Write-ups — VIPERSEC

Write-ups

Detailed walkthroughs from the trenches.

Machines, labs and challenges — with every step and pitfall documented.

TryHackMeBeginner

Kenobi — TryHackMe Walkthrough

An authorized TryHackMe Kenobi walkthrough: Nmap discovery, anonymous SMB enumeration, ProFTPD 1.3.5 file-copy abuse to steal an SSH private key over NFS, and privilege escalation to root via a SUID PATH hijack against /usr/bin/menu.

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#TryHackMe#Kenobi#Linux#Nmap#SMB#ProFTPD#NFS#PrivilegeEscalation
TryHackMeEasy

Blue – TryHackMe Walkthrough

A complete walkthrough of the Blue TryHackMe room covering network enumeration, EternalBlue (MS17-010) vulnerability detection, exploitation with Metasploit, Meterpreter post-exploitation, password hash cracking using John the Ripper, and retrieval of all required flags.

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#TryHackMe#Windows#MS17-010#EternalBlue#Metasploit#SMB#PrivilegeEscalation
TryHackMeEasy

Basic Pentesting – TryHackMe

A beginner-friendly TryHackMe walkthrough covering Nmap enumeration, SMB enumeration, Hydra password attacks, SSH access, John the Ripper, and SSH private key exploitation.

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#TryHackMe#Linux#Enumeration#SMB#PasswordAttacks#SSH
VulnHubEasy

Basic Pentesting 1 – VulnHub Walkthrough

A complete penetration testing walkthrough of the Basic Pentesting 1 virtual machine covering reconnaissance, service enumeration, exploitation, privilege escalation, and obtaining root access.

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#VulnHub#Linux#PrivilegeEscalation#Enumeration#CTF
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VulnHubEasy

Noob 1 – VulnHub Walkthrough

A beginner-friendly walkthrough of the Noob 1 virtual machine demonstrating reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and methodology used to obtain root access.

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#VulnHub#Linux#Beginner#PrivilegeEscalation#CTF
TryHackMeEasy

RootMe – TryHackMe Walkthrough

A complete TryHackMe RootMe walkthrough covering network enumeration, web directory discovery, vulnerable file upload exploitation, reverse shell access, Linux privilege escalation using SUID binaries, and root flag retrieval.

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#TryHackMe#Linux#WebSecurity#FileUpload#PrivilegeEscalation#ReverseShell#Nmap