Let's attempt to exploit a Windows system and get a shell. For this exercise, a Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 operating system can be used as the target/victim machine. The following is a diagram of my lab topology displaying the IP assignments for the attacker and victim machines:
If your IP scheme is different, ensure that you record the IP addresses of each machine before continuing, as you'll need them. Let's get started:
- First, let's attempt to run a vulnerability scan on the target Windows system. The following snippet is the result of using the nmap --script vuln 10.10.10.19 command:
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