peass-ng/PEASS-ng
PEASS - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE (with colors) observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 88
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 2837
- days_rel: 2
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 261
Adoption not part of the score
20681 stars · 3402 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.98
PEASS-ng is a collection of privilege escalation scripts for Linux, Windows and macOS that enumerate system information and potential escalation paths. It provides colorful, easy‑to‑read output and includes parsers for JSON, HTML and PDF formats.
Use cases
- enumerate local privilege escalation vectors on a Linux host
- scan a Windows system for privilege escalation opportunities
- generate a detailed report of potential misconfigurations in JSON or PDF
- quickly identify missing patches or insecure settings on macOS
- automate privesc checks during a penetration test
When to choose
- you need a ready‑made, cross‑platform privesc enumeration tool
- you prefer colorful, human‑readable output with optional machine‑readable formats
- you want both Linux (LinPEAS) and Windows (WinPEAS) scripts in one suite
When to avoid
- you require a fully automated exploitation framework rather than enumeration
- you need integration with a specific security platform that lacks custom scripting
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli parser security penetration-testing windows cross-platform cli linpeas winpeas privesc colored-output bash-scripts csharp-exe linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng · fetched 2026-10-19 · 423863df87d5
- homepage: https://book.hacktricks.xyz · fetched 2026-10-05 · 8dabd486b512
- site_page: https://hacktricks.wiki/en/welcome/hacktricks-values-and-faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 45107c00922c
- site_page: https://hacktricks.wiki/welcome/hacktricks-values-and-faq.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · 45107c00922c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| peass-ng/PEASS-ng | main | 96 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="peass-ng/PEASS-ng")
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