Tag: vector-database

All the articles with the tag "vector-database".

• HTB Dancing — When the File Share Has No Lock

  3 Apr, 2026

  HackTheBox Dancing exploits unauthenticated SMB share access on a Windows host. The failure — a storage layer with no credential gate — is structurally identical to the unprotected vector databases and RAG retrieval endpoints showing up in production AI deployments.

• HTB Fawn — The FTP Door Left Open

  9 Mar, 2026

  HackTheBox Fawn exploits anonymous FTP login on vsftpd 3.0.3. The same pattern — a data store designed for openness that was never locked down — maps directly to unauthenticated vector databases in production AI deployments.