Glossary
LHOST
The listening host — the IP address or hostname the target connects back to in a reverse shell payload.
LHOST ("listening host") is the address the target connects back to — the machine running your listener. It must be an address the target can actually reach: a public IP or a tunnel endpoint for an external target, or your interface address on an internal network. Pointing LHOST at an unreachable or wrong interface is a frequent cause of a payload that never connects.
LHOST is paired with LPORT in every reverse shell payload. The reverse shell generator fills both into the payload and the matching listener for you.