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Pwn CTF challenges

3,926 Pwn CTF challenges from 382 CTFs (2011–2026), 1,025 with writeups.

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Challenge CTF Weight Has
ping StarCTF 2022 – files
placemat Hack.lu 2022 93.70 files
pointytail SEETF 2022 – files
pppdddbbb PlaidCTF 2022 93.67 files
ppuery RCTF 2022 – files
praymoon N1CTF 2022 77.68 files
ptmlist m0leCon 2022 Quals 36.00 files
puppy redpwn 2022 – files
pwn01 ISITDTU 2022 Quals 34.00 files
pwnf BCACTF 2022 – files
pywrite ImaginaryCTF 2022 24.65 files
queue redpwn 2022 – files
queuestackarray HSCTF 2022 – files
rain SUSCTF 2022 – files
readable ASIS 2022 Quals 87.00 files
readable-v2 ASIS 2022 Finals 87.00 files
reader LexingtonInformaticsTournament 2022 23.87 files
really_obnoxious_problem angstromCTF 2022 – files
redis-lite zer0pts 2022 35.97 files
regex LexingtonInformaticsTournament 2022 23.87 files
ret2win AccessDenied 2022 23.75 files
ret2win ImaginaryCTF 2022 24.65 files
riot_at_the_coffeebar Hack.lu 2022 93.70 files
riscv-b2json CyberSecurityRumble 2022 62.00 files
riscv-jit CyberSecurityRumble 2022 62.00 files
rock-paper-scissors BreakTheSyntax 2022 – files
rope ImaginaryCTF 2022 24.65 files
ropscotch WPICTF 2022 – files
rserver RCTF 2022 – files
sacrifice TAMUctf 2022 – files
sandbox HITCON 2022 – files
sbxnote zer0pts 2022 35.97 files
secret-note WRECKCTF 2022 – files
sentinel Balsn 2022 53.42 files
shellcode AccessDenied 2022 23.75 files
shellcode BreakTheSyntax 2022 – files
shmeeky TAMUctf 2022 – files
simplemod SECCON 2022 Quals 97.90 files
smal_arey CakeCTF 2022 – files
solhana-1 Paradigm 2022 25.00 files