Ariekei

Verified writeups for the Ariekei machine of Hack The Box

Ariekei

$ tldr ImageTragick → Shellshock + WAF bypass → Docker privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Insane
Vector	Linux privesc
IP	10.10.10.65
Retirement date	2022-04-20
Skills	ImageTragick Exploitation (Specially designed ‘.mvg’ file) ShellShock Attack (WAF Bypassing) Abusing Docker privilege PIVOTING

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
Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)	HackTricks	Open
Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)	Exploit-DB	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open

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Remote Code Execution (RCE)

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Last updated: 2026-06-07