Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where a null-auth SMB share and the Cassandra Web directory traversal (EDB-49362) leak a FreeSWITCH event socket password and a reused credential, chained into FreeSWITCH command execution (EDB-47799) and SSH, then a sudo rule that reruns Cassandra Web as root leads to an SSH key and root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box fronting TeamCity behind an nginx vhost, exploited via the CVE-2024-27198 authentication bypass, then a cracked SSH key and a chain of mail-leaked credentials across three users ends in a sudo pager escape (CVE-2023-26604) for root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box chaining a Responsive Filemanager path traversal to leak OpenEMR's database credentials, cracking the dumped admin bcrypt hash for an authenticated OpenEMR RCE, then reusing the database password to escalate to root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box exposing its .git directory, leaking BoxBilling database credentials used to log into the admin panel, then exploited via the CVE-2022-3552 Twig SSTI for a shell, and escalated to root through a passwordless sudo rule.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Windows
Intermediate Windows box where an unauthenticated directory traversal in Argus Surveillance DVR leaks an SSH private key for initial access, then the same traversal exposes a custom-encoded Administrator password that is decoded and reused via runas for an Administrator shell.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Windows
Intermediate Windows box where a password leaked in an employee page's role field unlocks IMAP mail, a LibreOffice macro phishing email delivered over SMTP gives a user shell, and a writable VeyonService binary escalates to SYSTEM.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box using Openfire's CVE-2023-32315 path traversal to create an unauthenticated admin account, uploading a malicious plugin for code execution, then reusing SMTP credentials from the embedded database log to escalate to root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box chaining a rogue-MySQL config leak and cracked admin hash into MantisBT's dot_tool command injection for a shell, then escalating to root via a cron-leaked database password reused on a sudo-ALL account.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box exploiting a public LimeSurvey plugin RCE on a hidden vhost with default credentials, then chaining a leaked config password and a symlink-abused sudo rule to reach a second, fully privileged account.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Windows
Easy Windows box where an unauthenticated Remote Mouse 3.008 RCE gives a user shell, a base64-encoded saved FileZilla password gives RDP access, and a Remote Mouse file-dialog trick (CVE-2021-35448) escalates to Administrator.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running WordPress with the vulnerable Simple File List plugin, exploited via its arbitrary file upload bug (EDB-48979) for a shell, then escalated to root using a reused database password for SSH and a SUID dosbox binary that mounts the filesystem.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running Simple PHP Photo Gallery 0.7, exploited via remote file inclusion for a www-data shell, then escalated to root through a base64-encoded MySQL password reused for SSH and PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034).
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where a default admin login exposes an unauthenticated secrets endpoint leaking FTP credentials, used to drop a webshell onto the web root, with a reused database password for SSH and a writable systemd unit for root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where an exposed phpinfo.php leaks an SPX profiler key, exploited via CVE-2024-42007 to read Tiny File Manager's bcrypt hashes, then password reuse and a sudo make install rule for root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where a SQL injection bypasses a Prison Management System login for an upload-filter bypass RCE, then a reused database password and a tunneled Jenkins CVE chain for root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running WordPress with the vulnerable wp-advanced-search plugin, exploited via CVE-2024-9796 unauthenticated SQLi to crack a password hash, then a reused database password for SSH, and a SUID binary's shared library dlopen hijack via a world-writable home directory for root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box running CodoForum v5.1 with default admin credentials, exploited via the CVE-2022-31854 authenticated file-upload RCE for a www-data shell, then escalated to root by reusing database credentials found in the web config.
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Oct 7, 2026
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2 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box leaking an SSH key and a custom password list that brute forces the seppuku account into a restricted shell. A root-owned password file is reused for samurai, whose sudo rule runs a missing binary in tanto's home, which is planted via the leaked key and run as samurai for root.
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Oct 7, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box running the vulnerable WordPress social-warfare plugin v3.5.2, exploited via CVE-2019-9978 for a www-data shell, then escalated to root by reusing the wp-config database password for the takis account, which has unrestricted sudo.
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Oct 7, 2026
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2 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box exposing an unauthenticated LocalStack S3 bucket with plaintext credentials in users.json, used to SSH in as brian, then escalating to root by abusing an LD_PRELOAD-preserving sudo rule with a malicious shared object.
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Oct 6, 2026
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3 min read