HTB · Hard
HTB Snapped (Hard): CVE-2026-27944, bcrypt, and Two Paths to Root via PackageKit and snap-confine
From an unauthenticated Nginx UI backup disclosure (CVE-2026-27944), a bcrypt hash is cracked to gain user access. Privilege escalation is possible via either CVE-2026-41651 (PackageKit TOCTOU) or the intended race condition in snap-confine (CVE-2026-3888).