--- title: "HackTheBox Academy: Privilege Escalation" url: https://daily.dev/posts/hackthebox-academy-privilege-escalation-yjpeuugjq source_url: https://infosecwriteups.com/hackthebox-academy-privilege-escalation-ca0a8ad2259e type: article source: "InfoSec Write-ups" published: 2024-05-10T05:05:00.841Z updated: 2024-05-10T05:04:59.145Z tags: ["cyber", "linux", "pentesting"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # HackTheBox Academy: Privilege Escalation **[InfoSec Write-ups](https://daily.dev/sources/infosecwriteups)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This post discusses the concept of privilege escalation in cybersecurity and provides a step-by-step demonstration of privilege escalation on a Linux system using the HackTheBox Academy platform. It covers methods used by attackers, the use of GTFOBin for privilege escalation, and the process of gaining access as root through SSH keys. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#pentesting](https://daily.dev/tags/pentesting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hackthebox-academy-privilege-escalation-yjpeuugjq)