A penetration tester completes an authenticated vulnerability scan of a host and receives the following results: Which of the following is most likely to cause stability when a session is created on a

The correct answer is C. Running Metasploit utilizing the EternalBlue module. Exploiting SMB on an older Windows 7 system with an EternalBlue-style module can be unreliable and is known to sometimes crash the target (for example, causing a BSOD) when attempting to gain a session, making it the most likely option to introduce instability.

Submitted by eva_at· Mar 6, 2026Attacks and Exploits

Question

A penetration tester completes an authenticated vulnerability scan of a host and receives the following results:

Which of the following is most likely to cause stability when a session is created on a target machine?

Options

ARunning Responder with default settings and using Impacket
BRunning Nmap with safe scripts enabled and targeting RDP
CRunning Metasploit utilizing the EternalBlue module
DRunning Hydra on the local user at one attempt per second

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
9% (3)
B
3% (1)
C
74% (25)
D
15% (5)

Explanation

Exploiting SMB on an older Windows 7 system with an EternalBlue-style module can be unreliable and is known to sometimes crash the target (for example, causing a BSOD) when attempting to gain a session, making it the most likely option to introduce instability.

Topics

#exploit reliability#EternalBlue#Metasploit#system instability

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