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

# RE

> Verified writeups for the RE machine of Hack The Box

# RE

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Office macro phishing → WinRAR ACE exploit → GHIDRA XXE privesc</p>

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  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Difficulty       | Hard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.144`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Retirement date  | 2020-02-01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Skills           | Creating a malicious office document (libreoffice) - Playing with Macros Macros Obfuscation - Bypassing YARA Rules ConPtyShell - Enhancing our console mobility Abusing defined task in the system Malicious Ace files for WinRAR \< 5.70 beta 1 - WinRAR Exploitation (Evil-WinRAR-Gen) IIS ASPX WebShell through WinRAR Exploitation GHIDRA Exploitation - XXE Vulnerability (XML External Entity Injection) \[Project Handling] Intercepting NetNTLM-v2 hash through the XXE Cracking Hashes Abusing WinRM - Evil-WinRM Playing with Invoke-Command to execute commands as a user whose credentials we know PowerUp System Recognition Abuse UsoSvc - Creating a new user \[Privilege Escalation] Manipulating system logs to grant privileges to the newly created user (Psexec) |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                  |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX138goKVC0)   |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6e2LSqZwvY)   |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/02/01/htb-re.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXAakamjO_I)   |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                            | Source     | Link                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| XML External Entity              | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/xxe-xee-xml-external-entity.html)                                   |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html)                              |
| IIS (Microsoft Web Server)       | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/iis-internet-information-services.html) |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE)      | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                                             |

## Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Server-Side Request Forgery · Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass · WebDAV · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Grandpa](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/grandpa) — Windows, Easy
* [Granny](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/granny) — Windows, Easy
* [Joker](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/joker) — Linux, Hard
* [Conceal](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/conceal) — Windows, Hard
* [Schooled](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/schooled) — Linux, Medium

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-07-27*

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