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$ tldr Exiftool RCE → ImageMagick SVG MSL → neofetch privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.11.140
Retirement date	2022-06-11
Skills	Subdomain Enumeration Abusing File Upload Exiftool Exploitation [RCE] ImageMagick Exploitation [User Pivoting] - SVG MSL Polyglot File Abusing Neofetch [Privilege Escalation]

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇪🇸 ES	El Pingüino de Mario	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
Subdomain Enumeration	HackTricks	Open
File Upload Vulnerabilities	PortSwigger	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

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

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Last updated: 2026-07-13