Scrambled Hackthebox May 2026

bash Copy Code Copied curl -s -X POST -F “file=@/etc/passwd” http://scrambled.htb/upload We find that we can upload files to the server. However, the uploaded files are stored in a temporary directory and are deleted after a short period. Let’s explore the service running on port 8080.

bash Copy Code Copied curl http://scrambled.htb The web interface appears to be a simple login page. We can try to brute-force the login credentials using a tool like hydra . scrambled hackthebox

bash Copy Code Copied curl -s http://scrambled.htb/scrambled.db -o scrambled.db sqlite3 scrambled.db Upon analyzing the database, we find a table called users with a single row containing a username and password. We can use the credentials found in the database to log in to the web interface. However, we need to find a way to execute commands on the system. bash Copy Code Copied curl -s -X POST