journalMediumTryHackMe
Eight ways I learned to get root on a Linux box
I thought privilege escalation was about finding the right exploit. Turns out it's mostly about reading what was misconfigured and asking: who forgot about this?
#phase-1#linux#privesc
4 minMarch 15, 2026
journalEasyRoot-Me
The fake `ls` that read a password
A SUID binary, a missing absolute path, and a fake `ls`. How I got a password the program wasn't supposed to share.
#phase-1#linux#shell
2 minMarch 2, 2026
journalEasyOverTheWire
The file named - that froze my terminal
My first real stumble on Bandit. What a file named `-` taught me about how the shell actually works.
#phase-1#linux#shell
2 minFebruary 24, 2026