install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install reaver

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install reaver

MacPorts ports tree · security/reaver/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install reaver

Debian stable package indexes · reaver · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install reaver

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · reaver · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S reaver

Arch Linux sync databases · reaver · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/wash

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/wash.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id wasmCloud.wash -e

Windows Package Manager source index · wasmCloud.wash · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Implements brute force attack to recover WPA/WPA2 passkeys

Project links

Commands and aliases

reaver
wash

history

Project history and usage

Reaver is a command-line wireless-security auditing tool that attacks WPS registrar PINs to test whether a target access point can expose its WPA/WPA2 passphrase.

Project history

Craig Heffner created Reaver 1.0 in 2011 as a practical attack against Wi-Fi Protected Setup registrar PINs. The official community-fork README identifies versions 1.0 through 1.4 as the original line.

The t6x community fork carried the project forward as Reaver 1.5.3 and then began the 1.6.x cycle, adding fixes, features, and support for the offline Pixie Dust technique.

Adoption history

Reaver became a widely packaged wireless-security auditing utility. The supplied package metadata records packages for Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora-family systems, Arch Linux, and MacPorts.

The community fork continued development after the original releases, incorporating fixes, hardware-compatibility work, and the Pixie Dust attack workflow.

How it is used

Authorized auditors first use Wash to identify WPS-enabled access points, then run Reaver against a selected BSSID through a monitor-mode wireless interface. Reaver can attempt online PIN enumeration or invoke Pixiewps-related offline techniques where the access point is vulnerable.

The tool is intended only for networks the operator owns or is explicitly authorized to test.

Why package nerds care

Reaver is notable in security-oriented package collections because it turned a protocol-design weakness into a practical command-line auditing workflow. Its pairing with Wash and later Pixiewps also illustrates how focused Unix security tools compose around discovery, capture, and attack stages.

Timeline

2011: Craig Heffner created Reaver 1.0.
Reaver 1.3: The project introduced a WPS scanner, initially named walsh.
Reaver 1.4: The scanner was renamed Wash.
Reaver 1.5.3: The community-fork line incorporated Pixie Dust support.
Reaver 1.6.x: The maintained community fork opened a new development cycle with further fixes and features.

Related projects

Wash is the bundled WPS access-point scanner.
Pixiewps performs the offline Pixie Dust calculations used by Reaver's related attack mode.

Sources

Official Wash history/options page: https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x/wiki/Everything-about-the-new-options-from-wash
Official project README: https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x#readme
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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
`reaver`	cli	global executable
`wash`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version1.6.6

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6xnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:reaver
Version	1.6.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/reaver
Homepage	https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
Repository	https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x/releases/download/v1.6.6/reaver-1.6.6.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-09-13T05:31:12Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	pixiewps
Uses from macOS	libpcap, sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, 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	reaver
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

reaver 1.6.6-2+b1

brute force attack tool against Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number

https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x

sudo apt install reaver

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: reaver
2 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reaver

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

Ubuntu apt95%

reaver 1.6.6-2build2

brute force attack tool against Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number

https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x

sudo apt install reaver

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reaver

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: reaver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

reaver 1.6.6-18.fc45

Brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup

https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x

sudo dnf install reaver

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: reaver
6 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reaver

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: reaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

reaver 1.6.6-2

Brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup

https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x

sudo pacman -S reaver

License: GPL2
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reaver

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

MacPorts95%

reaver

sudo port install reaver

normalized package name match
Matched by: Reaver

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

Scoop92%

main/wash

scoop install main/wash

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Wash

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/wash.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

wasmCloud.wash

winget install --id wasmCloud.wash -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Wash

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: wasmCloud.wash from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/reaver.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install reaver with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, scoop, winget

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Project history and usage

Project history

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How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

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Same workflow

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