> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Blue

> Verified writeups for the Blue machine of Hack The Box

# Blue

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> EternalBlue (MS17-010) → SYSTEM directo</p>

<div className="cve-row"><span className="cve-row-label">CVE / Bulletins:</span> <a className="cve-chip" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2017/ms17-010" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS17-010 ↗</a></div>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
  | Difficulty       | Easy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-windows-privesc">Windows privesc</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.40`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
  | Retirement date  | 2017-09-09                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Skills           | SMB Enumeration Eternalblue Exploitation (MS17-010) \[Triple Z Exploit] Obtaining credentials stored in memory \[MIMIKATZ + Windows Defender Evasion] (EXTRA) Enabling RDP from CrackMapExec (EXTRA) Windows Persistence techniques (EXTRA) Windows Persistence - Playing with debugger \[When a user opens a program] (EXTRA) Windows Persistence - Playing with Gflags \[When a user closes a program] (EXTRA) Windows Persistence - Playing with WMI Events \[Executing tasks at regular intervals of time] (EXTRA) Persistence + Windows Defender Evasion \[Playing with Ebowla] (EXTRA) |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                    |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92XycxcAXkI)     |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFUouGzMPTg)     |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2021/05/11/htb-blue.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRsfX6DW10E)     |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                  | Source     | Link                                                                                          |
| ---------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| EternalBlue (MS17-010) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-smb/index.html) |

## Related skills worth mastering

MS08-067 (NetAPI)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Legacy](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/legacy) — Windows, Easy

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