Hackthebox Red Failure -

nmap -sV -p- 10.10.10.59 The scan revealed several open ports, including 80 (HTTP), 135 (RPC), and 445 (SMB). I also noticed that the VM was running Windows 7.

enum \10.10.10.59 This revealed a share called “Users” that I had previously missed. I mounted the share using SMBclient and found a user named “bill” with a password hint. hackthebox red failure

psexec \10.10.10.59 -u bill -p password123 nmap -sV -p- 10

For those who may not be familiar, Hack The Box is a platform that offers a variety of virtual machines (VMs) with intentionally vulnerable configurations. The goal is to exploit these vulnerabilities and gain access to the VM, ultimately earning points and badges. The “Red” machine, in particular, is a Windows-based VM with a reputation for being challenging. I mounted the share using SMBclient and found

Hack The Box Red Failure: A Post-Mortem Analysis**

After taking a break and re-evaluating my approach, I decided to try a different tactic. I used the enum command to gather more information about the VM’s users and shares.

Next, I tried to exploit the RPC port using a Metasploit module, but it didn’t yield any results. I also attempted to connect to the SMB port using SMBclient, but was unable to authenticate.