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Helix — HackTheBox Writeup

A Linux box modelling an industrial plant, where the privilege escalation is not a CVE but the plant’s own safety logic being fed a forged sensor reading. Unauthenticated Apache NiFi → operator SSH key in support-bundles → password-cracked PLC manual → anonymous OPC UA writes → CalibrationOffset ramped into the maintenance window → helix-maint-console → root.

September 20, 2026 · 20 min · Angus Dawson