Parrot OS 6.4 Released with Kernel 6.12, New Hacking Tools

Parrot Security has announced the release of Parrot OS 6.4, the final update in the 6.x series of its Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for ethical hacking, penetration testing, and digital forensics.

This snapshot is powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, including for Raspberry Pi editions, and introduces two new offensive security tools:

Goshs – a lightweight SimpleHTTPServer written in Go.
ConvoC2 – a Red Team tool that exploits Microsoft Teams for remote command execution.

Updated Toolset

Parrot OS 6.4 ships with refreshed versions of widely used pentesting tools, including:

Metasploit 6.4.71
Airgeddon 11.50
BeEF 0.5.4.0
Seclists 2025.2
PowerShell Empire 6.1.2
Starkiller 3.0.0
NetExec 1.4.0
Caido 0.48.1
ruby-cms-scanner 0.15.0, and more.

In addition, it includes:

Firefox 140 ESR with privacy patches
Official support for PowerShell 7.5
.NET SDK/runtime versions 5 through 9
Desktop and menu improvements for better tool discovery

What’s Next?

Parrot OS 6.4 is expected to be the final release in the 6.x series. The team has confirmed that Parrot OS 7 is already in development, built on the upcoming Debian 13 “Trixie”. The next version will introduce RISC-V architecture support, new desktop environments, and other major upgrades.

You can download Parrot OS 6.4 now in Security, Home, and Hack The Box Editions from the official website. Existing users can upgrade using:

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade