* feat: detect hidden group access via newgrp (gshadow desync) Problem: groups/id only show current session memberships Fix: probe all system groups via newgrp to detect accessible groups not shown Impact: identifies hidden access (docker, lxd, etc.) missed by standard checks Real case: user present in gshadow docker group but not reflected in session newgrp docker succeeds -> container escape -> root * Update linPEAS/builder/linpeas_parts/6_users_information/19_Actual_groups.sh fixed the command-injection vector. Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply suggestion from @Copilot Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Muthra <muthra@example.com> Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: SirBroccoli <carlospolop@gmail.com>
PEASS-ng - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE new generation
Basic Tutorial
Here you will find privilege escalation tools for Windows and Linux/Unix* and MacOS.
These tools search for possible local privilege escalation paths that you could exploit and print them to you with nice colors so you can recognize the misconfigurations easily.
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Check the Local Windows Privilege Escalation checklist from book.hacktricks.wiki
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WinPEAS - Windows local Privilege Escalation Awesome Script (C#.exe and .bat)
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Check the Local Linux Privilege Escalation checklist from book.hacktricks.wiki
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LinPEAS - Linux local Privilege Escalation Awesome Script (.sh)
Quick Start
Find the latest versions of all the scripts and binaries in the releases page.
JSON, HTML & PDF output
Check the parsers directory to transform PEASS outputs to JSON, HTML and PDF
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Let's improve PEASS together
If you want to add something and have any cool idea related to this project, please let me know it in the telegram group https://t.me/peass or contribute reading the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
Advisory
All the scripts/binaries of the PEAS suite should be used for authorized penetration testing and/or educational purposes only. Any misuse of this software will not be the responsibility of the author or of any other collaborator. Use it at your own machines and/or with the owner's permission.

