Which of the following is considered an exploit framework and has the ability to perform automated attacks on services, ports, applications an unpatched security flaws in a computer system?

Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that identifies and reports on weaknesses but does not contain exploit modules to actively attack or compromise systems.

Metasploit Framework contains a large database of known exploits, payloads, and auxiliary modules that allow security professionals to automate attacks against specific CVEs, open ports, and misconfigured services. It supports the full penetration testing lifecycle from scanning to post-exploitation. Unlike scanners that only identify vulnerabilities, Metasploit actively exploits them to validate risk.

Maltego is an OSINT and data-mining tool used for reconnaissance and visualizing relationships between entities, not for executing exploits against systems.

Wireshark is a packet capture and network protocol analyzer used for traffic inspection, and has no capability to launch exploits against target systems.