THM: Athena

Linux machine chaining SMB enumeration, new-line command injection on an in-development router panel, cron job abuse, and a patched Diamorphine LKM rootkit for root.

August 23, 2026 · 7 min

VulnLab: Breach

Active Directory machine capturing NTLM hashes from a writable SMB share, Kerberoasting a service account, forging an MSSQL Silver Ticket, and escalating via SeImpersonatePrivilege.

March 23, 2026 · 7 min

VulnLab: Baby2

Active Directory box enumerating users over SMB, reusing a weak password, abusing a writable logon script, and escalating through GPO.

March 22, 2026 · 8 min

VulnLab: Baby

Active Directory machine combining anonymous LDAP enumeration, password reset abuse, SeRestorePrivilege execution, and a manual NTDS extraction.

March 21, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Heist

Windows box recovering Cisco device passwords, RID brute forcing usernames, password spraying, and pulling credentials from Firefox process memory.

March 9, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Mailing

Windows box abusing a path-traversal bug in hMailServer for credentials, capturing NTLM via a crafted email, and executing code through LibreOffice.

March 8, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Querier

Windows machine extracting MSSQL credentials from an Excel macro, capturing and cracking an NTLMv2 hash via xp_dirtree, enabling xp_cmdshell, and decrypting a Group Policy Preferences password for Administrator.

February 27, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Jeeves

Windows machine using a Jenkins build step for remote code execution, a KeePass database for a Pass-the-Hash credential, and an alternate data stream hiding the root flag.

February 25, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Cicada

Active Directory box where exposed SMB shares leak credentials that get reused, then Backup Operators membership is abused to dump domain hashes.

November 7, 2025 · 6 min

HTB: Blackfield

Active Directory machine covering AS-REP Roasting, BloodHound-guided lateral movement, LSASS credential extraction, and Backup Operators abuse.

November 6, 2025 · 7 min