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Flimsy Writeup - Proving Grounds

Easy Linux box running Apache APISIX 2.8, exploited with CVE-2022-24112 for a low-privileged shell, then escalated to root through an APT Update Pre-Invoke hook in a writable apt.conf.d run by a root cron job.

apisix rce cron-abuse privilege-escalation +1

The Husky Hacker • Oct 7, 2026 • 2 min read

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