Command Manager

NetExec SSH Auth & Spray

Validate credentials against SSH. Supports password, key file, and spraying across user/password lists. NetExec also detects when the resulting session is root.

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

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

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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 ssh <ip> -u <user> -p <password>

Credential variants

The same attack using a different authentication material.

Private Key requires no credentials

nxc ssh <ip> -u <user> --key-file <id_rsa>

Spray With User+Password Lists requires no credentials

nxc ssh <subnet> -u <users.txt> -p <passwords.txt> --continue-on-success

Run a Command requires password

nxc ssh <ip> -u <user> -p <password> -x '<command>'

Examples

nxc ssh 10.10.10.10 -u root -p 'toor'
nxc ssh 10.10.10.10 -u ubuntu --key-file ~/.ssh/id_rsa -x 'sudo -l'

Tags

nxc netexec ssh auth spray

References