projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

goexec auth is required

Error message

goexec auth is required

What it means

Error "goexec auth is required" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/js/libs/goexec/errors.go:6

package goexec

import "errors"

var (
	ErrMissingAuth             = errors.New("goexec auth is required")
	ErrMissingUsername         = errors.New("goexec username is required for this auth mode")
	ErrMultipleCredentialModes = errors.New("goexec auth selects multiple primary credential modes")
	ErrMissingTarget           = errors.New("goexec target is required")
	ErrMissingCommand          = errors.New("goexec command is required")
	ErrMissingExecutable       = errors.New("goexec executable is required")
	ErrUnsupportedModule       = errors.New("unsupported goexec module")
	ErrUnsupportedMethod       = errors.New("unsupported goexec method")
	ErrUnsupportedOutputMethod = errors.New("unsupported goexec output method")
	ErrNetworkPolicyDenied     = errors.New("target denied by network policy")
	ErrInvalidMethodArguments  = errors.New("invalid goexec method arguments")
	ErrDomainControllerDenied  = errors.New("domain controller denied by network policy")
	ErrProxyDenied             = errors.New("proxy denied by network policy")
	ErrEndpointDenied          = errors.New("endpoint denied by network policy")
)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/js/libs/goexec/errors.go:6 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7209d983cedcb804. Report an issue: GitHub.