https://blog.njerumtwaiti.com/tags/linux/ Recent content in Linux on Njeru Mtwaiti Hugo en Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.njerumtwaiti.com/posts/linux-privilege-escalation-checklist/ Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.njerumtwaiti.com/posts/linux-privilege-escalation-checklist/ <p>You&rsquo;ve got a shell. You&rsquo;re running as <code>www-data</code> or some low-privilege user. Now what?</p> <p>Privilege escalation on Linux is part methodology, part intuition. This is the checklist I actually run — the one I&rsquo;ve refined across dozens of CTF boxes and real engagements. No tool dumps the whole path for you. You need to understand what you&rsquo;re looking at.</p> <h2 id="0-situational-awareness-first"> 0. Situational Awareness First <a class="heading-link" href="#0-situational-awareness-first"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>Before running any scripts, understand where you are.</p>