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BRUTESPRAY(8) System Manager's Manual BRUTESPRAY(8)

NAME

brutespray - Python bruteforce tool

SYNOPSIS

brutespray [Usage]: brutespray [-h] -f FILE [-o OUTPUT] [-s SERVICE] [-t THREADS] [-T HOSTS] [-U USERLIST] [-P PASSLIST] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD] [-c] [-i] [-C HOST:USERNAME:PASSWORD] [-v LEVEL] [-w LEVEL].

DESCRIPTION

BruteSpray takes nmap GNMAP/JSON/XML output and automatically brute-forces services with default credentials using Medusa.

BruteSpray can even find non-standard ports by using the -sV inside Nmap.

  • -f FILE, --file FILE
    GNMAP, JSON or XML file to parse
  • -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
    Directory containing successful attempts
  • -s SERVICE, --service SERVICE
    Specify service to attack
  • -t THREADS, --threads THREADS
    Number of medusa threads
  • -T HOSTS, --hosts HOSTS
    Number of hosts to test concurrently
  • -U USERLIST, --userlist USERLIST
    Reference a custom username file
  • -P PASSLIST, --passlist PASSLIST
    Reference a custom password file
  • -u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
    Specify a single username
  • -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
    Specify a single password
  • -c, --continuous
    Keep brute-forcing after success
  • -C HOST:USERNAME:PASSWORD, --combo HOST:USERNAME:PASSWORD
    Specify a combo input (host:username:password)
  • -i, --interactive
    Interactive mode
  • -v LEVEL, --verbose LEVEL
    Verbose output from medusa. Can be set from 0 to 6 (default to 5)
  • -w LEVEL, --debug LEVEL
    Debug error output from medusa. Can be set from 0 to 10 (default to 5)

Commands:

  • brutespray -h
  • brutespray --file nmap.gnmap
  • brutespray --file nmap.xml
  • brutespray --file nmap.xml -i

EXAMPLES


nmap -sS -sV 192.168.0.0/24 -vv -n -oA mynetwork


brutespray --file mynetwork.gnmap -U /usr/share/brutespray/wordlist/user.txt -P /usr/share/brutespray/wordlist/pass.txt --threads 5 --hosts 5


brutespray --file mynetwork.gnmap --service ftp,ssh,telnet --threads 5 --hosts 5


brutespray --file mynetwork.gnmap -u admin -p password --threads 5 --hosts 5


brutespray --file mynetwork.gnmap --threads 5 --hosts 5 -c


brutespray --file mynetwork.xml --threads 5 --hosts 5


brutespray --file mynetwork.xml -i

SEE ALSO

MANPAGE AUTHOR

Stephane Neveu stefneveu@gmail.com

June 2025