linux-pentester-notes
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 18, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONPERSISTENCEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill documents commands that download and execute scripts directly from remote sources. Specifically, it includes a pattern that pipes a remote script from GitHub into the shell (
curl ... | sh) and instructions for downloading and running payloads from arbitrary, attacker-controlled IP addresses. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Provides explicit examples for archiving sensitive system directories, such as
/etcand/home, and transmitting the resulting data to a remote listener usingnc(netcat). - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: Includes extensive documentation on techniques to gain unauthorized root access, including abusing sudo permissions (e.g.,
sudo find ... -exec /bin/bash), exploiting SUID/SGID binaries, targeting kernel vulnerabilities, and leveraging Linux capabilities. - [PERSISTENCE]: Outlines multiple methods for maintaining access to a compromised system, such as creating backdoor user accounts, injecting SSH public keys into the root directory, and setting up malicious cron jobs to execute reverse shells periodically.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Contains a wide array of dangerous shell one-liners for generating reverse shells (via bash, python, and netcat), stabilizing unauthorized TTY shells, and deleting system logs to conceal attacker activity.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Instructs the user to clone an external repository (
HIMANSHUSHARMA20/Linux-for-a-Pentester) and download tools from unverified third-party GitHub releases.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: http://$ATTACKER_IP:8000/payload.sh, https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- CRITICAL: 2 file(s) identified as malware by FileRep - DO NOT USE
- AI detected serious security threats
- Contains 2 malicious URL(s) - DO NOT USE
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