A step-by-step walkthrough of OverTheWire Bandit beginner levels 26 to 30. Learn Linux basics, file manipulation, permissions, and commands through hands-on CTF challenges — perfect for cybersecurity beginners.

This walkthrough covers OverTheWire Bandit beginner levels 21–25. It provides both hints and answers for each stage, helping new cybersecurity learners and CTF players progress when they’re stuck. A great resource for building Linux command-line skills while practicing ethical hacking basics.

Bandit Level 26 → Level 27

(Updated: 4 August 2025)

Credentials

  • Username: NOT FOUND!
  • Password: NOT FOUND!

Connection

# Connect from bandit25

Hints & Commands Learned

  • ssh

Steps to Solve

  1. Step 1 – Connect from bandit25.
  2. Step 2 - Use ls -la to list all the files.
  3. Step 3 - See bandit27-do and use it list the password for bandit27.
  4. Step 4 - Run ./bandit27-do cat /etc/bandit_pass/bandit27 and get the password.
  5. Step 5 - Take the password to the next level.

Next Level Password

upsNCc7vzaRDx6oZC6GiR6ERwe1MowGB

Bandit Level 27 → Level 28

(Updated: 4 August 2025)

Credentials

  • Username: bandit27
  • Password: upsNCc7vzaRDx6oZC6GiR6ERwe1MowGB

Connection

ssh bandit27@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Hints & Commands Learned

  • git

Steps to Solve

  1. Step 1 – Use ssh to get access to OverTheWire labs.
  2. Step 2 - Use mktemp -d to create temp directory and cd /tmp/tmp.XXX.
  3. Step 3 - Clone git clone ssh://bandit27-git@localhost:2220/home/bandit27-git/repo and paste the password of current level.
  4. Step 4 - Run cat repo/README to get the password.
  5. Step 5 - Take the password to the next level.

Next Level Password

Yz9IpL0sBcCeuG7m9uQFt8ZNpS4HZRcN

Bandit Level 28 → Level 29

(Updated: 4 August 2025)

Credentials

  • Username: bandit28
  • Password: Yz9IpL0sBcCeuG7m9uQFt8ZNpS4HZRcN

Connection

ssh bandit28@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Hints & Commands Learned

  • git

Steps to Solve

  1. Step 1 – Use ssh to get access to OverTheWire labs.
  2. Step 2 - Clone the repo like level 27.
  3. Step 3 - Run cat README.md -> cannot get the password.
  4. Step 4 - Run git log to see all the commits.
  5. Step 5 - Use the commit f257900db7c134cb5224c91013817e76d18457e0 (add missing data) to get the password.
  6. Step 6 - Run git reset --hard f257900db7c134cb5224c91013817e76d18457e0 to reset to that commit.
  7. Step 7 - Run cat README.md and take the password to the next level.

Next Level Password

4pT1t5DENaYuqnqvadYs1oE4QLCdjmJ7

Bandit Level 29 → Level 30

(Updated: 4 August 2025)

Credentials

  • Username: bandit29
  • Password: 4pT1t5DENaYuqnqvadYs1oE4QLCdjmJ7

Connection

ssh bandit29@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Hints & Commands Learned

  • git

Steps to Solve

  1. Step 1 – Use ssh to get access to OverTheWire labs.
  2. Step 2 - Clone the repo like level 27, 28.
  3. Step 3 - Run cat README.md -> cannot get the password.
  4. Step 4 - Run git branch -r to see all the branches.
  5. Step 5 - Run git switch origin/dev to switch to dev branch.
  6. Step 6 - Run Git reset --hard 4a754d10ab4e0246b06b76cb0a561257a3b6bf22 to reset to the commit of dev branch.
  7. Step 7 - Run cat README.md and take the password to the next level.

Next Level Password

qp30ex3VLz5MDG1n91YowTv4Q8l7CDZL

Bandit Level 30 → Level 31

(Updated: 4 August 2025)

Credentials

  • Username: bandit30
  • Password: qp30ex3VLz5MDG1n91YowTv4Q8l7CDZL

Connection

ssh bandit30@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Hints & Commands Learned

  • git

Steps to Solve

  1. Step 1 – Use ssh to get access to OverTheWire labs.
  2. Step 2 - Clone the repo like level 27, 28, 29.
  3. Step 3 - Run cat README.md -> cannot get the password.
  4. Step 4 - Run git tag to see repo tag.
  5. Step 5 - Run git show secret to get the password.
  6. Step 6 - Run cat README.md and take the password to the next level.

Next Level Password

fb5S2xb7bRyFmAvQYQGEqsbhVyJqhnDy