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aws
The official CLI tool for Amazon Web Services. Some subcommands such as s3 have their own usage documentation. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read, inherit 2 documented commands
How aws is abused
file-read
ec2
--filterinherit
help
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for aws.
2 documented commands
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
aws ec2 describe-instances --filter file:///path/to/input-fileinherit unprivileged, with sudo
aws helpNone of the 2 commands the identifier reads trips a Sigma process-creation rule. These commands are 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 aws. The identifier reads the line of each that runs aws.
Everyday use
Configure the AWS Command-line
aws configure wizardIdentifyConfigure the AWS Command-line using SSO
aws configure ssoIdentifyGet the caller identity (used to troubleshoot permissions)
aws sts get-caller-identityIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.