Box: [HackFailHTB] Failed at: Privilege Escalation (User -> Root) What I tried: LinPEAS, sudo -l, SUID binaries (python, perl), kernel exploit 37292. Why I think it failed: The target had AppArmor enforced, blocking the kernel exploit. I missed a cronjob running as root every 2 minutes. Correct pivot: Check /etc/crontab before running LinPEAS.
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