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Polyglot

A polyglot is a single file or input that is valid as multiple file formats or programming languages.

In CTFs, for example, there may be challenges where you create a script that can be executed as both Python and JavaScript. (automatically translated from Japanese)

minaminao
·Updated Apr 24, 2026
Polyglot Challenges

Image Python

Daily AlpacaHackTopic: JailReleased: Apr 24, 2026

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tchen

Running an image as Python? What a dumb idea...

Beginner Hint
  • The file command is used to check whether the provided bytes look like an image.
  • Search for how the file command identifies file types, and look for the rules it uses to recognize image formats.
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