Silentium Writeup - HackTheBox
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Last updated May 10, 2026 • 5 min read
Discovery
Port Scan
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ scan_tcp_full $TARGET_IP
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 9.6p1 Ubuntu 3ubuntu13.15 80/tcp open http nginx 1.24.0 (Ubuntu) |_http-title: Did not follow redirect to http://silentium.htb/
HTTP redirects to silentium.htb. Add it to /etc/hosts:
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ echo "$TARGET_IP silentium.htb" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
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