SSH Key Exploitation and SMB Recon: A CTF Walkthrough

ToxSec | A real-world-style Linux box. This one challenged me to use sharp enumeration, smart pivots, and creative thinking to gain and escalate access across multiple vectors.

0x00 Introduction

Anonymous is a grindy Linux box that sharpens the muscle memory every OSCP hunter needs: enumerate, pivot, crack, escalate.

The path is straightforward but deliberate:

• SMB leaks userna…