https://wearethebug.dev/tags/special-season-aero/Recent content on WE ARE THE BUGTradecraften-usSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wearethebug.dev/posts/htb-touch/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wearethebug.dev/posts/htb-touch/Touch is an Easy-rated Windows machine featuring a kiosk-mode device management application. Initial access stems from improperly secured credentials exposed through the device's API, leading to a restricted user session that requires creative exploitation to break out of its locked-down environment and reach a full shell. Privilege escalation involves abusing misconfigured service permissions and exposed database credentials to escalate to full administrative control.https://wearethebug.dev/posts/htb-layover/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wearethebug.dev/posts/htb-layover/Layover is a Medium-rated Linux machine that chains WiFi traffic sniffing and CMS RCE to pivot from a contractor foothold into a web portal's internal secrets, landing user access via password reuse. Root falls to a local CUPS vulnerability that leaks an admin token, used to write privileged files and fully compromise the box.