projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

smb path is a directory, not a file: %s

Error message

smb path is a directory, not a file: %s

What it means

Error "smb path is a directory, not a file: %s" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/protocols/file/smb_bridge.go:124

	}
	for _, e := range entries {
		if e.IsDir {
			continue
		}
		child := *target
		child.Path = e.Name
		callback(child.Display())
	}
	return nil
}

func (request *Request) readSMBFile(ctx context.Context, displayPath string) (string, error) {
	target, err := ParseSMBTarget(displayPath)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if target.Path == "." || isDirectorySMBTarget(displayPath) {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("smb path is a directory, not a file: %s", displayPath)
	}
	execID := request.executionID()
	if execID == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("smb file target requires an initialized execution id")
	}
	sess, err := smbsession.Dial(ctx, execID, target.Host, request.smbPort(target), request.resolveSMBCreds(target))
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	defer sess.Close()
	maxBytes := request.maxSize
	if maxBytes <= 0 {
		maxBytes = smbsession.DefaultMaxReadBytes
	}
	return sess.ReadFile(target.Share, target.Path, maxBytes)
}

// isDirectorySMBTarget reports whether the path refers to a share root / dir listing.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/protocols/file/smb_bridge.go:124 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/61b41c94f315b390. Report an issue: GitHub.