Undiscovered (THM) Tryhackme Writeup Answer

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Learn to solve the Undiscovered room on TryHackMe by following a step-by-step guide on capturing the flag and escalating privileges

intermediate Published 30 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Run Nmap to scan for open ports on the target machine using the command 'nmap -sV 10.xx.xxx.xxx'
  2. Add 'undiscovered.thm' to the /etc/hosts file to access the machine by its hostname
  3. Identify potential vulnerabilities and entry points based on the Nmap scan results
  4. Exploit the identified vulnerabilities to gain an initial foothold on the machine
  5. Perform privilege escalation techniques to gain higher privileges on the system
Who Needs to Know This

This guide is useful for cybersecurity teams and individuals looking to improve their penetration testing skills, particularly those interested in TryHackMe rooms and capture the flag challenges.

Key Insight

💡 The key to solving the Undiscovered room is to carefully analyze the Nmap scan results and identify potential vulnerabilities to exploit

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Learn to solve the Undiscovered room on TryHackMe by following a step-by-step guide on capturing the flag and escalating privileges

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Description : Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Difficulty : Medium

> **Note : All of the content and images are from**[**https://tryhackme.com/**](https://tryhackme.com/room/undiscoveredup)

Room : [https://tryhackme.com/room/undiscoveredup](https://tryhackme.com/room/undiscoveredup)

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## Task 1 Capture the Flag

Please allow 5 minutes for this instance to fully deploy before attacking. This vm was developed in collaboration with [@H0j3n](https://tryhackme.com/p/H0j3n), thanks to him for the foothold and privilege escalation ideas.

Please consider adding **undiscovered.thm** in /etc/hosts

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Nmap Port Scanning :

Nmap scan report for 10.xx.xxx.xxx

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