# peass-ng/PEASS-ng

PEASS - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE (with colors)

Repository: https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/peass-ng
Homepage: https://book.hacktricks.xyz
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: enumeration, linux, unix, bash, shell, script, oneliner, privesc, one-liner, linpe, color, windows, batch, exe, peas, linpeas, winpeas, batch-script, csharp
Last push: 2026-08-24T11:24:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2789, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 203}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20381, forks 3392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:30.044530+00:00)

## What it is
PEASS-ng is a suite of privilege escalation enumeration scripts (LinPEAS for Linux/Unix/macOS and WinPEAS for Windows) that scan local systems for misconfigurations and highlight potential escalation paths with color-coded output. It also includes parsers to convert results into JSON, HTML, and PDF reports.

## Use cases
- enumerate local privilege escalation vectors on a Linux host
- find Windows misconfigurations that allow privilege escalation
- audit a machine for insecure permissions, SUID binaries, and scheduled tasks
- generate JSON or HTML reports from enumeration output during a pentest
- quickly assess a compromised box during an authorized red team engagement

## When to choose
- you are doing authorized penetration testing or CTF challenges and need fast local enumeration
- you want a single script that works across Linux, macOS, and Windows with minimal dependencies
- you need colorized, easy-to-scan output highlighting likely privesc paths

## When to avoid
- you need a full vulnerability scanner or remote network scanner rather than local enumeration
- you require a GUI-based auditing tool
- you cannot legally run offensive tooling on the target system

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, privesc, linpeas, winpeas, enumeration, red-team, bash-script, csharp, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- peass-ng/PEASS-ng (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.044530+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 2026-08-29T16:59:01.150449+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/peass-ng/PEASS-ng (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.044530+00:00, sha 7447e36b93ff)
  - homepage: https://book.hacktricks.xyz (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:33.218777+00:00, sha 25ec4200038f)
  - site_page: https://hacktricks.wiki/en/welcome/hacktricks-values-and-faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:33.221791+00:00, sha 45107c00922c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.