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
How csh is abused
file-write
-cEach 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
file-write unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
csh -c 'echo DATA >/path/to/output-file'IdentifyAs SUID:
csh -c 'echo DATA >/path/to/output-file' -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
Everyday use
Start an interactive shell session
cshIdentifyStart an interactive shell session faster without loading startup configs
csh -fIdentifyExecute specific commands
csh -c "echo 'csh is executed'"IdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.