# Introduction Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol that allows users to access remote files as if they were local. However, improper configuration of NFS can lead to severe security vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system. In this lab, you will learn how to exploit NFS misconfiguration to gain root access to a target machine. The goal of this lab is to understand the risks associated with NFS misconfiguration and learn how to perform a successful NFS-based attack. By the end of the lab, you will have gained hands-on experience in identifying NFS shares, mounting them locally, and leveraging the misconfiguration to obtain root privileges on the target system.
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