2026-03-01
Bytemancy-0
Prompt asks for ASCII decimal 101 repeated side-by-side. Walkthrough covers why the check maps to 'eee' and how to solve quickly from source inspection.
picoCTFGeneral SkillsASCII
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Technical walkthroughs of cybersecurity challenges, featuring reconnaissance, exploitation techniques, reasoning, and lessons learned.
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picoCTF 2026 Writeups
A curated collection of detailed writeups from picoCTF 2026, with additional challenges being added over time.
2026-03-02
Bytemancy-1
Byte-conjuring variant where user input must match \x65 repeated 1751 times. Covers translating the condition into the exact required payload.
picoCTFGeneral SkillsScripting
2026-03-05
My Git
Git-focused challenge: inspect repository contents, follow README instructions, and use basic Git/file operations to recover the flag.
picoCTFGeneral SkillsGit
2026-03-08
Printer Shares
SMB share enumeration using smbclient to locate exposed printer-share artifacts and recover the challenge file from a misconfigured network share.
picoCTFNetworkingSMBEnumeration