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Platform: HackTheBox | Category: Misc | Difficulty: Easy | Author: D3v0o0Nu11 | Date: 2026-02-10

Description

Can you find the flag?

Solution Approach

Core idea: Identify the weakness from source review or fingerprinting first. Iterate with incremental payloads instead of guessing.

Steps

1. First, unzip the .zip file given.

2. Check the file type.

3. Since it's png file, we can use zsteg.

4. Still got nothing.

5. Now let's see the image.

6. What comes to my mind is PIET programming languange.

7. Well we can use this online interpreter.

8. Upload the image to the website.

9. Got the flag!

Flag

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Lessons Learned

1. Identify the weakness from source review or fingerprinting first.
2. Iterate with incremental payloads instead of guessing.
3. Reuse the same pattern in future engagements.