HTB: Editor

Linux box where an unauthenticated XWiki RCE gives a foothold, database credentials are reused over SSH, and a Netdata ndsudo PATH vulnerability leads to root.

September 14, 2026 · 5 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: Arctic

Windows machine built around an Adobe ColdFusion remote code execution bug, escalated to SYSTEM with a kernel exploit.

March 2, 2026 · 4 min

HTB: Bounty

Windows box exploiting an IIS upload filter bypass via web.config, capped off with a kernel exploit for privilege escalation.

March 2, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Giddy

Windows machine using MSSQL injection to force NTLM authentication, gain WinRM access, and abuse the UniFi Video service for SYSTEM.

February 28, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Chatterbox

Windows machine centred on an AChat buffer overflow with custom shellcode, then credential discovery and password reuse for Administrator.

February 24, 2026 · 4 min

HTB: OpenAdmin

Linux machine exploiting a public OpenNetAdmin RCE, chaining reused database credentials into an internal-only site, and abusing a sudo-permitted nano binary for root.

February 14, 2026 · 4 min

HTB: Bashed

Linux box that starts with an exposed PHP web shell, pivots through sudo-based lateral movement, and finishes with cron-driven privilege escalation.

December 18, 2025 · 4 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