linux-privilege-escalation SKILL.md skillB
linux-privilege-escalation from zebbern/claude-code-guide is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation@v1.1Pins v1.1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- B, 16 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- zebbern/claude-code-guide
- Path
skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- v1.1, committed May 31, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jan 4, 2026
- Size
- 11,730 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4,700
- License
- MIT
This skill should be used when the user asks to "escalate privileges on Linux", "find privesc vectors on Linux systems", "exploit sudo misconfigurations", "abuse SUID binaries", "exploit cron jobs for root access", "enumerate Linux systems for privilege escalation", or "gain root access from low-privilege shell". It provides comprehensive techniques for identifying and exploiting privilege escalation paths on Linux systems.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Linux Privilege Escalation ## Purpose Execute systematic privilege escalation assessments on Linux systems to identify and exploit misconfigurations, vulnerable services, and security weaknesses that allow elevation from low-privilege user access to root-level control. This skill enables comprehensive enumeration and exploitation of kernel vulnerabilities, sudo misconfigurations, SUID binaries, cron jobs, capabilities, PATH hijacking, and NFS weaknesses. ## Inputs / Prerequisites ### Required Access - Low-privilege shell access to target Linux system - Ability to execute commands (interactive or semi-interactive shell) - Network access for reverse shell connections (if needed) - Attacker machine for payload hosting and receiving shells ### Technical Requirements - Understanding of Linux filesystem permissions and ownership - Familiarity with common Linux utilities and scripting - Knowledge of kernel versions and associated vulnerabilities - Basic understanding of compilation (gcc) for custom exploits ### Recommended Tools - LinPEAS, LinEnum, or Linux Smart Enumeration scripts - Linux Exploit Suggester (LES) - GTFOBins reference for binary exploitation …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation@sha256:1a49001089603267The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_bpr4o6i5ehdqkae5)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jan 4, 2026 and May 31, 2026, about one every 74 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.1 latest | 2026-05-31 | 164971d | 11,730 B | B | view · diff |
| v1.1 | 2026-01-20 | 27bf883 | 11,730 B | B | view · diff |
| git:20260104.9174e17 | 2026-01-04 | 9174e17 | 11,685 B | B | view |
Audit of the latest version
- fail: No curl or wget piped into a shell (matched: curl -L https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh | sh)
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11730 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.
Source
zebbern/claude-code-guide · 4,700 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bpr4o6i5ehdqkae5 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=zebbern/claude-code-guide/linux-privilege-escalation GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1a490010896032675b5e30dd4333c19e9dbb9a18a7cde15eb0132e5046d9a8fb
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