NetExec SMB SMBGhost

Check for SMBGhost (CVE-2020-0796) SMBv3 compression vulnerability without credentials

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

Tool: nxc
Category: Privilege Escalation / Local PrivEsc
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 smbghost

Examples

nxc smb '192.168.1.0/24' -u '' -p '' -M smbghost

Tags

nxc smb smbghost cve-2020-0796 smbv3 unauthenticated privilege-escalation

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