54  gobuster(1) - Kailash Tool Reference

54.1 gobuster

gobuster - Brute-forces URIs, DNS subdomains, virtual hosts and open ports.

Layer CLASSIC
Category c-01-information-gathering
Safety class safe
Licence Apache-2.0
Upstream github.com/OJ/gobuster

54.1.1 NAME

gobuster - Brute-forces URIs, DNS subdomains, virtual hosts and open ports.

54.1.2 SYNOPSIS & usage

Derived from the upstream README at generation time; verify against --help where the tool is installed.

go install github.com/OJ/gobuster/v3@latest
# Pull the latest image
docker pull ghcr.io/oj/gobuster:latest

# Run gobuster in Docker
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/oj/gobuster:latest dir -u https://example.com -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirb/common.txt

54.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)

A fast and flexible brute-forcing tool written in Go Gobuster is a high-performance directory/file, DNS and virtual host brute-forcing tool written in Go. It’s designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to use for security professionals and penetration testers. - 🚀 High Performance: Multi-threaded scanning with configurable concurrency - 🔍 Multiple Modes: Directory, DNS, virtual host, S3, GCS, TFTP, and fuzzing modes - 🛡️ Security Focused: Built for penetration testing and security assessments - 🐳 Docker Support: Available as a Docker container - 🔧 Extensible: Pattern-based scanning and custom wordlists - Web Directory/File Enumeration: Discover hidden directories

54.1.4 SEE ALSO

ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14