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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
RiteOfPassage HeroCTF 2021 35.17 files
Runme BSidesSF 2021 23.94 files
Runme2 BSidesSF 2021 23.94 files
SQG LINE 2021 – files
STACK Balsn 2021 37.00 files
Sanity_Checks angstromCTF 2021 – files
Santas_Tobacco_Shop X-MAS 2021 – files
Secure_Jython_Sandbox perfectblue 2021 – files
Secure_Login angstromCTF 2021 – files
Serenity_Broowser perfectblue 2021 – files
Shapes MidnightSun 2021 Quals 50.32 files
Sharp HacktivityCon 2021 – files
Shellcode_Golf_2 TAMUctf 2021 – files
Shellcoded HacktivityCon 2021 – files
Shelle-2 HacktivityCon 2021 – files
Sm4Sh WPICTF 2021 – files
Static niteCTF 2021 – files
Statics_and_Dynamics HacktivityCon 2021 – files
Teen-Sum BSidesNoida 2021 24.46 files
The_GOAT ImaginaryCTF 2021 – files
The_Library HacktivityCon 2021 – files
Tourniquet THCon 2021 – files
Trash BSidesNoida 2021 24.46 files
Tricky_kernal Damncon 2021 17.54 files
UQL angstromCTF 2021 – files
Uncrashable ImaginaryCTF 2021 – files
UnsAFe Hack.lu 2021 94.48 files
V8_for_dummies_1 ASIS 2021 Quals 89.22 files
VeeAte idekCTF 2021 24.56 files
Vuln_Storage Tamil 2021 14.13 files
WeX X-MAS 2021 – files
Weird_Interpreter BSidesNoida 2021 24.46 files
Well_hello_there MetaRed 2021 – files
YABO HacktivityCon 2021 – files
aaa ImaginaryCTF 2021 – files
abbr.d ASIS 2021 Quals 89.22 files
accessing_the_truth Pwn2Win 2021 83.41 files
acess-key perfectblue 2021 – files
aesbox ASIS 2021 Finals 89.22 files
animefast PBjar 2021 23.18 files