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Platform
Difficulty
OS
Easy Linux HTB Keeper

Keeper

Hack The Box - Linux - Easy

Initial access through default credentials on a Request Tracker instance, followed by KeePass memory-dump extraction (CVE-2023-32784) and a PuTTY private key recovered from the vault to gain root.

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Easy Linux HTB Knife

Knife

Hack The Box - Linux - Easy

Initial access with Remote Code Execution about User-Agentt, followed by knife and ruby execution

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Hard Windows HTB Garfield

Garfield

Hack The Box - Windows - Hard

A logon script misconfiguration in Active Directory provides initial access. Lateral movement is achieved through password manipulation, and privilege escalation exploits a Read-Only Domain Controller via a forged golden ticket to recover domain administrator credentials.

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Medium Windows HTB TombWatcher

TombWatcher

Hack The Box - Windows - Medium

Starting with provided low-privilege credentials, a Bloodhound-mapped ACL chain across five principals yields WinRM access. Privilege escalation abuses a deleted AD object (tombstone reanimation) and an ESC3 enrollment-agent attack against ADCS to obtain the Administrator NT hash.

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Easy Linux HTB CCTV

CCTV

Hack The Box - Linux - Easy

Default credentials on ZoneMinder lead to a blind SQL injection (CVE-2024-51482) that dumps password hashes; a cracked hash grants SSH access. A locally-bound motionEye service running as root is reached via port forwarding; credentials recovered from its config file enable an authenticated RCE exploit (CVE-2025-60787) for a root shell.

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Medium Windows HTB Escape

Escape

Hack The Box - Windows - Medium

Complete domain compromise via certipy-ad, ESC1 and PassTheCert Medium Windows AD machine.

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Medium Windows HTB Jeeves

Jeeves

Hack The Box - Windows - Medium

Initial access through the Jenkins Script Console, followed by KeePass cracking, Pass-the-Hash privilege escalation, and Alternate Data Stream discovery.

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Medium Windows HTB Authority

Authority

Hack The Box - Windows - Medium

Complete domain compromise via certipy-ad, ESC1 and PassTheCert Medium Windows AD machine.

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Medium Windows HTB Administrator

Administrator

Hack The Box - Windows - Medium

Complete domain compromise via ACL abuse — GenericAll, ForceChangePassword, Targeted Kerberoasting, DCSync. Medium Windows AD machine.

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