> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rootea.es/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Postman

> Verified writeups for the Postman machine of Hack The Box

# Postman

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Redis SSH key write → Webmin RCE</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                             |
  | Difficulty       | Easy                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-linux-privesc">Linux privesc</span>                                                                                                                |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.160`                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Retirement date  | 2020-03-14                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Skills           | Redis Enumeration Redis Exploitation - Write SSH Key Webmin Exploitation - Python Scripting We create our own exploit in Python - AutoPwn \[Ruby code adaptation from Metasploit] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                       |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3B3rHVTSw)        |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrs2-D57hA)        |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/03/14/htb-postman.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJnHET1o8ZQ)        |

## Skill resources

Curated documentation for each technique listed in the *Skills* column above. Sources: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

| Skill              | Source     | Link                                                                                           |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Redis Exploitation | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/6379-pentesting-redis.html) |

## Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Atom](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/atom) — Windows, Medium

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*

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