linux-privilege-escalation - Linux Privilege Escalation Assessment and Exploitation
Execute systematic privilege escalation assessments on Linux systems to identify and exploit system misconfigurations and weaknesses.
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Updated: 2026-09-24Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Enumerate system and network information
- Execute automated enumeration scripts
- Identify kernel vulnerabilities
- Exploit sudo misconfigurations
- Exploit SUID binaries
- Exploit capability misconfigurations
- Exploit writable cron scripts
- Perform PATH binary hijacking
- Exploit NFS share configurations
Inputs
- Low-privilege shell access
- Target system IP address
- Attacker machine
- Enumeration scripts and exploit code
Outputs
- Root shell access
- System enumeration findings report
- Privilege escalation path documentation
- Command output logs
Requirements
- Linux operating system target
- GCC compiler or build environment
- Network access between target and attacker