ZeroBoxMeow attack path and techniques
Meow is a very easy Linux machine on Hack The Box that I solved myself. This page is my short attack path summary and the techniques it trains.
| Platform | Hack The Box |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Linux |
| Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Time to user | 25m |
| Time to root | 1h 0m |
| User owned | 2026-08-20 |
| Root owned | 2026-08-20 |
| Relevant for | HTB-Starting-Point |
Attack path summary
Connect to open Telnet port 23 and log in with user 'root' without password.
Techniques
Telnet Default Credentials Recon
Related solved machines
Other machines I solved that share techniques with Meow.
- Pennyworth (HTB Linux Very Easy)
- Sequel (HTB Linux Very Easy)
- Explosion (HTB Windows Very Easy)
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