THM: Hammer

Web application challenge chaining OTP brute forcing, a rate-limit bypass, JWT key manipulation, and remote command execution.

July 29, 2026 · 7 min

HTB: Mailing

Windows box abusing a path-traversal bug in hMailServer for credentials, capturing NTLM via a crafted email, and executing code through LibreOffice.

March 8, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Love

Windows machine using TLS certificate enumeration to find a staging subdomain, SSRF to leak admin credentials, a PHP webshell upload for a foothold, and an AlwaysInstallElevated MSI for SYSTEM.

March 6, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Buff

Windows machine where an unauthenticated file upload sets up a CloudMe buffer overflow, leading to administrator access.

March 5, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Sniper

Windows machine chaining PHP session poisoning for code execution, SMB-hosted RFI for a webshell, reused database credentials, and a malicious CHM help file for administrator.

February 27, 2026 · 7 min

HTB: ServMon

Windows machine using anonymous FTP notes and an NVMS-1000 directory traversal to recover credentials, then abusing the NSClient++ REST API for a SYSTEM shell.

February 23, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Nineveh

Linux machine chaining an LFI-executed webshell (staged via phpLiteAdmin), a port-knocked SSH key hidden with steganography, and a chkrootkit cron exploit for root.

February 12, 2026 · 7 min

HTB: Analytics

Linux target chained from a Metabase pre-auth RCE through Docker credential disclosure to an OverlayFS kernel exploit for root.

December 19, 2025 · 6 min

HTB: Broker

Linux machine exploiting Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2023-46604) for initial access, then abusing sudo nginx rights for root.

December 18, 2025 · 4 min

HTB: Tabby

Linux machine using an LFI to leak Tomcat manager credentials for a WAR-based shell, cracking a reused backup password, and abusing LXD group membership to mount the host filesystem for root.

November 28, 2025 · 6 min