Msfconsole Commands The msfconsole has many different command options to chose from. back Once you have finished working with a particular module, or if you inadvertently select the wrong module, you can issue the 'back' command to move out of the current context. This, however is not required. Just as you can in commercial routers, you can switch modules from within other modules. As a reminder, variables will only carry over if they are set globally. msf auxiliary( ms09_001_write ) > back msf > check There aren't many exploits that support it, but there is also a 'check' option that will check to see if a target is vulnerable to a particular exploit instead of actually exploiting it. msf exploit( ms08_067_netapi ) > show options Module options (exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi): Name Current Setting Required Description ---- --------------- -------- ----------- RHOST 172.16.194.134 yes