Admirer

Verified writeups for the Admirer machine of Hack The Box

Admirer

$ tldr LOAD DATA LOCAL exploit → sudo Python library hijacking

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Linux privesc
IP	10.10.11.187
Retirement date	2020-09-26
Skills	Information Leakage Admirer Exploitation (Abusing LOAD DATA LOCAL Query) Abusing Sudoers Privilege [Library Hijacking - Python] (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
Information Leakage	HackTricks	Open

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Last updated: 2026-06-07