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Nmap enumeration guides

Nmap scanning, service discovery, enumeration workflows, and practical command references.

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HTB Academy - Get started – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Get started

HTB Academy Get started: Build a practical, deep understanding of the Nmap flags you actually use during HTB/CTF and real engagements, then connect t…

2022-11-03↗
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HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Medium Lab – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Medium Lab

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion Medium Lab: After we conducted the first test and submitted our results to our client, the administrators ma…

2022-11-02↗
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HTB Academy - Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Hard Lab – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Hard Lab

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion Hard Lab: Re run web enumeration to identify the exact version of the service your client cares about (DNS o…

2022-11-02↗
idsipsmodule19
HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Easy Lab – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion - Easy Lab

HTB Academy Firewall and IDS/IPS Evasion Easy Lab: Identify the operating system running on the target that sits behind IDS/IPS controls, and submit…

2022-11-02↗
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HTB Academy - nmap scanning basics – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - nmap scanning basics

HTB Academy nmap scanning basics: Nmap Enumeration & Vulnerability Assessment The objective was divided into two tasks: 1. Find all TCP ports on your…

2022-10-26↗
nmap
HTB Academy nmap network performance – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy nmap network performance

HTB Academy nmap network performance: Nmap Scanning Performance Optimization • HTB Academy • nmap

2022-10-26↗
nmap
HTB Academy - NSE Scripts – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - NSE Scripts

HTB Academy NSE Scripts: Use Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) to enumerate a target, discover interesting HTTP paths, and recover the flag. I played with…

2022-10-26↗
nmap
HTB Academy - Service Enumeration – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Service Enumeration

HTB Academy Service Enumeration: Enumerate all ports/services on the host and extract the flag exposed by one of the services. • HTB Academy • htb ac…

2022-10-24↗
htb-academymodule19nmap
HTB Academy - Host Discovery nmap – Article cover imageArticle

HTB Academy - Host Discovery nmap

HTB Academy Host Discovery nmap: Fast, reliable host discovery during recon. These are my go‑to nmap one‑liners for ranges, lists, ad‑hoc targets, an…

2022-10-03↗
nmap
Pandora [Hack the box] - [Blog] – Article cover imageArticle

Pandora [Hack the box] - [Blog]

Pandora [Hack the box] [Blog] : started of with a nmap scan for • Security • nmap, private key

2022-05-12↗
nmapprivate-keypublic-key
Paper [Hack the box] [BLOG] – Article cover imageArticle

Paper [Hack the box] [BLOG]

Paper [Hack the box] [BLOG]: regular scan • Security • nmap, security

2022-05-11↗
nmapsecurity
Hack The Box - Help – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Help

Hack The Box Help: Gain an initial foothold on 10.10.10.121 by exploiting an unauthenticated file upload in HelpDeskZ 1.0.2, obtain a reverse shell,…

2021-10-23↗
nmapenumerationreverse-shell
Hack The Box Explore user-flag – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box Explore user-flag

Hack The Box Explore user flag: Capture at least one user flag per day. This entry documents a box where initial scans missed the path to user, follo…

2021-09-20↗
csrfnmapenumeration
Hack The Box Wall User and Root flag – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box Wall User and Root flag

Hack The Box Wall User and Root flag: Gain initial access to the host, then escalate privileges to root. • HackTheBox • brute force, nmap

2020-01-17↗
brute-forcenmaprecon
Hack The Box - Luke User and Root flag – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Luke User and Root flag

Hack The Box Luke User and Root flag: Gain initial foothold and escalate to read user and root flags, documenting the JWT weaknesses and the API/port…

2020-01-16↗
nmapjwt-tokencurl
Hack The Box - Bank user flag – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Bank user flag

Hack The Box Bank user flag: Gain user access on bank.htb by abusing the support.php file upload to achieve remote code execution and retrieve the us…

2019-12-23↗
msfconsolenmapmetasploit
Hack The Box - Sneaky – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Sneaky

Hack The Box Sneaky: Enumerate a web server exposing only port 80. Pivot to SSH over IPv6 using a leaked RSA private key discovered via the /dev port…

2019-10-05↗
dirbusternmapbrute-force
Hack The Box blue – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box blue

Hack The Box blue: Exploit MS17‑010 (EternalBlue) on the target and obtain shells for user and SYSTEM. • HackTheBox • metasploit, msf

2019-05-23↗
metasploitmsfeternalblue
Hack The Box - Joker – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Joker

Hack The Box Joker: Gain initial access and escalate to root on 10.10.10.21, documenting each step with commands, reasoning, and evidence. • Security…

2019-05-09↗
http-proxysecurityssh
Hack The Box Tentan – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box Tentan

Hack The Box Tentan: Gain user and root on the target at 10.10.10.10 by enumerating a WordPress site, abusing a vulnerable plugin to discover an uplo…

2019-04-30↗
nmapbrute-forceenumeration
Hack The Box - Brainfuck – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Brainfuck

Hack The Box Brainfuck: Gain initial access and retrieve the user flag on brainfuck.htb using web/app layer enumeration and misconfigurations. (Root…

2019-04-29↗
wordpressimapssl
Hack The Box - cronOS Complete – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - cronOS Complete

Hack The Box cronOS Complete: Break into Cronos (10.10.10.13), obtain user and then root flags. • HackTheBox • nmap, recon

2019-04-10↗
nmapreconnc
Hack The  Box - Lame user and root – Article cover imageArticle

Hack The Box - Lame user and root

Hack The Box Lame user and root: Obtain user and root flags on 10.10.10.7 (HTB Beep) by abusing Elastix/vTigerCRM misconfigurations and a Local File…

2019-03-11↗
nmaplfienumeration
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