Socat
Post Exploitationkali · parrotAdvanced multipurpose relay — more flexible than netcat for complex tunnels.
Install
sudo apt install socat
Common commands
socat TCP-LISTEN:443,reuseaddr,fork EXEC:/bin/bash socat - TCP:target:80
Use only on systems you are authorized to test. Follow program scope.
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