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In cybersecurity and technical communities, a typically refers to a walkthrough for the retired Hack The Box (HTB) machine named Haircut .

The primary goal of the Haircut box is to exploit a vulnerable web application and escalate privileges to root. : Initial scans reveal an HTTP service running on port 80. haircut

: Enumeration of the system reveals a specific version of screen (typically version 4.05.00) that has the SUID bit set. : Enumeration of the system reveals a specific

: This version of screen is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit (CVE-2017-5618), which allows an attacker to gain root access by manipulating log files. Key Resources for Walkthroughs In cybersecurity and technical communities

: Provides a highly detailed Haircut walkthrough that explains both the "quick" path and a deeper look at the underlying PHP filtering.