Privilege Escalation on Linux via Wildcard Injection

# Introduction In this lab, we will learn about wildcard injection, a technique used for privilege escalation on Linux systems. Specifically, we will explore the principle of wildcard injection in the widely-used tar command and perform a hands-on exercise to gain root privileges by leveraging this vulnerability in combination with the crontab utility.

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