Zephyr – HTB Pro Lab (Teaser) Status: ✅ Completed Platform: Hack The Box – Pro Lab Write-up: Redacted until/unless HTB allows public solutions (Pro Labs stay secret).

🧭 Overview Zephyr blends perimeter mapping with multi-network pivots and mature AD ramp-up. It’s a test of patient mapping, careful trust-abuse, and doing the right small step that opens the next door.

🧪 What I Can Share (No Spoilers)

• Perimeter foothold → methodical internal pivoting
• Chained web/service footholds that lead to an internal tool you’ll want to inspect
• AD enumeration and practical escalation paths (service accounts, scheduled tasks, certs/delegation)
• Defensive reminders: logging, least-privilege, and segmentation checks

🧠 Takeaways

• Map networks first — the environment often points to the shortest safe path
• Small tooling mistakes (schedules, backup tooling, weak service accounts) compound quickly
• Validate pivots with minimal noise so you can reproduce and report effectively

🖼️ Proofs

Zephyr: pwned.

HTB Pro Lab: Zephyr — Certificate of Completion

📌 Notes No walkthrough here by design. If HTB flips its policy on Pro Lab write-ups, I’ll publish a full, defense-aware breakdown with mitigation notes.

Author: inkedqt • Site: https://inksec.io