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

# Forest

> Verified writeups for the Forest machine of Hack The Box

# Forest

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> AS-REP Roast → BloodHound → DCSync → DA</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Difficulty       | Easy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-ad">Active Directory</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.161`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Retirement date  | 2019-10-12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Skills           | AXFR - Domain Zone Transfer Attack (Failed) RPC Enumeration - Getting valid domain users Performing an AS-RepRoast attack with the obtained users Cracking Hashes Abusing WinRM - EvilWinRM Ldap Enumeration - ldapdomaindump BloodHound Enumeration Gathering system information with SharpHound.ps1 - PuckieStyle Representing and visualizing data in BloodHound Finding an attack vector in BloodHound Abusing Account Operators Group - Creating a new user Abusing Account Operators Group - Assigning a group to the newly created user Abusing WriteDacl in the domain - Granting DCSync Privileges DCSync Exploitation - Secretsdump.py |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                      |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G5wkoBpFWU)       |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrs2-D57hA)       |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/03/21/htb-forest.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9FcE_FMZio)       |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                            | Source          | Link                                                                                               |
| -------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html)       |
| DNS zone transfer                | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-dns.html)            |
| BloodHound                       | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/index.html)  |
| BloodHound                       | BloodHound docs | [Open](https://bloodhound.specterops.io/)                                                          |
| DCSync                           | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/dcsync.html) |

## Related skills worth mastering

Active Directory · Kerberoasting · Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Sauna](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/sauna) — Windows, Easy
* [Sizzle](/en/htb/machines/windows/insano/sizzle) — Windows, Insane
* [Arctic](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/arctic) — Windows, Easy
* [Mantis](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/mantis) — Windows, Hard
* [StreamIO](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/streamio) — Windows, Medium

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*

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