projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

smb url missing share name

Error message

smb url missing share name

What it means

Error "smb url missing share name" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/protocols/file/smb_path.go:135

	share := cleaned[1]
	rel := "."
	if len(cleaned) > 2 {
		rel = strings.Join(cleaned[2:], "/")
	}
	if err := smbsession.RequireShareName(share); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	normalized, err := smbsession.NormalizeSharePath(rel)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &SMBTarget{Host: host, Port: 445, Share: share, Path: normalized}, nil
}

func splitSharePath(urlPath string) (share, rel string, err error) {
	urlPath = strings.Trim(urlPath, "/")
	if urlPath == "" {
		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("smb url missing share name")
	}
	parts := strings.SplitN(urlPath, "/", 2)
	share = parts[0]
	if err := smbsession.RequireShareName(share); err != nil {
		return "", "", err
	}
	rel = "."
	if len(parts) == 2 {
		rel = parts[1]
	}
	normalized, err := smbsession.NormalizeSharePath(rel)
	if err != nil {
		return "", "", err
	}
	return share, normalized, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/protocols/file/smb_path.go:135 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/455a6e4e3250f0f8. Report an issue: GitHub.