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Part 13: Hacking DarkHaven (Full Network) - Hack Smarter Labs

Part 13: Hacking DarkHaven (Full Network) - Hack Smarter Labs

Source: YouTube · Tyler Ramsbey - Hack Smarter · published Apr 25, 2026 · 22:22

Penetration Testing
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In Part 13 of the Dark Haven range series, the attacker leverages their foothold on the Certificate Authority (CA) server to escalate privileges and expand their lateral movement across the network.

Key Takeaways:
• This is the thirteenth installment in the Dark Haven CTF series, requiring viewers to have completed previous parts to follow the context 0:00.
• The attacker has successfully compromised the CA server, achieving NT Authority SYSTEM level privileges 0:30.
• The current objective involves utilizing the compromised CA server to further penetrate the environment 0:32.

The narrative continues to build upon previous compromises, focusing on the strategic exploitation of the CA server to advance the attack chain.

Sources:

  • 0:00 Introduction to Part 13 of the Dark Haven series
  • 0:30 Confirmation of compromise on the CA server
  • 0:32 Discussion of next steps in the attack

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And the series continues. Ladies and gentlemen, this is part 13 of working through the Dark Haven range on the Hack Smarter platform. You already know the drill. If this is the first video you're watching, go back to part one, you're going to be lost. And number two, you'll learn more by hacking alongside of me. So, join Hack Smarter, launch Dark Haven, get your black hoodie on, boot up Kali Linux, and let's prepare together to hack all of the things. I'm going to pick up right where we left off in the previous part. And in the previous part, we have compromised another user. And another machine. We have compromised the CA server right here. You can see that I've NT Authority System on the CA server, and I gave you a hint at the end of the last part, at the end of part 12. I'm getting all …