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hydrapwk@hydrapwk:~$ sudo apt install netexec
Updated on: 30 September 2025
By: Joe
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Tool Documentation:
$ nxc -hNetExec (a.k.a nxc) is a network service exploitation tool that helps automate assessing the security of large networks.
usage: netexec [-h] [--version] [-t THREADS] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
[--jitter INTERVAL] [--verbose] [--debug] [--no-progress]
[--log LOG] [-6] [--dns-server DNS_SERVER] [--dns-tcp]
[--dns-timeout DNS_TIMEOUT]
{vnc,rdp,smb,ftp,nfs,mssql,wmi,ssh,winrm,ldap} ...
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The network execution tool
Maintained as an open source project by @NeffIsBack, @MJHallenbeck, @_zblurx
For documentation and usage examples, visit: https://www.netexec.wiki/
Version : 1.4.0+hydrapwk1
Codename: SmoothOperator
Commit :
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Generic:
Generic options for nxc across protocols
--version Display nxc version
-t, --threads THREADS
set how many concurrent threads to use
--timeout TIMEOUT max timeout in seconds of each thread
--jitter INTERVAL sets a random delay between each authentication
Output:
Options to set verbosity levels and control output
--verbose enable verbose output
--debug enable debug level information
--no-progress do not displaying progress bar during scan
--log LOG export result into a custom file
DNS:
-6 Enable force IPv6
--dns-server DNS_SERVER
Specify DNS server (default: Use hosts file & System DNS)
--dns-tcp Use TCP instead of UDP for DNS queries
--dns-timeout DNS_TIMEOUT
DNS query timeout in seconds
Available Protocols:
{vnc,rdp,smb,ftp,nfs,mssql,wmi,ssh,winrm,ldap}
vnc own stuff using VNC
rdp own stuff using RDP
smb own stuff using SMB
ftp own stuff using FTP
nfs own stuff using NFS
mssql own stuff using MSSQL
wmi own stuff using WMI
ssh own stuff using SSH
winrm own stuff using WINRM
ldap own stuff using LDAP