Welcome to my TryHackMe Writeups Vault — a collection of step-by-step walkthroughs from various rooms on TryHackMe. Each writeup is designed to be educational, entertaining, and easy to follow, so learners and pentesters alike can level up their skills. 🚀
- 🔎 Recon & Enumeration — the detective work before the hack
- 💻 Exploitation — breaking in with style (and payloads!)
- 📈 Privilege Escalation — going from zero → hero
- 🛡️ Remediation — because defense is just as important as offense
- ✍️ Lessons Learned — key takeaways from each room
/
├─ room-name-1/
│ ├─ README.md <- writeup (canonical)
│ ├─ poc/ <- custom scripts or payloads
│ └─ screenshots/
├─ room-name-2/
├─ LICENSE <- MIT for code
├─ LICENSE-DOCS.md <- CC BY-SA 4.0 for docs/writeups
├─ CONTRIBUTING.md
└─ README.md <- this file
Every room writeup follows this simple structure:
# <Room Name> — <Difficulty>
**Author:** @yourhandle
**Date Completed:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Tags:** windows, web, privilege-escalation, reverse-shell
---
## TL;DR
Quick one-liner summary (e.g., "SQLi → RCE → kernel exploit → root").
## About
Brief about the room and what it teaches.
## Recon & Enumeration
Commands + results + insights.
## Exploitation
Step-by-step process with payloads/screenshots.
## Privilege Escalation
How we escalated to root/Admin.
## Proof (if allowed)
Non-sensitive proof that the room is owned.
## Remediation & Defense
How to fix the vulnerabilities exploited.
## Lessons Learned
- Key learning point 1
- Key learning point 2
## References
Helpful links, blogs, CVEs.
Got improvements, better techniques, or a new writeup? Feel free to open a PR. Sharing knowledge helps the whole community! 💡
- Code / scripts: MIT License
- Writeups / docs: CC BY-SA 4.0
💡 Hack, learn, and share knowledge — because cybersecurity is a team sport. 🛡️