Output: root
cat /root/root.txt
It appears to be a username ( kkkaceyyy ) and a hash. kkkaceyyy
Enter the password when prompted. We successfully gain a shell on the machine. Output: root cat /root/root
Executing this command spawns a bash shell with effective user ID 0 (root). kkkaceyyy
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 8.9p1 Ubuntu 3ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu Linux; protocol 2.0) 80/tcp open http Apache httpd 2.4.52 ((Ubuntu))