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

# Acute

> Verified writeups for the Acute machine of Hack The Box

# Acute

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> PowerShell Web Access → pivot + password reuse → cron .bat privesc</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Difficulty       | Hard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-windows-privesc">Windows privesc</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | IP               | `10.10.11.145`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Retirement date  | 2022-07-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
  | Skills           | Virtual Hosting Information Leakage Abusing Windows PowerShell Web Access Real-time monitoring of the victim's screen Getting remote command execution on another server - PIVOTING Abusing a PowerShell file to get remote command execution as another user - User Pivoting Dump Hives && Get Hashes Cracking Hashes Password Reuse Abusing Cron Job - BAT file \[Privilege Escalation] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                     |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYW-Cj1yjdQ)      |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2022/07/16/htb-acute.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYte7xNY1g)      |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                            | Source     | Link                                                                                         |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Information Leakage              | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                 |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html) |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting       | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html)   |

## Related skills worth mastering

Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Horizontall](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/horizontall) — Linux, Easy
* [Toby](/en/htb/machines/linux/insano/toby) — Linux, Insane
* [Unbalanced](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/unbalanced) — Linux, Hard
* [TimeLapse](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/timelapse) — Windows, Easy
* [Joker](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/joker) — Linux, Hard

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*

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