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Kevin Writeup - Proving Grounds

Easy Windows box where default admin:admin credentials expose HP Power Manager 4.2, and its pre-auth buffer overflow (CVE-2009-2685) gives a SYSTEM shell directly.

default-credentials buffer-overflow hp-power-manager cve-2009-2685

The Husky Hacker • Oct 8, 2026 • 3 min read

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