Security tool · ports
naabu
Fast SYN/CONNECT port scanner focused on reliability. Feeds open ports into httpx/nuclei.
Overview
Where naabu fits
Fast SYN/CONNECT port scanner focused on reliability. Feeds open ports into httpx/nuclei.
Detection-first use
Start with the least intrusive template that can distinguish your hypothesis from a normal response. Preserve raw output and a negative control.
Install
Installation references
Install with goAuthorization required
go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu/v2/cmd/naabu@latest- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Install with pdtmAuthorization required
pdtm -i naabu- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Test safely
Command templates
Top portsAuthorization required
Populate placeholders only with assets that are explicitly in scope.
naabu -l {input} -top-ports {ports} -o {output}- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Full + nmapAuthorization required
Populate placeholders only with assets that are explicitly in scope.
naabu -host {host} -p - -nmap-cli 'nmap -sV -sC'- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Related
Continue the workflow
Sources
Attribution and verification
Version history: normalized permanent page created 2026-08-20. Upstream activity and popularity are separate signals and do not establish tool safety.