NetExec RDP Auth Check

Validate credentials against the RDP service (TCP/3389) without opening a graphical session. Useful for spraying and quick triage.

Tool
nxc
Category
Authentication / Credential Testing
Platform
linux
Requires
password
Protocols
RDP

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.

nxc rdp <ip> -u <user> -p <password>

Credential variants

The same attack using a different authentication material.

NTLM Hash (Restricted Admin) requires NTLM hash

nxc rdp <ip> -u <user> -H <hash>

Spray Across Subnet requires password

nxc rdp <subnet> -u <user> -p <password> --continue-on-success

Examples

nxc rdp 10.10.10.10 -u administrator -p 'Password123!'
nxc rdp 10.10.10.0/24 -u admin -H :e19ccf75ee54e06b06a5907af13cef42 --continue-on-success

Tags

nxc netexec rdp auth credential-validation spray

References