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$ tldr Kerberoasting + PFX → ReadGMSAPassword → GenericAll → DA

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Operating system	Windows
Difficulty	Hard
Vector	Active Directory
IP	10.10.11.129
Retirement date	2022-04-30
Skills	Information Leakage - Password in picture (wtf?) RPC Enumeration (rpcclient) Ldap Enumeration (ldapdomaindump) Bloodhound Enumeration Kerberoasting Attack (GetUserSPNs.py) SMB Password Spray Attack (Crackmapexec) Unprotecting password-protected Excel (Remove Protection) Playing with pfx certificates Gaining access to Windows PowerShell Web Access Abusing ReadGMSAPassword privilege Abusing GenericAll privilege (Resetting a user’s password) Gaining access with wmiexec Active Directory

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇪🇸 ES	El Pingüino de Mario	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
Information Leakage	HackTricks	Open
Active Directory	HackTricks	Open
Kerberoasting	HackTricks	Open
BloodHound	BloodHound docs	Open
SMB (139/445)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

DCSync · AS-REP Roasting · Group Policy Preferences (GPP) · GetNPUsers (Impacket) · EternalBlue (MS17-010) · MS08-067 (NetAPI)

If you liked this machine, try

• Sizzle — Windows, Insane
• Intelligence — Windows, Medium
• Blackfield — Windows, Hard
• Mantis — Windows, Hard
• Heist — Windows, Easy

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Last updated: 2026-06-07