tests(get_folder): add e2e test line

Add download_file(), download_folder(), and get_folder() methods to the
SMB protocol. Refactor get_file_single() to use download_file() with
automatic fallback from READ to READ/WRITE access on sharing violations.

New CLI args: --get-folder, --recursive, --ignore-empty-folders

Example: nxc smb target -u user -p pass --share SYSVOL --get-folder 'domain\Policies' ./output --recursive

nxc/helpers/path.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from pathlib import PurePosixPath
+
+
+def sanitize_filename(name: str) -> str:
+    """Strip path traversal components from an SMB filename.
+
+    Follows the pattern from spider_plus.py — filters '..' and '.' from
+    PurePosixPath.parts to prevent directory traversal attacks from
+    malicious SMB servers.
+    """
+    parts = PurePosixPath(name.replace("\\", "/")).parts
+    clean = [p for p in parts if p not in ("..", ".", "/")]
+    return str(PurePosixPath(*clean)) if clean else ""

nxc/protocols/smb.py

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import os
 import re
 import struct
 import ipaddress
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from nxc.helpers.path import sanitize_filename
 from Cryptodome.Hash import MD4
 from textwrap import dedent
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ from impacket.krb5 import constants
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5.dtypes import NULL
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5.dcomrt import DCOMConnection
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5.dcom.wmi import CLSID_WbemLevel1Login, IID_IWbemLevel1Login, IWbemLevel1Login
-from impacket.smb3structs import FILE_SHARE_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_DELETE, SMB2_0_IOCTL_IS_FSCTL
+from impacket.smb3structs import FILE_READ_DATA, FILE_WRITE_DATA, FILE_SHARE_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_DELETE, SMB2_0_IOCTL_IS_FSCTL
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5 import tsts as TSTS
 
 from nxc.config import process_secret, host_info_colors, check_guest_account
@@ -1937,24 +1940,108 @@ class smb(connection):
         for src, dest in self.args.put_file:
             self.put_file_single(src, dest)
 
-    def get_file_single(self, remote_path, download_path):
+    def download_file(self, share_name, remote_path, dest_file, access_mode=FILE_READ_DATA):
+        try:
+            self.logger.debug(f"Getting file from {share_name}:{remote_path} with access mode {access_mode}")
+            self.conn.getFile(share_name, remote_path, dest_file, shareAccessMode=access_mode)
+            return True
+        except SessionError as e:
+            if "STATUS_SHARING_VIOLATION" in str(e):
+                self.logger.debug(f"Sharing violation on {remote_path}: {e}")
+            else:
+                self.logger.debug(f"SessionError when attempting to download file {remote_path}: {e}")
+            return False
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.debug(f"Other error when attempting to download file {remote_path}: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def get_file_single(self, remote_path, download_path, silent=False):
         share_name = self.args.share
-        self.logger.display(f'Copying "{remote_path}" to "{download_path}"')
+        if not silent:
+            self.logger.display(f"Copying '{remote_path}' to '{download_path}'")
         if self.args.append_host:
             download_path = f"{self.hostname}-{remote_path}"
         with open(download_path, "wb+") as file:
-            try:
-                self.conn.getFile(share_name, remote_path, file.write)
-                self.logger.success(f'File "{remote_path}" was downloaded to "{download_path}"')
-            except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.fail(f'Error writing file "{remote_path}" from share "{share_name}": {e}')
-                if os.path.getsize(download_path) == 0:
-                    os.remove(download_path)
+            if self.download_file(share_name, remote_path, file.write):
+                if not silent:
+                    self.logger.success(f"File '{remote_path}' was downloaded to '{download_path}'")
+            else:
+                self.logger.debug("Opening with READ alone failed, trying to open file with READ/WRITE access")
+                if self.download_file(share_name, remote_path, file.write, FILE_READ_DATA | FILE_WRITE_DATA):
+                    if not silent:
+                        self.logger.success(f"File '{remote_path}' was downloaded to '{download_path}'")
+                else:
+                    if not silent:
+                        self.logger.fail(f"Error downloading file '{remote_path}' from share '{share_name}'")
 
     def get_file(self):
         for src, dest in self.args.get_file:
             self.get_file_single(src, dest)
 
+    def download_folder(self, folder, dest, recursive=False, silent=False, base_dir=None, ignore_empty=False):
+        self.logger.debug(f"Downloading folder with args: {folder}, {dest}, Recursive: {recursive}, Silent: {silent}, Base dir: {base_dir}, Ignore empty: {ignore_empty}")
+        normalized_folder = ntpath.normpath(folder)
+        base_folder = os.path.basename(normalized_folder)
+        self.logger.debug(f"Base folder: {base_folder}")
+
+        try:
+            items = self.conn.listPath(self.args.share, ntpath.join(folder, "*"))
+        except SessionError as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error listing folder '{folder}': {e}")
+            return
+        self.logger.debug(f"{len(items)} items in folder: {items}")
+
+        filtered_items = [item for item in items if item.get_longname() not in [".", ".."]]
+
+        # create local directory structure regardless of content; download empty folders by default
+        # change the Windows path to Linux and then join it with the base directory to get our actual save path
+        relative_path = os.path.join(*folder.replace(base_dir or folder, "").lstrip("\\").split("\\"))
+        local_folder_path = os.path.join(dest, relative_path)
+
+        if not filtered_items and ignore_empty:
+            self.logger.debug(f"Skipping empty folder '{folder}'")
+            return
+
+        # create the directory for this folder
+        os.makedirs(local_folder_path, exist_ok=True)
+        if not filtered_items and not silent:
+            self.logger.display(f"Created empty directory '{local_folder_path}'")
+
+        for item in filtered_items:
+            item_name = sanitize_filename(item.get_longname())
+            if not item_name:
+                self.logger.fail(f"Path traversal detected in '{item.get_longname()}', skipping")
+                continue
+            dir_path = ntpath.normpath(ntpath.join(normalized_folder, item_name))
+            self.logger.debug(f"Parsing item: {item_name}, {dir_path}")
+
+            if item.is_directory() and recursive:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Found new directory to parse: {dir_path}")
+                self.download_folder(dir_path, dest, recursive, silent, base_dir or folder, ignore_empty)
+            elif not item.is_directory():
+                remote_file_path = ntpath.join(folder, item_name)
+                local_file_path = os.path.join(local_folder_path, item_name)
+                # Defense-in-depth: verify path stays under destination
+                resolved = Path(local_file_path).resolve()
+                if not str(resolved).startswith(str(Path(dest).resolve()) + os.sep):
+                    self.logger.fail(f"Path traversal detected in '{item_name}', skipping")
+                    continue
+                self.logger.debug(f"{dest=} {remote_file_path=} {relative_path=} {local_folder_path=} {local_file_path=}")
+
+                try:
+                    self.get_file_single(remote_file_path, local_file_path, silent)
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    self.logger.fail(f"Error downloading file '{remote_file_path}' due to file not found (probably a race condition between listing and downloading)")
+
+    def get_folder(self):
+        recursive = self.args.recursive
+        ignore_empty = getattr(self.args, "ignore_empty_folders", False)
+        self.logger.debug(f"Recursive option set to {recursive}")
+        self.logger.debug(f"Ignore empty folders option set to {ignore_empty}")
+        for folder, dest in self.args.get_folder:
+            self.download_folder(folder, dest, recursive, False, None, ignore_empty)
+            self.logger.success(f"Folder '{folder}' was downloaded to '{dest}'")
+
     def enable_remoteops(self, regsecret=False):
         try:
             if regsecret:

nxc/protocols/smb/proto_args.py

@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ def proto_args(parser, parents):
     files_group = smb_parser.add_argument_group("File Operations")
     files_group.add_argument("--put-file", action="append", nargs=2, metavar="FILE", help="Put a local file into remote target, ex: whoami.txt \\\\Windows\\\\Temp\\\\whoami.txt")
     files_group.add_argument("--get-file", action="append", nargs=2, metavar="FILE", help="Get a remote file, ex: \\\\Windows\\\\Temp\\\\whoami.txt whoami.txt")
+    files_group.add_argument("--get-folder", action="append", nargs=2, metavar="DIR", help="Get a remote directory, ex: \\\\Windows\\\\Temp\\\\testing testing")
+    files_group.add_argument("--recursive", default=False, action="store_true", help="Recursively get a folder")
+    files_group.add_argument("--ignore-empty-folders", default=False, action="store_true", help="Ignore empty folders when downloading")
     files_group.add_argument("--append-host", action="store_true", help="append the host to the get-file filename")
 
     cmd_exec_group = smb_parser.add_argument_group("Command Execution")

tests/e2e_commands.txt

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS -x ipconfig
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --put-file TEST_NORMAL_FILE \\Windows\\Temp\\test_file.txt
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --put-file TEST_NORMAL_FILE \\Windows\\Temp\\test_file.txt --put-file TEST_NORMAL_FILE \\Windows\\Temp\\test_file2.txt
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --get-file \\Windows\\Temp\\test_file.txt /tmp/test_file.txt
+netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --get-folder \\Windows\\Temp\\ /tmp/test_folder/
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --no-admin-check
 ##### SMB PowerShell
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS -X ipconfig