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# Escalation

* After gaining access to the system from payloadallthethings:
* I'm going to start by getting a more interactive terminal with the following:

```
python3 -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'
```

* I browsed through the system and found the second ingredient in `/home/rick`:
  * 1 jerry tear
* Well, I spent way too long looking for a way to become root user when it was super easy.
  * `sudo su`
  * Bam. I'm root. Simple as pi