Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
lualatex
An extended version of TeX using Lua to compile. tldr-pages
GTFOBins inherit 1 documented command
How lualatex is abused
inherit
-shell-escapeEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for lualatex.
1 documented command
inherit unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
This allows to run Lua code (...).
lualatex -shell-escape '\directlua{...}\end'The command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is, with GTFOBins’ notes, 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 lualatex. The identifier reads the line that runs lualatex.
Everyday use
Start texlua to act as a Lua interpreter
lualatexIdentifyCompile a Tex file to PDF
lualatex path/to/file.texIdentifyCompile a Tex file without error interruption
lualatex -interaction nonstopmode path/to/file.texIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.