Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where File Browser's default credentials and an enabled shell feature give command execution, an uploaded SSH key gives a foothold as david, and a SUID aa-exec binary gives root through GTFOBins.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running Jorani v1.0.0, exploited via the unauthenticated CVE-2023-26469 log-poisoning RCE for a user shell, then escalated to root through a passwordless sudo rule on env.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 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 running Laravel 8.4.0 with open registration, exploited by enabling debug mode and firing the CVE-2021-3129 Ignition log-poisoning RCE for a www-data shell, then escalated through a cron-executed artisan file and a scoped sudo Composer rule to root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where default PostgreSQL credentials and COPY FROM PROGRAM give a postgres shell, then a SUID find binary escalates to root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 min read
Hard
Linux
Hard Linux mail server where a staff page and SMTP VRFY build a username list, a lazy POP3 password leaks an internal email that sets up a believable SMTP phishing attack against the sales manager, and his filter group membership plus a sudo mail rule lead to root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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4 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 public backup archive leaks an SSH key restricted by a forced command, bypassed via legacy SCP for a shell as max, then escalated to root through a SUID start-stop-daemon binary.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box running rConfig 3.9.4, chaining an unauthenticated SQL injection with a cracked admin hash and an authenticated RCE for a shell, then escalated to root through a SUID find binary.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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2 min read
Intermediate
Linux
Intermediate Linux box where an X-Forwarded-For header bypasses an internal API's IP restriction for an LFI and command injection chain, then a SUID wget overwrite of /etc/passwd for root.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 8, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box running a vulnerable Drupal 7 site, exploited with Drupalgeddon2 (CVE-2018-7600) for a www-data shell, then escalated to root through a SUID find binary using a GTFOBins technique.
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
Easy Linux box where the repeated hostname hints at the username geisha, whose SSH password is brute forced. A SUID base32 binary reads root's SSH private key, giving a root login.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 7, 2026
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2 min read
Easy
Linux
Easy Linux box running SuiteCRM with default admin credentials, exploited via CVE-2022-23940 for a www-data shell, then escalated to root through a sudo-allowed service binary with a GTFOBins path trick.
The Husky Hacker
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Oct 6, 2026
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2 min read
Medium
Linux
Exploit WordPress plugins for RCE, escalate via sudo misconfiguration and SUID binaries on this Linux box to capture both flags.
Joshua
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Feb 23, 2026
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3 min read
Easy
Linux
Boot2root Linux box exploiting weak credentials via FTP enumeration, then escalating privileges using a SUID gdb binary to achieve root access.
Joshua
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Feb 23, 2026
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2 min read
Easy
Linux
Exploit WordPress via user enumeration, brute-force creds, upload PHP reverse shell, then escalate privileges using a writable passwd file.
Joshua
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Feb 23, 2026
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3 min read