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jq

A JSON processor that uses a domain-specific language (DSL). tldr-pages

GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command

How jq is abused

documented by GTFOBins

file-read

-Rr

Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for jq.

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

jq -Rr . /path/to/input-file

Identify

The command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is from GTFOBins, at commit acd524623f9c of 2026-05-27, under the GPL-3.0, with no warranty. Changed: Markdown is shown formatted. The source is in lolbas-gtfobins-commands.json.gz, and the full entry is on GTFOBins’s page for jq. The identifier reads the line that runs jq.

Everyday use

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Execute a specific expression only using the jq binary (print a colored and formatted JSON output)

jq '.' path/to/file.jsonIdentify

Execute a specific script

cat path/to/file.json | jq --from-file path/to/script.jqIdentify

Pass specific arguments

cat path/to/file.json | jq --arg "name1" "value1" --arg "name2" "value2" ... '. + $ARGS.named'Identify

None of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

jq

How jq is abused

1 documented command

Everyday use

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