Privilege Escalation articles

capabilities
kernel
linux
privilege escalation
troubleshooting

Last change: 2025-01-10

The captest command helps with testing Linux capabilities and includes by default a test to demonstrate to see if privilege escalation is possible.

Understanding Linux privilege escalation and defending against it

clamav
compiler
ifconfig
linux
pentest
penetration testing
privilege escalation
vulnerabilities

Last change: 2025-01-06

The best way to defend a system is by understanding how attackers work. Learn about privilege escalation on Linux and discover the measures and tools.

Commands:

unix-privesc-check