M0rsarchive

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

Description

Just unzip the archive ... several times ...

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. Got an image with a morse code (?)

3. Based on the description, it seems we need to unzip the file again and again.

4. To solve this, i made a python script to automate the unzipping and

Flag

(no flag captured)

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.