Privilege Escalation: Systemctl (Misconfigured Permissions — sudo/SUID)

Samuel Whang
Nov 3 · 2 min read

The binary, systemctl, is a process that exists in linux operating systems that is used to start different services, such as apache servers. Because of the level of impact that systemctl can have on the system, it’s generally reserved for privileged users, such as system administrators. There are instances where permissions for systemctl may be misconfigured allowing for opportunities to leverage it into privilege escalation. For example, there may be entries in the /etc/sudoers file that allows a low privileged user to execute…

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