June 16, 2024, 12:36 p.m. | Babs

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This walkthrough will showcase a creative approach to gaining root access on a machine. We'll utilize an unexpected vulnerability within the zip command to escalate privileges.


After successfully setting up your dev machine, use the following details to login to the machine.


Username: root

Password: tcm



Now we need to get the IP address of the academy machine, to get that input the command:



dhclient



after that input the command:



ip a



From the above image, my IP address for …

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