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: 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: SolidState

Linux machine using default Apache James admin credentials to read mail and reset passwords, exploiting a James 2.3.2 RCE to escape a restricted shell, then hijacking a root cron job for full root.

November 12, 2025 · 5 min

VulnLab: Job2

Windows box driven by macro-based phishing, hMailServer database credential recovery, lateral movement over RDP, and Veeam Backup exploitation.

October 15, 2025 · 8 min

VulnLab: Job

Windows machine starting from a phishing LibreOffice document, abusing IIS web root access, and escalating with SeImpersonatePrivilege via GodPotato and RunasCs.

October 13, 2025 · 6 min