Forging the One Shell: A PDFKit RCE on HTB 'Precious'

Easy rated box from hackthebox comprising of a Ruby pdfkit RCE for foothold and a sudo misconfiguration for privilege escalation.

November 30, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words

From Forged Requests to Pager Escapes on HTB 'Sau'

Easy rated linux box from hackthebox comprising of an SSRF leading to RCE for foothold, and a systemctl less pager escape for privilege escalation.

November 30, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words

Beyond the Interface: Escalating with a Bash Operator Flaw

Easy rated linux box from hackthebox with hidden directories leading to RCE for foothold, and bash operator evaluation for privilege escalation.

November 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1218 words

From Spring Boot LFI to Ansible Root: A Guide to HTB 'Inject'

Easy rated linux box from hackthebox with Springboot application for foothold and ansible for privilege escalation.

November 20, 2025 · 5 min · 970 words