HackTheBox: Garfield
HackTheBox: Garfield


Assumed Breach → j.arbuckle / Th1sD4mnC4t!@1978
Enumeration:
dc01.garfield.htb →
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
53/tcp open domain Simple DNS Plus
88/tcp open kerberos-sec Microsoft Windows Kerberos (server time: 2026-04-05 06:48:05Z)
135/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
139/tcp open netbios-ssn Microsoft Windows netbios-ssn
389/tcp open ldap Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP (Domain: garfield.htb, Site: Default-First-Site-Name)
445/tcp open microsoft-ds?
464/tcp open kpasswd5?
593/tcp open ncacn_http Microsoft Windows RPC over HTTP 1.0
636/tcp open tcpwrapped
2179/tcp open vmrdp?
3268/tcp open ldap Microsoft Windows Active Directory LDAP (Domain: garfield.htb, Site: Default-First-Site-Name)
3269/tcp open tcpwrapped
3389/tcp open ms-wbt-server Microsoft Terminal Services
|_ssl-date: 2026-04-05T06:49:44+00:00; +7h59m03s from scanner time.
| rdp-ntlm-info:
| Target_Name: GARFIELD
| NetBIOS_Domain_Name: GARFIELD
| NetBIOS_Computer_Name: DC01
| DNS_Domain_Name: garfield.htb
| DNS_Computer_Name: DC01.garfield.htb
| DNS_Tree_Name: garfield.htb
| Product_Version: 10.0.17763
|_ System_Time: 2026-04-05T06:49:03+00:00
| ssl-cert: Subject: commonName=DC01.garfield.htb
| Not valid before: 2026-02-13T01:10:36
|_Not valid after: 2026-08-15T01:10:36
5985/tcp open http Microsoft HTTPAPI httpd 2.0 (SSDP/UPnP)
|_http-title: Not Found
|_http-server-header: Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0
9389/tcp open mc-nmf .NET Message Framing
49667/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
49670/tcp open ncacn_http Microsoft Windows RPC over HTTP 1.0
49671/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
49672/tcp filtered unknown
49673/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
49674/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
49899/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
59900/tcp open msrpc Microsoft Windows RPC
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