🎯 Can you infiltrate TechNova and claim root access?

TechNova Solutions appears to be just another enterprise IT company, but their security posture tells a different story. A careless mistake by a developer may have exposed more than intended. Can you find the weakness, gain a foothold, and elevate your privileges to complete system compromise?

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Industry standard

User Flag (flag-user.txt)

+20 points

First Blood by Malekith at 2025-11-10 06:23:45.0

Root Flag (flag-root.txt)

+20 points

First Blood by Malekith at 2025-11-10 06:40:40.0

TechNova Infiltration

Medium 40 points

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🎯 Can you infiltrate TechNova and claim root access?

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