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cpan

Query, download, and build perl modules from CPAN sites. tldr-pages

GTFOBins inherit 1 documented command

How cpan is abused

documented by GTFOBins

inherit

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

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

inherit unprivileged, with sudo

Perl code can be executed with the ! command.

cpan
! ...

Identify

The 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 cpan. The identifier reads the line that runs cpan.

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Install a module (-i is optional)

cpan -i module_nameIdentify

Force install a module (-i is not optional)

cpan -fi module_nameIdentify

Upgrade all installed modules

cpan -uIdentify

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

cpan

How cpan is abused

1 documented command

Everyday use

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