smbmap_scan
A execute tool on the Hexstrike Ai MCP server.
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What smbmap_scan does on Hexstrike Ai
AI agents invoke smbmap_scan to trigger actions in Hexstrike Ai. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why smbmap_scan is rated High
SMBMap is an offensive security tool used to enumerate Samba share drives across a network, check access permissions, and can be used to execute commands or download files from SMB shares. Even though the description is empty, the tool name combined with the server's explicit offensive security context strongly implies active execution against target systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'smbmap_scan' on a server explicitly described as running '150+ cybersecurity tools for automated pentesting, vulnerability discovery, bug bounty automation, and offensive security'.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs smbmap_scan safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hexstrike Ai, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For smbmap_scan, this is the rule to start with:
smbmap_scan stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hexstrike Ai, apply this rule, and every smbmap_scan call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about smbmap_scan
smbmap_scan is a execute tool on the Hexstrike Ai MCP server. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Hexstrike Ai MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Hexstrike Ai MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for smbmap_scan: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Hexstrike Ai. Nothing to install.
smbmap_scan is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the smbmap_scan rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for smbmap_scan. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
smbmap_scan is provided by the Hexstrike Ai MCP server (0x4m4/hexstrike-ai). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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