TechBreakdown HTB Machine

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Summary TechBreakdown is a medium difficulty HTB Linux box. It features a vulnerable web application with a file upload vulnerability. We exploit this to gain a foothold on the machine as the www-data user. Further enumeration reveals a misconfigured SUID binary that we use to escalate to the user account. Root access is achieved through a kernel exploit in the outdated Linux version. Writeup Information Gathering We start with a standard Nmap scan to identify open ports and services on the target machine. ...

April 5, 2025 · 3 min · Your Name