{"enrichment":{"faq":[{"a":"linux-privilege-escalation guides you through methodical assessments covering enumeration of kernel exploits, sudo misconfigurations, SUID binaries, capabilities, cron jobs, PATH hijacking, and NFS weaknesses. The skill provides workflows for identifying attack vectors and executing exploitation techniques to achieve root-level access from a low-privilege shell.","q":"What linux privilege escalation techniques does this skill cover?"},{"a":"linux-privilege-escalation teaches you to enumerate SUID binaries and identify exploitation paths. The skill covers techniques for discovering misconfigurations in SUID binaries, understanding how they can be leveraged for privilege escalation, and executing targeted exploits to gain elevated access.","q":"How do I find and exploit SUID binaries on Linux?"},{"a":"Yes. linux-privilege-escalation includes methods for identifying and exploiting sudo weaknesses. It covers analyzing sudoers configurations, finding commands executable without passwords, leveraging GTFOBins for sudo exploitation, and systematically testing sudo-based privilege escalation vectors.","q":"Can linux-privilege-escalation help exploit sudo misconfiguration?"},{"a":"linux-privilege-escalation covers comprehensive enumeration workflows for identifying privilege escalation opportunities. It guides you through kernel vulnerability detection, misconfiguration discovery, capabilities analysis, cron job inspection, and systematic reconnaissance using enumeration scripts and exploit suggesters.","q":"What enumeration methods does linux-privilege-escalation provide?"},{"a":"linux-privilege-escalation teaches you to identify and exploit cron job weaknesses for privilege escalation. The skill covers analyzing cron schedules, finding writable scripts or binaries executed by root, and executing PATH hijacking and other techniques to gain root-level access through cron job execution.","q":"How does linux-privilege-escalation help with cron job exploitation?"},{"a":"linux-privilege-escalation helps identify multiple privilege escalation vectors including kernel vulnerabilities, sudo misconfigurations, SUID binary weaknesses, capability exploits, cron job hijacking, PATH manipulation, NFS no_root_squash misconfigurations, and LD_PRELOAD injection techniques for comprehensive security assessment.","q":"What privilege escalation vectors can linux-privilege-escalation help identify?"}],"shadow_tags":["post-exploitation","privilege-elevation","system-hardening","vulnerability-assessment","penetration-testing","kernel-exploitation","access-control-bypass","lateral-movement"],"summary_rewrite":"This skill guides you through methodical privilege escalation assessments on Linux systems, covering enumeration of kernel exploits, sudo misconfigurations, SUID binaries, capabilities, cron jobs, PATH hijacking, and NFS weaknesses. It provides workflows for identifying attack vectors and executing exploitation techniques to achieve root-level access from a low-privilege shell."},"files":[{"bytes":11730,"path":"skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md","sha256":"1a490010896032675b5e30dd4333c19e9dbb9a18a7cde15eb0132e5046d9a8fb","url":"https://skillfed.io/files/zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation/8b4c2278/SKILL.md"}],"id":"zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation","md":"https://skillfed.io/zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation.md","repo":"https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide"},"meta":{"agents_supported":[],"first_seen":"2026-07-28","forks":447,"language":"Python","last_updated":"2026-07-26","license":"MIT","name":"linux-privilege-escalation","publisher":"zebbern","stars":4440},"relations":{"similar":[{"id":"yaklang/hack-skills/linux-privilege-escalation"},{"id":"Aradotso/security-skills/linux-pentester-commands"},{"id":"Aradotso/security-skills/linux-pentester-practical-commands"},{"id":"Aradotso/security-skills/linux-pentester-command-reference"},{"id":"Aradotso/security-skills/linux-pentester-notes"},{"id":"Aradotso/security-skills/linux-pentesting-command-reference"},{"id":"zebbern/claude-code-guide/privilege-escalation-methods"},{"id":"blacklanternsecurity/red-run/linux-discovery"},{"id":"AgentSecOps/SecOpsAgentKit/privesc-linpeas"},{"id":"hypnguyen1209/offensive-claude/privesc-linux"}]},"slug":{"owner":"zebbern","repo":"claude-code-guide","skill":"linux-privilege-escalation"},"version":"8b4c2278"}