The nmap command nmap --script=smb-brute.nse localhost performs an SMB brute-force attack against the local machine using the smb-brute.nse script. This command is used to test the security of the local machine's SMB protocol by attempting to brute-force login credentials.

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nmap--
script
smb - brute.nse
localhost

Install-Module -Name Nmap

nmap Command Breakdown

Command

nmap --script=smb-brute.nse localhost

Options

• --script: specifies the NSE (Nmap Scripting Engine) to run
• smb-brute.nse: the NSE script to use for SMB brute-force attack
• localhost: the target IP address to scan (in this case, the local machine)

Purpose

This command uses the smb-brute.nse script to perform an SMB brute-force attack against the local machine.