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## Nmapping
We start the box, and nmap it.

nmap:
```bash
nmap -sV 10.129.123.103
```
```terminaloutput
Starting Nmap 7.99 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2026-07-27 12:58 +0200
Nmap scan report for 10.129.123.103
Host is up (0.011s latency).
Not shown: 999 closed tcp ports (conn-refused)
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
23/tcp open telnet Linux telnetd
Service Info: OS: Linux; CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel
Service detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at https://nmap.org/submit/ .
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 13.21 seconds
```
Telnet is open for business. Let's try to connect to it.

```bash
telnet 10.129.131.79
root as username, no password required.
```
This gives us instant root access to the box.