Command-line tool

pwncat

brew/pwncat

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Netcat with FW/IDS/IPS evasion, self-inject-, bind- and reverse shell

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install pwncat

macOS

brew install pwncat
pipx install pwncat

Linux

pipx install pwncat

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