Querier

Verified writeups for the Querier machine of Hack The Box

Querier

$ tldr MSSQL macro + xp_cmdshell → cached GPP cpassword → DA

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Operating system	Windows
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Active Directory
IP	10.10.10.125
Retirement date	2019-06-22
Skills	Macro Inspection (Olevba2) MSSQL Hash Stealing [Net-NTLMv2] (xp_dirtree) Abusing MSSQL (xp_cmdshell) Cached GPP Files (Privilege Escalation) Active Directory

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇪🇸 ES	El Pingüino de Mario	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
Active Directory	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Kerberoasting · AS-REP Roasting · DCSync · BloodHound · GetNPUsers (Impacket)

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Last updated: 2026-07-13