Ceplin Command Identifier

Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix

csh

The shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax. tldr-pages

GTFOBins file-write 5 Sigma rules name it 2 documented commands

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How csh is abused

documented by GTFOBins

file-write

-c

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

2 documented commands

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

file-write unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

csh -c 'echo DATA >/path/to/output-file'
Identify

As SUID:

csh -c 'echo DATA >/path/to/output-file' -b

shell unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

As SUID:

csh -b

None 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 csh. The identifier reads the line of each that runs csh.

What detects it

Sigma process creation rules
highShell Execution Of Process Located In Tmp DirectoryJoseliyo Sanchez, @Joseliyo_Jstnk
mediumSuspicious Child Process of SAP NetWeaver - LinuxElastic (idea), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Start an interactive shell session

Start an interactive shell session faster without loading startup configs

csh -fIdentify

Execute specific commands

csh -c "echo 'csh is executed'"Identify

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