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linPEAS
Exhaustive Linux privilege-escalation enumeration - surfaces misconfigs, creds, SUID, and kernel exploits, color-coded by likelihood. The go-to after a foothold.
Overview
Where linPEAS fits
Exhaustive Linux privilege-escalation enumeration - surfaces misconfigs, creds, SUID, and kernel exploits, color-coded by likelihood. The go-to after a foothold.
Detection-first use
Start with the least intrusive template that can distinguish your hypothesis from a normal response. Preserve raw output and a negative control.
Install
Installation references
Install with curlAuthorization required
curl -L https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh -o linpeas.sh- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Test safely
Command templates
Run enumerationAuthorization required
Populate placeholders only with assets that are explicitly in scope.
sh linpeas.sh | tee linpeas.txt- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Related
Continue the workflow
Sources
Attribution and verification
Version history: normalized permanent page created 2026-08-20. Upstream activity and popularity are separate signals and do not establish tool safety.