macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rustcatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install rustcat with Homebrew, dnf, Nix
Modern Port listener and Reverse shell. Version 3.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rustcatFedora Rawhide package metadata · rustcat · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustcatnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ru/rustcat/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Modern Port listener and Reverse shell
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rcat
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rcat | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-10
manager version3.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.0.0
https://github.com/robiot/rustcat
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rustcat |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rustcat |
| Homepage | https://github.com/robiot/rustcat |
| Repository | https://github.com/robiot/rustcat |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/robiot/rustcat#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/robiot/rustcat/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rustcat |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
rustcat
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustcat- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustcat
dnf95%
rustcat 1.3.0-16.fc44
Rustcat - The Modern Port Listener & Reverse Shell
https://crates.io/crates/rustcat
sudo dnf install rustcat- License: MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Unlicense OR MIT)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rust-rustcat
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustcat
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment