Day 14: Linux Local Privilege Escalation — The Auditor's Roadmap 🕵️‍♂️

Day 14 of my #1HourADayJourney. Today, I consolidated everything I've learned about Linux Local Privilege Escalation . When an attacker gains initial access, the next mission is always the same: Find the path to Root. 🛠️ The Enumeration Checklist Before trying any exploits, an auditor must perform rapid enumeration. These are the 4 commands that often reveal the "Golden Ticket" to root: # 1. Check Sudo privileges sudo -l # 2. Search for SUID binaries find / -perm -4000 2>/dev/null # 3. Check for Linux Capabilities getcap -r / 2>/dev/null # 4. Inspect Cron Jobs cat /etc/crontab 🔓 Top Privilege Escalation Vectors 1. Sudo & GTFOBins Some binaries are designed for interaction. If a user can run find as sudo without a password, they can execute:sudo find . -exec /bin/bash \; -quit Always reference GTFOBins to see if a binary has an "escape to shell" function. 2. Writable Scripts in Cron/Services If a root-owned process runs a script that is writable by your user group, it's game over.The Ex