# Credential Spraying ## Valid Credential Spraying When at least one valid username and password combination has been identified, valid credential spraying can be used to find where the account can login and find any escalated privileges. NetExec can be used to perform the password spray, where the valid credentials are used across a subnet of workstations to validate if the user can login and if they have any escalated privileges: * `nxc smb -d -u -p ` ## Known Password Spraying When a valid password has been identified or you have made an educated guess, you may want to spray the password against a range of accounts to find any successful credential combinations. NetExec can be used to perform the spray, where the password is used across a list of users to validate if the user and password combination is valid: * `nxc smb -d -u -p ` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.pentestlist.com/offensive-security/internal-infrastructure/movement/credential-spraying.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.