https://rbailey.tech/tags/htb/Recent content in Htb on Ryan BaileyHugoen-usMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rbailey.tech/writeups/htb-example-machine/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rbailey.tech/writeups/htb-example-machine/<p><strong>Platform:</strong> HackTheBox<br> <strong>Difficulty:</strong> Easy<br> <strong>OS:</strong> Linux<br> <strong>IP:</strong> 10.10.10.xxx</p> <hr> <h2 id="recon">Recon</h2> <p>Starting with a full port scan:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl">nmap -sV -sC -oN nmap/initial 10.10.10.xxx </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Results:</p> <pre tabindex="0"><code>PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 8.2p1 80/tcp open http Apache httpd 2.4.41 </code></pre><h2 id="foothold">Foothold</h2> <p>&hellip;describe what you found and how you got in&hellip;</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="c1"># Example command</span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">curl http://10.10.10.xxx/secret-path </span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="privilege-escalation">Privilege Escalation</h2> <p>&hellip;describe how you got root&hellip;</p> <h2 id="flags">Flags</h2> <ul> <li><strong>User:</strong> <code>abc123...</code></li> <li><strong>Root:</strong> <code>xyz789...</code></li> </ul>