Instant - Machine Walkthrough

Introduction Instant is a medium difficulty Linux machine on HackTheBox. To compromise the machine, we need to decompile an Android application, find credentials for a Swagger page, and discover an endpoint with a Local File Inclusion vulnerability. We can use this vulnerability to get the SSH private key for a user on the machine. Once we’re on the machine, we can discover a backup file for Solar PuTTY, which we can crack to recover the root password. ...

May 6, 2025 · 6 min · pshegger