Hack Smarter: Aftermath

Linux machine chaining SMTP user enumeration, a CSRF-token-aware brute force of Roundcube Webmail, CVE-2025-49113 remote code execution, and sudo apt-get privilege escalation to root.

September 19, 2026 · 4 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: Forgotten

Linux box exploiting an unfinished LimeSurvey install via malicious plugin upload, then Docker credential exposure and SUID abuse through a shared volume.

March 8, 2026 · 6 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: 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: 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: 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: Codify

Linux machine escaping a vm2 sandbox, recovering credentials from SQLite, and finishing with a Bash wildcard injection to root.

November 18, 2025 · 6 min

HTB: Knife

Linux machine exploiting the PHP 8.1.0-dev backdoor for remote code execution, then escalating to root through a sudo misconfiguration on knife.

November 14, 2025 · 4 min