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Linux Privilege Escalation

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sebas-aikon-intelligence·vlatest·security·MIT

This skill simulates Linux privilege escalation techniques to identify vulnerabilities and improve system security assessments.

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Installs under a different name. Its SKILL.md names it Linux Privilege Escalation, not the name it is listed under, so the command below uses that name.
  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add sebas-aikon-intelligence/antigravity-awesome-skills --skill "Linux Privilege Escalation" -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

sebas-aikon-intelligence

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: failed

    Runs code fetched at install time in 1 place.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

    What it found

    • skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md:144remote script piped into a shell
      curl -L https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh | sh

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Only contacts known or declared hosts: github.com.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

    Hosts contacted

    github.comsource host

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned sebas-aikon-intelligence/antigravity-awesome-skills at 0f4a1b2fd7.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
0f4a1b2fd7
Manifest
skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 449 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in Linux systems to gain elevated privileges. It can analyze system configurations, file permissions, and running processes to determine potential escalation paths. The agent can then suggest or execute commands to achieve root access based on the identified weaknesses.

When to use it

  • Security Audits: To simulate an attack and identify vulnerabilities in a Linux environment.
  • Penetration Testing: As part of a broader penetration testing engagement to assess privilege escalation risks.
  • Incident Response: To understand how an attacker might escalate privileges after initial compromise.
  • Forensic Analysis: Reconstruct the steps taken by an attacker during a breach.

Key capabilities

  • Vulnerability identification
  • Privilege escalation path analysis
  • Command suggestion for privilege escalation
  • Execution of privilege escalation commands (potentially)

Example prompts

  • "Analyze this Linux system and identify potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities."
  • "Suggest commands to escalate privileges on a Linux machine with sudo access."
  • “What are the common misconfigurations that lead to privilege escalation in Linux?”

Tips & gotchas

  • This skill requires a deep understanding of Linux security principles. Incorrect usage can destabilize systems or violate ethical boundaries.
  • The agent's ability to execute commands may be restricted by safety protocols and user permissions.