Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
dialog
Display dialog boxes on the terminal. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How dialog is abused
file-read
--textboxEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for dialog.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
The file is shown in an interactive TUI dialog.
dialog --textbox /path/to/input-file 0 0The 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 dialog. The identifier reads the line that runs dialog.
Everyday use
Display a message
dialog --msgbox "Message" height widthIdentifyPrompt the user for text
dialog --inputbox "Enter text:" 8 40 2>output.txtIdentifyPrompt the user for a yes/no question
dialog --yesno "Continue?" 7 40IdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.