# kextstat

> Display the status of loaded kernel extensions (kexts)

Deprecated tool in favor of kmutil. Lists loaded kernel extensions

- Page: https://loobins.io/binaries/kextstat/
- Author: Mark Morowczynsk (@markmorow)
- Created: 2023-07-30
- Tactics: Discovery

## Paths

- `/usr/sbin/kextstat`

## Example Use Cases

### List kernel extensions

Uses kexstat showloaded to display kernel extensions and address in kernel memory it has been loaded

```bash
kexstat
```

- Tactics: Discovery
- Tags: bash, zsh, kernel

## Detections

- No detections at time of publishing

## Resources

- [kextstat man page](https://ss64.com/osx/kextstat.html)