Acunetix

v24.4Invicti Security

Automated web application scanning: crawls single-page and classic apps, tests for injection, XSS, misconfiguration and known component CVEs, and confirms many findings by safe exploitation so the report contains fewer false positives. The range models the scan lifecycle and the report, over authored targets.

Category: Web application security testing
Package: acunetix
Runs on: Linux · Windows
Commands: acunetix, awvs
Console: https://acunetix.range.local:3443

Scan phases and findings are generated from the authored web fixtures. No license check, no outbound request.

Install it

The scripts below install the real Invicti Security package on your own machine — read them first, and run them somewhere you are allowed to change. Inside the range, one press puts the simulated package on your next machine.

Linux installer (shell script)

install-acunetix.sh

Acunetix is delivered as Vendor installer, so it cannot be installed unattended. Follow the steps on the package page instead.

Windows installer (PowerShell)

Install-acunetix.ps1

Acunetix has no unattended Windows install. Follow the steps on the package page.

On a range machine

Add it to your kit and every machine you launch comes with it.

On Linux

Vendor installer

Licensed product
Invicti Security ships its own installer behind a license. The range provides the console pre-installed so you can practice the workflow.

Check it worked

Confirm it landed on PATH
```
which acunetix
```
Check the version
```
acunetix --version
```
The range reports 24.4.

Remove it

Take it off again
```
sudo apt remove --purge acunetix
```

On Windows

Vendor installer

Licensed product
Invicti Security ships a signed Windows installer behind a license. The range provides the console pre-installed.

Check it worked

Confirm it resolves
```
where acunetix
```
Check the version
```
acunetix --version
```
The range reports 24.4.

Remove it

Take it off again

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force C:\Tools\acunetix

Inside the range

Tick it on the launch screen
Under Acunetix's category on the advanced tool shelf. A lab that depends on it locks the toggle on and says why.
Or install it from a range terminal
```
sudo apt install -y acunetix
```
The simulated package manager seeds the same binaries, config and receipt the shelf toggle does.
Everything here is simulated
No software is downloaded and nothing executes — the range answers from authored fixtures.

Labs that use Acunetix

No lab locks this one on yet — tick it on the launch screen and take it into any scenario.