LinPEAS
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LinPEAS (Linux Privilege Escalation Awesome Script) is a comprehensive enumeration script that searches for possible paths to escalate privileges on Linux hosts. It checks for misconfigurations, SUID/SGID binaries, writable files, cron jobs, kernel exploits, interesting files, credentials in configuration files, and much more. LinPEAS is part of the PEASS-ng suite which also includes WinPEAS for Windows. It's the first tool most pentesters run after gaining initial access to a Linux system.
Use Cases
- Linux privilege escalation enumeration
- Post-exploitation reconnaissance
- Security misconfiguration detection
- Credential hunting on compromised systems
- SUID/SGID binary discovery
- Cron job and service analysis
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- 💥 Exploitation
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- Shell
- Repository
- peass-ng/PEASS-ng
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