STATUS: RESEARCHING
headline: RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
exploit: in_progress
local_judge: pending
remote_judge: pending
flag: (not captured)
detail: droplet is searching for a working heap chain
updated: 2026-09-04 16:36:11 UTC

=== alert ===
updated_at: 2026-09-04T16:14:06.448689+00:00
level: alert
message: best_score=140 unchanged for 309h (24831985 iterations since best_iter=4719)
action: human gdb session recommended — automation plateaued
best_score: 140
best_iter: 4719
iteration: 24836704
iter_since_best: 24831985
hours_score_stale: 309.3
hours_iter_stale: 309.3
warn_hours: 24.0
alert_hours: 168.0

=== gdb analyst (automated) ===
next_focus: tcache_activity
missing: ['tcache_activity', 'tcache_spray', 'multi_tcache_size', 'libc_ptr_on_heap', 'unsorted_bin', 'multiple_libc_ptrs']
analyst_updated: 2026-09-04T16:36:03.369826+00:00
recommendations: 6 pending edits

=== automation (blinded-automation.timer) ===
service: inactive
updated_at: 2026-08-22T19:03:01.757239Z
phase: judge
state: running
message: Testing solve.py against local judge (32 iterations)

=== research (blinded-research.service) ===
service: active
started_at: 2026-08-22T18:20:37.978590+00:00
updated_at: 2026-09-04T16:36:10.833670+00:00
iteration: 24866160
stage_idx: 9
best_score: 140
best_iter: 4719
best_stage: house_of_water_v2
best_tags: ['clean_exit', 'libc_ptr_on_heap']
best_gdb_tags: ['clean_exit']
gdb_runs: 3039173
full_judge_runs: 0
iterations_per_hour: 80146
best_payload.bin: 341 bytes

=== system ===
total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           464Mi       115Mi       139Mi       4.0Mi       225Mi       348Mi
Swap:          2.0Gi        60Mi       1.9Gi
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1       9.7G  5.3G  4.0G  57% /
/dev/vda1       9.7G  5.3G  4.0G  57% /

=== research log (last lines) ===
[stage] -> champion_trim_large
[stage] -> champion_unsorted_v1
[stage] -> gdb_handcrafted_next
[stage] -> gdb_analyst_auto
[analyst] focus=tcache_activity missing=['tcache_activity', 'tcache_spray', 'multi_tcache_size', 'libc_ptr_on_heap', 'unsorted_bin', 'multiple_libc_ptrs']
[stage] -> gdb_guided_mutate

=== top scoring attempts ===
iter=24576815 stage=house_of_water_v2 score=40 tags=[] ops=46
iter=24576845 stage=house_of_water_v2 score=40 tags=[] ops=46
iter=24576831 stage=house_of_water_v2 score=40 tags=[] ops=46
iter=24576861 stage=house_of_water_v2 score=40 tags=[] ops=46
iter=24576877 stage=house_of_water_v2 score=40 tags=[] ops=46

=== automation log (last lines) ===
  "updated_at": "2026-08-22T19:03:01.757239Z",
  "phase": "judge",
  "state": "running",
  "message": "Testing solve.py against local judge (32 iterations)"
}

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