 7zip application.
Open VMware Workstation Pro on main menu click on File>Open
Navigate to Metasploitable.vmx unzip folder location click Open.
Click on Power on this virtual machine to start Metasploitable2
Username: msfadmin
Password: msfadmin
Finally, successfully login to Metasploitable2 CLI.
