Linux ·Easy ·Latest Dispatch

Metasploitable 2 — Rooting the Box Two Ways

Box #1 of the road to OSCP: from a blank network sweep to full root on Metasploitable 2 — first by hand, then with Metasploit, through the infamous vsftpd 2.3.4 backdoor.

June 30, 2026 ·Linux Read the dispatch →

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HackTheBox ·Easy

Redeemer — Starting Point Tier 0

An exposed Redis instance with no auth, dumping the flag straight out of the keyspace. The gentlest possible introduction to enumeration discipline.

Jun 21, 2026·redis, enumeration