Monteverde

Verified writeups for the Monteverde machine of Hack The Box

Monteverde

$ tldr CrackMapExec brute → WinRM → Azure Admins password

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Operating system	Windows
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Windows privesc
IP	10.10.10.172
Retirement date	2020-06-13
Skills	RPC Enumeration Credential Brute Force - CrackMapExec Shell Over WinRM Abusing Azure Admins Group - Obtaining the administrator’s password (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
Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass	HackTricks	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

If you liked this machine, try

• Hawk — Linux, Medium
• CTF — Linux, Insane
• Reel2 — Windows, Hard
• Chaos — Linux, Medium
• Nineveh — Linux, Medium

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Last updated: 2026-06-07