TimeLapse

Verified writeups for the TimeLapse machine of Hack The Box

TimeLapse

$ tldr ZIP/PFX cracking → Evil-WinRM → LAPS password privesc

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Operating system	Windows
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Windows privesc
IP	10.10.11.152
Retirement date	2022-08-20
Skills	SMB Enumeration Cracking ZIp Password Protected File (fcrackzip) Cracking and reading .PFX File (crackpkcs12) Gaining SSL access with Evil-WinRM Information Leakage - Reading the user’s Powershell history (User Pivoting) Abusing LAPS to get passwords (Get-LAPSPasswords.ps1) [Privilege Escalation]

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	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
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
SMB (139/445)	HackTricks	Open

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Last updated: 2026-07-13