Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix

aspell

Interactive spell checker. tldr-pages

GTFOBins file-read 2 documented commands

How aspell is abused

documented by GTFOBins

file-read

-c

file-read

--conf

Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for aspell.

2 documented commands

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

The textual file is displayed in an interactive TUI showing only the parts that contain mispelled words.

aspell -c /path/to/input-file

Identify

file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

The first word is likely displayed as error messaged, and converted to lowercase.

aspell --conf /path/to/input-file

Identify

None of the 2 commands the identifier reads trips a Sigma process-creation rule. These commands are, with GTFOBins’ notes, from GTFOBins, at commit acd524623f9c of 2026-05-27, under the GPL-3.0, with no warranty. Changed: Markdown is shown formatted. The source is in lolbas-gtfobins-commands.json.gz, and the full entry is on GTFOBins’s page for aspell. The identifier reads the line of each that runs aspell.

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Spell check a single file

aspell check path/to/fileIdentify

List misspelled words from stdin

cat path/to/file | aspell listIdentify

Show available dictionary languages

aspell dictsIdentify

None of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

aspell

How aspell is abused

2 documented commands

Everyday use

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