# sleventyeleven/linuxprivchecker

linuxprivchecker.py -- a Linux Privilege Escalation Check Script

Repository: https://github.com/sleventyeleven/linuxprivchecker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linuxprivchecker
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: oscp, oscp-tools, htb, linux-privilege-escalation, linux-security, pentesting, security, ctf-tools, pentest-tools, hackthebox
Last push: 2022-01-31T10:32:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3788, "days_push": 1675, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1832, forks 543 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.311594+00:00)

## What it is
A single-file Python script that enumerates a local Linux system and searches for common privilege escalation vectors such as world-writable files, misconfigurations, clear-text passwords, and applicable exploits. It is designed for OSCP, HTB, and CTF-style environments where it points out areas to investigate rather than performing exploitation itself.

## Use cases
- enumerate a linux box for privilege escalation vectors
- find world writable files and misconfigurations on a compromised host
- check for clear-text passwords during a pentest
- prepare for OSCP or HackTheBox privilege escalation exercises
- audit a legacy python 2.6/2.7 system for local exploits

## When to choose
- you need a single self-contained script you can wget onto a target with no dependencies
- you are studying for OSCP/HTB and want hints on what to investigate rather than automated exploitation
- the target runs legacy Python 2.6/2.7

## When to avoid
- you want automated exploitation rather than enumeration and suggestions
- you need comprehensive modern enumeration with frequent updates (e.g., LinPEAS)
- you require guaranteed correctness on Python 3, which is still beta

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: python, cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, oscp, ctf-tools, enumeration, hackthebox, pentesting, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- sleventyeleven/linuxprivchecker (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.311594+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:19:10.192022+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sleventyeleven/linuxprivchecker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.311594+00:00, sha 7b8e94dcf3e2)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/linuxprivchecker/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:13.228372+00:00, sha 3043cdb3e435)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.