~ / blog / tryhackme-labs
2026-07-02 CTF TryHackMe Growing lab index

TryHackMe Lab Notes
& Challenge Write-Ups

A home for the rooms worth remembering: each challenge becomes a separate, focused write-up, while this page stays the map connecting recon, foothold, escalation, and the lessons that survive after the flags are submitted.

Collection Format

This hub links out to individual room write-ups so every challenge has space for its full attack path and evidence.

First Completed Room

Valley · complete, from reconnaissance to root

What Gets Recorded
ReconEnumerationFootholdPrivilege escalation
Editorial Rule
  • Document the reasoning, not only the commands.
  • Keep failed paths when they teach something useful.
  • Separate challenge-specific tricks from reusable methodology.
Why this page exists

One map, many machines.

The archive will eventually hold very different rooms. Keeping a central index makes it possible to browse them by challenge while each write-up remains focused enough to be useful at the terminal.

Collection status
01room currently
completed
Consistent structure

How each write-up will read

ReconTarget surface, ports, services, and first hypotheses.
FootholdThe weakness that converts enumeration into access.
EscalationLocal discovery and the path to higher privileges.
DebriefReusable lessons, dead ends, and defensive fixes.
Room index

TryHackMe challenges

1 completed
CompleteChallengeLinux

Valley

The full path from web leaks and PCAP analysis through authenticator reversing, lateral movement, and Python module hijacking for root.

Write-up statusRead full walkthrough →
The next interesting room goes here.This index is intentionally built to grow without turning into one endless post.
Continue reading

More hands-on work

Parallel hubHackTheBox Lab NotesSeason 11 starts with Devhub New seriesPortSwigger Authentication Labs2026-07-02 · 1 lab documented Related challengeOWASP Juice Shop Write-Up2026-04-03 · ~20 min read
← Back to all posts Valley is complete; the next room will get its own linked write-up in this collection.