Host & Network Penetration Testing: Exploitation CTF Walkthrough (opens in new tab)

Introduction After recently transitioning into my first cybersecurity role, I'm continuing my practical skills development through hands-on labs. This writeup documents my approach to completing the Exploitation CTF, which focuses on vulnerability identification, exploit modification, and privilege escalation techniques. Challenge Objectives: Identify and exploit vulnerable services to achieve initial system compromise Leverage both manual exploitation techniques and automated frameworks Impl...