Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102850. PoCs published by Cody Tubbs.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional local buffer overflow exploit targeting the 'gnomehack' game on Debian 2.2 (x86). It leverages an environment variable overflow to overwrite the return address and execute shellcode, escalating privileges to the 'games' group (GID 60).
Description
GnomeHack - Local Buffer Overflow
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Cody Tubbs · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/219
This is a functional local buffer overflow exploit targeting the 'gnomehack' game on Debian 2.2 (x86). It leverages an environment variable overflow to overwrite the return address and execute shellcode, escalating privileges to the 'games' group (GID 60).
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
gnomehack (Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17 - x86)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Local access to the target system · Presence of the vulnerable 'gnomehack' binary with SGID bit set
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026