dnsmasq

Lightweight DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and PXE server. tldr-pages

GTFOBins command 1 documented command

How dnsmasq is abused

documented by GTFOBins

command

--conf-script

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

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

command unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

dnsmasq --conf-script='/path/to/command 1>&2'

Identify

The command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is 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 dnsmasq. The identifier reads the line that runs dnsmasq.

Everyday use

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Start dnsmasq with default configuration

dnsmasqIdentify

Run dnsmasq in the foreground (for debugging)

dnsmasq --no-daemonIdentify

Specify a custom configuration file

dnsmasq --conf-file=path/to/config.confIdentify

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

dnsmasq

How dnsmasq is abused

1 documented command

Everyday use

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