Eighteen — HackTheBox Windows machine walkthrough cover

Eighteen — HackTheBox Retired Walkthrough

Eighteen is a Windows Server 2025 Domain Controller box that chains MSSQL impersonation, Werkzeug hash cracking, and the newly-disclosed BadSuccessor vulnerability (CVE-2025-53779) to achieve full domain compromise — a rare chance to exploit a live DC in a lab environment.

February 27, 2026 · 9 min · Logan Dawson
Pirate — Hard Windows machine walkthrough cover

Pirate — HackTheBox Season 10 Walkthrough

Pirate is a brutal Hard-rated Windows Domain Controller that chains together gMSA password extraction, ADFS internals abuse, NTLM relay over a Hyper-V double-pivot, and SPN hijacking to reach Domain Admin — a genuine enterprise attack simulation.

February 27, 2026 · 14 min · Logan Dawson
Responder — Very Easy Windows machine walkthrough cover

Responder — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

A deceptively instructive box that chains LFI with NTLM hash theft — Responder shows how a single vulnerable parameter on a Windows web server can hand you administrator credentials.

February 1, 2026 · 5 min · Logan Dawson
Archetype — HackTheBox Windows machine walkthrough cover

Archetype — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

Archetype shows how a single misconfigured SMB share cascades into full domain compromise — SSIS config files, xp_cmdshell, and PowerShell history all play a role.

January 30, 2026 · 6 min · Logan Dawson
Dancing — HackTheBox Windows machine walkthrough cover

Dancing — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

Dancing is a beginner-friendly Windows box that teaches the fundamentals of SMB enumeration. A misconfigured file share with anonymous access is all you need to grab the flag.

January 30, 2026 · 4 min · Logan Dawson