Hawk

Verified writeups for the Hawk machine of Hack The Box

Hawk

$ tldr OpenSSL cipher brute → Drupal RCE → H2 Database exploitation

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Crypto
IP	10.10.10.102
Retirement date	2018-11-30
Skills	OpenSSL Cipher Brute Force and Decryption Drupal Enumeration/Exploitation H2 Database Exploitation

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇬🇧 EN	0xdf	Texto	Open
🇬🇧 EN	IppSec	Vídeo	Open

Skill resources

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

Skill	Source	Link
Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass	HackTricks	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

If you liked this machine, try

• CTF — Linux, Insane
• Monteverde — Windows, Medium
• Reel2 — Windows, Hard
• Chaos — Linux, Medium
• Nineveh — Linux, Medium

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Last updated: 2026-06-07