# Install medusa

Solidity smart contract fuzzer powered by go-ethereum. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:medusa
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install medusa
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install medusa
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/medusa/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install medusa
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: medusa from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install medusa
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: medusa from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#medusa
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/medusa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S medusa
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: medusa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:medusa
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/medusa>
- **Version:** 1.5.1
- **Source summary:** Solidity smart contract fuzzer powered by go-ethereum
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/crytic/medusa>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/crytic/medusa>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/crytic/medusa/blob/master/docs/src/SUMMARY.md>
- **License:** AGPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/crytic/medusa/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- medusa (cli)
- medusa (alias)

## Dependencies

- crytic-compile

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.5.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/crytic/medusa
- Upstream latest detected: v1.5.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** medusa
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** bash-completion
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - medusa - 2.3-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: medusa from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast, parallel, modular, login brute-forcer for network services | http://foofus.net/?page_id=51
- Nix - medusa: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/medusa/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - medusa - 2.2-7build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: medusa from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fast, parallel, modular, login brute-forcer for network services | http://foofus.net/?page_id=51
- dnf - medusa - 2.3-6.20240130git4e9be7e.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: medusa from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Speedy, parallel, and modular, login brute-forcer | http://www.foofus.net/jmk/medusa/medusa.html
- pacman - medusa - 2.2-13: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: medusa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Speedy, massively parallel and modular login brute-forcer for network | http://www.foofus.net/jmk/medusa/medusa.html
- MacPorts - medusa: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/medusa/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [crytic-compile](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/crytic-compile/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [radamsa](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/radamsa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fuzzer, fuzzing, security, security-testing.
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- [h26forge](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/h26forge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fuzzing, security, security-testing.
- [ffuf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ffuf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fuzzing, security.
- [echidna](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/echidna/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fuzzing, security, security-testing, smart-contracts.
- [slither-analyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/slither-analyzer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, smart-contracts, solidity.
- [afl++](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/afl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fuzzing, security, security-testing.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
