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

# Sizzle

> Verified writeups for the Sizzle machine of Hack The Box

# Sizzle

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> AD Cert Services + Kerberoasting → CLM/AppLocker bypass → DA</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Difficulty       | Insane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-ad">Active Directory</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.103`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Retirement date  | 2019-06-01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Skills           | SMBCacls Enumeration Malicious SCF File (Getting NetNTLMv2 Hash) Ldap Enumeration (LdapDomainDump) Abusing Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services Creating Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) \[Openssl] CLM / AppLocker Break Out (Escaping ConstrainedLanguage) PSByPassCLM Usage (CLM / AppLocker Break out) Msbuild (CLM / AppLocker Break Out) Kerberoasting Attack (Rubeus) Kerberoasting Attack (Chisel Port Forward - GetUserSPNs.py) WINRM Connections BloodHound Enumeration DCSync Attack (secretsdump.py) DCSync Attack (Mimikatz) PassTheHash (wmiexec.py) |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                      |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2h7qoCShk)       |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2019/06/01/htb-sizzle.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVhlfUvsqYc)       |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                      | Source          | Link                                                                                                   |
| -------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Active Directory           | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/index.html)      |
| Kerberoasting              | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/kerberoast.html) |
| BloodHound                 | BloodHound docs | [Open](https://bloodhound.specterops.io/)                                                              |
| DCSync                     | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/dcsync.html)     |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html)             |
| SMB (139/445)              | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-smb/index.html)          |

## Related skills worth mastering

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

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Search](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/search) — Windows, Hard
* [Cascade](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/cascade) — Windows, Medium
* [Blackfield](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/blackfield) — Windows, Hard
* [MultiMaster](/en/htb/machines/windows/insano/multimaster) — Windows, Insane
* [Mantis](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/mantis) — Windows, Hard

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-07-27*

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