Quals schedule
Qualification start: Fri 28th of February 2025, 20:00 UTC+1
Qualification end: Sun 2nd of Mars 2025, 18:00 UTC+1
Finals schedule
Final: Sat 12th of April 2025, 09:00 UTC+1 - 18:00 UTC+1
Final location
12 bis Quai François Truffaut, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Rules
There is no limit on the number of people who may participate in a single team in the quals.
Up to 8 academic and professional teams will be allowed to play the PwnMe CTF finals. The finals will take place physically in 2600 Campus (Montigny-le-bretonneux). Only 4 players per team will be allowed to play the finals. Remote players are not allowed.
Sharing flags or solutions during the contest is strictly prohibited. This action is subject to disqualification.
Attacking machines other than those designated as PwnMe CTF 2025 target machines is prohibited.
If you find a bug in the contest infrastructure you should report it.
2600 students/staff can take part in the quals but are not allowed to qualify for the finals.
If you are not sure if something is a violation of the rules, it probably is.
The CTF organizers reserve the right to modify the rules at any time.
Prizes
Academic Bracket
- Top 3 Academic: Accommodation paid for the CTF finals
- Top 8 Academic: Invited to PwnMe CTF finals
Professional Bracket
- Top 3 Professional: Accommodation paid for the CTF finals
- Top 8 Professional: Invited to PwnMe CTF finals
Additional Prizes
- For the best writeup : Course and Cert Exam Bundle (OSCP or OSEP) x1
- Hack The Box Silver Annual x8
- Hack The Box VIP+ x8
- Hack The Box Store £100 x8
- HydraBus v1 Rev1.5 x4
- 50$ Hack5 x4
- And much more
Sponsors
Gold
Green IT Solutions supports SMEs and large corporations in the management and evolution of their digital infrastructures, focusing on open-source, scalable and eco-responsible solutions, while guaranteeing security and performance. The company offers services to ensure the availability, updating and evolution of its customers' IT infrastructures. It implements Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) to guarantee data backup and recovery in the event of an incident. With its Haute Couture Numérique® concept, Green IT Solutions values personalized support for its customers, by integrating an expert team involved in auditing, engineering, deployment and support of digital infrastructures.
Silver
Fuzzinglabs is a French startup specializing in vulnerability scanning, fuzzing and web3 security. We carry out application security audits and offer a wide range of technical training courses, while developing open-source tools and our own security products.
Silver
Epieos.com, a French company founded in 2020, designs advanced OSINT tools for law enforcement governments and investigative professionals. Its technologies have been used to solve international investigations in counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, child pornography, disinformation and cybercrime. The company is recruiting reverse engineering experts (internships, work-study, permanent contracts, freelance) to analyze native libraries, custom protocols, signatures and Crypto WhiteBox, in order to identify tomorrow's OSINT 0days of tomorrow.
Silver
OtterSec is a blockchain security company focused on identifying and patching critical exploits before our clients go to market. Our team consists largely of CTF players that enjoy solving difficult problems. If you think you are a good fit, please apply through our careers page below.
Bronze
Quarkslab is a company composed of teams of engineers and developers in cybersecurity. Since 2012, our goal has been to force attackers, not defenders, to constantly adapt. Through QLab's R&D work and via our QShield solution, Quarkslab develops and shares its security knowledge with the desire to make it accessible to all. We believe that security is everyone's business and that there is no freedom without security. Our expertise, which combines offensive and defensive security in the protection of applications and data, helps companies and government organizations adopt a new security posture!
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Epsilon is a European IT security research company operating in an international environment. We specialize in mobile research (iOS / Android), training and low-level R&D. Epsilon has offices in France, Canada and Spain.
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OffSec is a leading cybersecurity training and certification provider, known for its hands-on, practical approach to offensive security. Creator of the OSCP certification, OffSec specializes in penetration testing, exploit development, and cybersecurity education. The company operates globally, offering industry-recognized training for security professionals.