Hacking with No Form of a Payload or Victim Activity?

Hi so I've been learning about how this whole hacking thing works using the Kali Linux and tools they have, most of what I have found means the person has to run a program of some sort or some cmd code in order to gain access. I was wondering if their was a way to hack without them having to do anything, Im trying it on my own LAN connection. Any help would be appreciated

Thank You