Sudo abuse

Cross-platform resources for Sudo abuse: curated HTB machines, PortSwigger labs and TryHackMe rooms with validated writeups and related skills.

This page aggregates cross-platform resources to practice Sudo abuse: retired Hack The Box machines, PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs and TryHackMe rooms, plus curated resources (HackTricks, PortSwigger, etc.) and related skills.

Coverage: 4 challenges across 2 platforms — 1 HackTheBox · 3 TryHackMe. 0 with a Spanish writeup, 1 with a video writeup.

Where to start

Ordered by actual difficulty. At the same level: isolated lab first, then the guided room, and the full machine last.

1. TryHackMe — Advent of Cyber 2023 (Easy · ~1440 min) · 🇬🇧
2. TryHackMe — JPGChat (Easy · ~45 min) · 🇬🇧
3. HackTheBox — Bashed (Fácil) · 🇬🇧 📹
4. TryHackMe — Wekor (Medium · ~75 min) · 🇬🇧

Curated resources

Source	Link
GTFOBins	https://gtfobins.github.io/#+sudo
HackTricks	https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/linux-hardening/privilege-escalation/index.html

HTB machines practicing Sudo abuse (1)

Machine	OS	Difficulty	Writeup
Bashed	Linux	EASY	🇬🇧 📹

TryHackMe rooms practicing Sudo abuse (3)

Room	Difficulty	Type	Access	Official
Advent of Cyber 2023	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
JPGChat	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Wekor	MEDIUM	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open

Related skills

• /en/skills/suid
• /en/skills/linpeas

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Last updated: 2026-08-13