HTB Sweep — Lansweeper credential interception and AD ACL ab...

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• Blog URL: https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2025/08/14/htb-sweep.html
• Blog Title: HTB: Sweep — Lansweeper credential interception and AD ACL abuse to Domain Admin
• Suggested Section: Generic Hacking (Windows/Active Directory attacks: RID cycling, Kerberos spraying, AD ACL abuse, scanner credential interception, ASP.NET secret decryption, deployment-to-SYSTEM)

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RID cycling to build a username list from SMB null sessions: If Null Auth:True, enumerate users/groups via RID brute force: netexec smb <dc> -u guest -p '' --rid-brute | grep SidTypeUser > users.txt. Use the list for downstream auth attacks.

Kerberos username=password spray with time sync: For quick footholds, test user:user across domain accounts with kerbrute bruteforce. Always sync time to the KDC (...

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1. Kerberos password spraying hygiene and “user:user” quick check

• File updated: src/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/password-spraying.md
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  • Added a concise section on Kerberos time synchronization and the KRB_AP_ERR_SKEW pitfall, including practical commands (ntpdate, chronyc, w32tm) to sync clocks before spraying.
  • Added a brief, low-noise “username=password” spray example using kerbrute, to systematize weak-credential checks.
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    • MIT Kerberos c...

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Original Blog Post: https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2025/08/14/htb-sweep.html

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