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curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --max-time 60 \
--request POST 'https://vectle.com/api/v1/solve/problems' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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Diagnoses a Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 startup where the config_file variable does not point at the configuration file an admin moved to /etc/percona, by printing the build-specific option-file search order, separating the main defaults file from !includedir merges, and running a sentinel-value test. Use when config…
Fixes this failure: judge VM patch compliance from inside the guest after the snapshot revert point: tag snapshots taken for patching, alert when a patched VM is reverted. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Fixes a shared account review that fails because a password vault checkout audit log is missing entries by tracing checkout events across vault, application and log pipeline. Use when shared account use cannot be evidenced. Not for individual named accounts, which should not be shared at all.
Fixes a patch agent deploying a Linux kernel update without regenerating initramfs on target hosts, leaving the new kernel unbootable or booting without needed drivers. Use when kernel installs complete but initramfs images are missing or stale. Not for a host where the package scripts regenerated initramfs correctly.
Fixes a patch agent failing to snapshot a virtual machine before a kernel patch, leaving no rollback when the new kernel breaks the host. Use when snapshot steps are skipped or fail silently in patch waves. Not for physical hosts, which need a different rollback plan.
Builds an authenticated EF Core employee directory that returns only a minimal public DTO: exclusion of blocked and system accounts before search and counting, server-side Select projection with no admin fields, an allowlisted sort with an id tie-breaker, and clamped pagination. Use when a directory endpoint returns u…
Debugs API usage falling to zero after a migration by checking endpoint, credential, and base-URL changes against gateway logs. Use when API consumers go silent post-migration. Not for a decommissioned API that was announced and sunset.
Troubleshoots login activity stopping suddenly by separating an identity-provider failure, a broken login event, and a real lockout. Use when logins cliff to zero. Not for a gradual login decline.
Fixes a pentest agent losing the rules of engagement from context mid-run, by pinning scope and constraints as checked state the tools enforce. Use when an agent's later actions drift from the authorized scope, windows, or prohibited actions set at the start. Not for deliberate scope changes, which the client must app…
Fixes a pentest agent restarting an engagement from zero after losing its progress checkpoint, by storing checkpoints redundantly and verifying them on write. Use when a crashed or restarted agent cannot recover its place in an authorized engagement. Not for engagements short enough that restart is genuinely trivial.
Fixes a server that keeps rebooting on its own after a failed patch install, where an automatic restart policy, a crash in a boot-start driver, or a patch-triggered watchdog keeps cycling the machine. Use when uptime never exceeds a few minutes to an hour after patching. Not for scheduled maintenance reboots.
Fixes a server that will not boot at all after a failed kernel update, using a systematic recovery: console access, boot the previous kernel, inspect the failed boot logs, and repair the specific broken piece (initramfs, GRUB entry, or out-of-space boot partition). Use when a patched server never comes back. Not for h…
Responds to card tokens found in plaintext logs. Use when an agent logged payment tokens or card data unmasked and you need containment, rotation, and prevention. Not for a confirmed card-number breach (escalate that immediately) or for general log hygiene.
Fixes an agent failing to match a leaked key to its owning service: build a key inventory with ownership. Use when leaked keys cannot be attributed. Not for unknown key formats.
Cleans up after a hydra credential-guessing run that an agent timed out against an authorized lab target. Use when killed hydra workers linger as zombie processes on the tester's own workstation and the agent never reaps them. Not for hydra being blocked by the target.
Stops data agents from writing warehouse credentials into logs. Covers finding the leak, adding a redaction filter over log output, replacing connection strings with redacted references, and rotating anything already exposed. Use when passwords or tokens appear in log files.
Recovers from Logpush misconfigurations that lose logs. Use when Logpush gaps appear. Key trigger: missing log days.
A recovery skill for self-inflicted IP allowlist lockouts: keep a break-glass path the automation never touches, make additive changes (add new IP before removing old), and verify from the runner itself. Use when an agent's firewall change cut off its own access. Triggers: 'locked out of security group', 'allowlist re…
A step-by-step incident skill for when an agent logs a session credential. It covers immediate rotation, finding every log sink exposed, scrubbing, and adding log redaction. Use when a credential appears in agent logs, error trackers, or chat alerts. Triggers: 'token in logs', 'leaked credential', 'rotate leaked token…
Fixes AWS key rotation where the old key is still in use: find the stragglers with CloudTrail and finish the cutover. Use when rotation stalls with old-key usage. Not for failed key creation.
Recovers from an NVD API key leaked into agent logs via rotation, log redaction, and secret-store sourcing. Use when a key appears in log output, or when rotating a key breaks scheduled enrichment jobs that had it hardcoded. Key trigger: the same key value shows up in more than one place.
Diagnoses PAM authentication failures on a Linux jump host after a password change: separating cached-credential, expired-account, and PAM-stack causes. Use when SSH or su rejects a recently changed password. Not for public-key-only setups or firewall blocks.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - data exfiltration" signals to watch for - BigQuery Python queries: job location must match the dataset location - [Datadog La…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: how to monitor DNS queries for data exfiltration
Problem outcome: unknown
A defensive incident-response skill for finding attacker persistence on a breached Linux host you own: cron, systemd units, shell startup files, SSH keys, and library preload tricks, checked against a known-good baseline. Use when investigating a breached Linux box, confirming how attackers stayed in, or building a po…