Hack Smarter: BankSmarter

Linux machine chaining SNMP community-string enumeration, SSH password spraying, a world-writable cron script hijack, a Unix socket pivot, and a PATH-hijacked SUID binary for root.

September 24, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Canape

Linux machine chaining an exposed .git repository, a cPickle insecure deserialization RCE recovered from commit history, a CouchDB privilege-escalation CVE, and sudo pip abuse to root.

August 30, 2026 · 10 min

HTB: Fireflow

Linux target combining an unauthenticated Langflow RCE, JWT algorithm confusion, a malicious MCP tool registration, and a Kubernetes nodes/proxy escalation to host root.

August 5, 2026 · 11 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: Dog

Linux box that starts from an exposed Git repository, gains authenticated RCE in Backdrop CMS, and escalates through password reuse and sudo abuse of the bee CLI.

February 22, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Editorial

Linux machine using SSRF to reach an internal API, recovering credentials from Git history, and escalating via a GitPython command injection.

February 21, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Help

Linux machine chaining a GraphQL credential leak with authenticated blind SQL injection in HelpDeskZ, password/email brute forcing, and a GLIBC-matched kernel exploit for root.

February 20, 2026 · 8 min

HTB: BoardLight

Linux machine where vhost discovery uncovers an authenticated Dolibarr RCE, followed by credential disclosure and Enlightenment SUID privilege escalation.

February 18, 2026 · 4 min

HTB: Busqueda

Linux machine driven by a Python eval() command injection, followed by credential reuse, Docker configuration disclosure, and sudo script abuse.

February 16, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Precious

Linux machine exploiting a pdfkit command injection (CVE-2022-25765) for a foothold, then a Ruby YAML deserialization bug in a sudo-permitted script for root.

February 15, 2026 · 5 min