# Cybersecurity CTF Challenges and Write-ups

> AI-ranked search results for `CTF challenges and write-ups to sharpen security skills` on awesome-repositories.com — ordered by an LLM for relevance, best match first. 115 total matches; showing the top 12.

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## Results

- [francescolucarini/linux-kernel-ctf-exploits](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/francescolucarini-linux-kernel-ctf-exploits.md) (18 ⭐) — Exploit scripts for ctf challenges that involves linux kernel pwning
- [smallkirby/kernelpwn](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/smallkirby-kernelpwn.md) (719 ⭐) — kernel-pwn and writeup collection
- [rpisec/mbe](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/rpisec-mbe.md) (5,989 ⭐) — MBE is a security research educational resource providing binary exploitation courseware and a deployable CTF wargame environment. It functions as a structured curriculum of labs and materials designed for learning reverse engineering and memory corruption.

The project provides containerized lab infrastructure and a binary analysis toolchain to ensure a controlled setting for vulnerability research. It utilizes isolated environments to deploy binary exploitation tasks, preventing interference and system instability.

The system covers the provisioning of vulnerable environments through virtua
- [ctf-wiki/ctf-challenges](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/ctf-wiki-ctf-challenges.md) (1,687 ⭐) — This repository serves as a structured archive of cybersecurity training exercises designed for hands-on practice across multiple technical domains. It functions as a collection of intentionally vulnerable challenges that provide users with the source files and documentation necessary to develop proficiency in security analysis and software vulnerability research.

The project distinguishes itself by organizing these exercises into a hierarchical directory structure, ensuring that security scenarios remain consistent and reproducible through version-controlled static assets. Each challenge is
- [aravgarg/kernel-hacking](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/aravgarg-kernel-hacking.md) (28 ⭐)
- [maherazzouzi/linuxkernelexploitation](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/maherazzouzi-linuxkernelexploitation.md) (64 ⭐) — Old and new CTFs about Linux kernel exploitation.
- [mephi42/ctf](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/mephi42-ctf.md) (76 ⭐) — My solutions for CTF challenges
- [google/google-ctf](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/google-google-ctf.md) (4,977 ⭐) — This project is a capture the flag platform and cybersecurity training environment. It provides a framework for deploying security challenges and tracking participant progress through a real-time scoring leaderboard.

The platform serves as a security competition scoreboard and management system, hosting intentionally vulnerable infrastructure for practicing reverse engineering and software exploitation techniques. It manages the discovery of secret strings within these puzzles to determine team rankings.

The system covers cybersecurity competition management, security challenge deployment, a
- [facebook/fbctf](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/facebook-fbctf.md) (6,553 ⭐) — fbctf is a Capture The Flag platform designed for hosting cybersecurity competitions. It provides a scoring engine to track participant progress and an orchestration tool to manage the transition from event configuration to an active state.

The system utilizes a containerized deployment framework to launch the infrastructure and environments required for live events. It includes an identity integration that authenticates participants via external directory servers to provide organization-wide access control.

The platform covers the administration of competition content and security goals, te
- [isislab/ctfd](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/isislab-ctfd.md) (6,706 ⭐) — CTFs as you need them
- [ctfd/ctfd](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/ctfd-ctfd.md) (6,523 ⭐)
- [learntocloud/learn-to-cloud](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/learntocloud-learn-to-cloud.md) (5,768 ⭐) — A courseware built on the belief that anyone can learn foundational cloud engineering skills with the right guide and discipline