Static

Verified writeups for the Static machine of Hack The Box

Static

$ tldr TOTP NTP + XDebug RCE → PHP-FPM (CVE-2019-11043) → cap_setuid

CVE / Bulletins: CVE-2019-11043 ↗

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Hard
Vector	Linux privesc
IP	10.10.10.246
Retirement date	2021-12-18
Skills	Compressed File Recomposition (Fixgz) Abusing TOTP (Python Scripting - NTP protocol) Playing with Static Routes XDebug Exploitation (RCE) Abusing PHP-FPM (RCE) [CVE-2019-11043] (PIVOTING) Abusing Capabilities (cap_setuid + Path Hijacking | Privilege Escalation)

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇬🇧 EN	0xdf	Texto	Open
🇬🇧 EN	IppSec	Vídeo	Open

Skill resources

Curated documentation for each technique listed in the Skills column above. Sources: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

Skill	Source	Link
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
SUID binaries	GTFOBins	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Sudo abuse · linPEAS · Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

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Last updated: 2026-06-07