Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
bc
An arbitrary precision calculator language. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How bc is abused
file-read
-sEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for bc.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
The file content is actually parsed and appears as error messages.
bc -s /path/to/input-file
quitIdentifyThe command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is, 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 bc. The identifier reads the line that runs bc.