Mission
Exploit membership in the shadow group — read /etc/shadow and crack root's hash.
Why this matters in 2026
Some Linux groups are root-equivalent by design. shadow is the loudest one.
Mitigation era: 2026-04 · rotation policy: levels may be refreshed as CVEs are patched out of distro defaults.
Connection Terminal
Use the password forphantom5 that you captured on the previous level, then:ssh [email protected] -p 2223SSH command copied to clipboard!
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