Linux Privilege Escalation
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 12, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill uses high-risk execution patterns, specifically piping a remote script from a GitHub repository directly into the shell (
curl ... | sh) insub-skills/phase-2-automated-enumeration.md. It also provides instructions to download, compile, and execute exploit source code from user-defined remote IP addresses. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill contains numerous instructions for acquiring root-level access through the exploitation of
sudomisconfigurations, SUID binaries, and kernel vulnerabilities. Examples include usingfind,vim,python, andawkwith elevated permissions to spawn root shells. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Found multiple reverse shell one-liners (Bash, Python, Netcat, Perl) in
sub-skills/reverse-shell-one-liners.mdandsub-skills/phase-7-cron-job-exploitation.md. These commands are designed to establish an outbound network connection to an attacker-controlled machine, providing remote command-line access. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Instructions in
sub-skills/example-2-suid-base64-for-shadow-access.mdandsub-skills/phase-5-suid-binary-exploitation.mddescribe how to read the sensitive/etc/shadowfile using SUID binaries for the purpose of exfiltrating hashes for offline password cracking. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill facilitates the download of external automation scripts (LinPEAS, LinEnum, LES) and exploit code from remote servers and GitHub repositories into the target environment.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides instructions for PATH hijacking (
sub-skills/phase-8-path-hijacking.md) and persistent access via cron job manipulation (sub-skills/phase-7-cron-job-exploitation.md), which involves modifying system-level files and environment variables to execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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