# pentestmonkey/unix-privesc-check

Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/unix-privesc-check

Repository: https://github.com/pentestmonkey/unix-privesc-check
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unix-privesc-check
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-02-07T21:47:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4182, "days_push": 2033, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1082, forks 224 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.019854+00:00)

## What it is
A single shell script that audits Unix systems for misconfigurations allowing local privilege escalation. It can be uploaded and run directly on a target without installation, as a normal user or root.

## Use cases
- find privilege escalation vectors on a linux box during a pentest
- audit unix server for misconfigurations
- check if local users can escalate to root
- quick post-exploitation enumeration script
- find insecure file permissions and cron jobs

## When to choose
- you need a dependency-free script to drop onto a target system
- you're doing a penetration test or CTF and want fast local enumeration
- you must support legacy Unix systems like Solaris or HPUX

## When to avoid
- you want a modern, actively developed privesc tool with kernel exploit checks
- you need Windows privilege escalation auditing
- you want detailed reporting or output formats beyond plain text

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security, vulnerability-scanning
- domain: security, penetration-testing, operating-systems
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: privilege-escalation, shell-script, unix, pentest, misconfiguration-audit, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- pentestmonkey/unix-privesc-check (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.019854+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 2026-08-30T06:51:17.462215+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pentestmonkey/unix-privesc-check (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.019854+00:00, sha 78c7c4dbde28)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.