Msf::OptionValidateError One or more options failed to validate: PASS_FILE.

[JxB1990]

Steps to reproduce

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > set rhosts xx.x.xxx.214
rhosts => xx.x.xxx.214
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > set rport 3128
rport => 3128
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > set pass_file file:/root/ciscopass.txt
pass_file => file:/root/ciscopass.txt
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > set username root
username => root
msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > exploit

[-] Msf::OptionValidateError One or more options failed to validate: PASS_FILE.

the text file containing the passwords is simple and no more than 15 lines
password
123456
test
admin
root

everything is updated at this time, im 100% sure thats the path and if i try to use user_file i get the same error, im pretty sure im missing somenthing, so i will be glad if someone can help me, thanks in advance

[JxB1990]

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn):

Name Current Setting Required Description

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ANONYMOUS_LOGIN false yes Attempt to login with a blank username and password
BLANK_PASSWORDS false no Try blank passwords for all users
BRUTEFORCE_SPEED 5 yes How fast to bruteforce, from 0 to 5
DB_ALL_CREDS false no Try each user/password couple stored in the current database
DB_ALL_PASS false no Add all passwords in the current database to the list
DB_ALL_USERS false no Add all users in the current database to the list
DB_SKIP_EXISTING none no Skip existing credentials stored in the current database (Accepted: none, user, user&realm)
GROUP no A specific VPN group to use
PASSWORD cisco no A specific password to authenticate with
PASS_FILE file:/root/ciscopass.txt no File containing passwords, one per line
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS 52.5.115.214 yes The target host(s), see https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basics/using-metasploit.html
RPORT 3128 yes The target port (TCP)
SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
STOP_ON_SUCCESS false yes Stop guessing when a credential works for a host
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
USERNAME root no A specific username to authenticate as
USERPASS_FILE no File containing users and passwords separated by space, one pair per line
USER_AS_PASS false no Try the username as the password for all users
USER_FILE no File containing usernames, one per line
VERBOSE true yes Whether to print output for all attempts
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host

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[baggers27]

Apologies if I've misunderstood but should it not just be: set pass_file /root/ciscopass.txt?

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