Hack The Box - HTB Paperwork Writeup - Easy - Weekly - July 11th, 2026

July 11, 2026

1. Enumeration 1.1 Port scan nmap -p- --min-rate 5000 -T4 -oN nmap_allports.txt nmap -sC -sV -p22,80,1515 -oN nmap_services.txt 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 10.0p2 Ubuntu 5ubuntu5.4 80/tcp open http nginx 1.28.0 (Ubuntu) -> 301 http://paperwork.htb/ 1515/tcp open ifor-protocol? | fingerprint: "Archive_Printer is ready and printing." Port 80 redirects to a vhost, and 1515 is a custom line-printer-daemon whose banner literally says it's a printer. Register the hostname: echo " paperwork.htb" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts Env note (HTB VPN): this box negotiates the large post-quantum mlkem768x25519 SS…