Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where an exposed .git history leaks database credentials used to reset SOPlanning's admin hash, unlocking CVE-2024-27114 for a shell, then a leaky cron job and a writable sudo script give root.
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Windows
Intermediate Windows box running XAMPP, where a LibreOffice macro embedded in an uploaded ODT file gives a shell, a PHP webshell dropped into the Apache web root lands execution as the Apache service account, and GodPotato abuses its SeImpersonatePrivilege for a SYSTEM shell.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Hard
Linux
Hard Linux box where a default-credential FTP brute force yields a PCAP that reveals a hidden upload endpoint, exploited via the ExifTool CVE-2021-22204 RCE, then escalated to root with PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034).
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box exploiting CVE-2023-34152, an ImageMagick filename command injection, for a www-data shell, then escalating to root through a SUID strace binary.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 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.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 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
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.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running FlatPress with default admin credentials, exploited via the CVE-2022-40048 upload RCE for a www-data shell, then escalated to root through a passwordless sudo rule on apt-get.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 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.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 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.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where an unsanitized upload filename gives arbitrary file read, leaking a crackable SQLite password hash for SSH, then a sudo wildcard and the happy-dom CVE-2024-51757 code injection for root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Hard
Linux
Hard Linux box chaining a file upload with an LFI via the zip:// wrapper for a www-data shell, then abusing a 7z wildcard in a root cron job to leak a secret that doubles as the root password.
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 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.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 7, 2026
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2 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box with a book store web app vulnerable to SQL injection and default admin credentials, used to upload a PHP reverse shell for a www-data shell. A password file gives SSH access as tony, whose sudo rights include GTFOBins-exploitable binaries like pkexec for root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 7, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Linux
Linux box rooted via SQLi authentication bypass in Subrion CMS, exploiting a file upload vulnerability to gain RCE, then leveraging a cronjob for privilege escalation.
Joshua
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Feb 23, 2026
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3 min read