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Escalate Privileges in Linux
Part of Security+ Offensive Tools Topic: General Cyber Security
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StationX Infrastructure Labs — 3 attempts per lab
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What you'll do
In this challenge, you will exploit the misconfiguration of the find and the Vim commands, and elevate your privileges to those of the administrator.
Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
- ⏱ About 30 minutes
- Counts towards: CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701)
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