# Linux Privilege Escalation

> 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.

- Skill: `newmindsgroup/linux-privilege-escalation` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add newmindsgroup/linux-privilege-escalation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/newmindsgroup/linux-privilege-escalation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- License: MIT
- Author: newmindsgroup (https://skillmd.com/u/newmindsgroup)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/newmindsgroup/linux-privilege-escalation

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# Linux Privilege Escalation

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.

## When to Use
- This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

## Core Workflow
1. Confirm the request matches this skill's trigger, scope, and risk profile.
2. Use the topic map to identify the relevant pattern, checklist, or example before writing detailed guidance or code.
3. Load `references/full-guidance.md` when implementation details, examples, anti-patterns, validation checks, or edge cases are needed.
4. Apply only the relevant guidance instead of loading or repeating the entire reference by default.
5. Verify the result against any validation checks, limitations, security notes, or platform constraints in the reference.

## Topic Map
- Purpose
- Inputs / Prerequisites
- Required Access
- Technical Requirements
- Recommended Tools
- Outputs / Deliverables
- Primary Outputs
- Evidence Artifacts
- Core Workflow
- Phase 1: System Enumeration
- Phase 2: Automated Enumeration
- Phase 3: Kernel Exploits
- Phase 4: Sudo Exploitation
- Phase 5: SUID Binary Exploitation
- Phase 6: Capabilities Exploitation
- Phase 7: Cron Job Exploitation
- Phase 8: PATH Hijacking
- Phase 9: NFS Exploitation

## Reference Map
- `references/full-guidance.md` preserves the complete original guidance, including examples and detailed edge cases.

## Progressive Loading
Keep this `SKILL.md` as the compact routing and workflow entrypoint. Load the reference file only when the user task requires the deeper implementation material.