Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
enscript
Convert text files to PostScript, HTML, RTF, ANSI, and overstrikes. tldr-pages
GTFOBins shell 1 ATT&CK technique 1 documented command
How enscript is abused
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for enscript.
1 documented command
shell unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
enscript /dev/null -qo /dev/null -I '/bin/sh >&2'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 enscript. The identifier reads the line that runs enscript.
What detects it
Everyday use
Generate a PostScript file from a text file
enscript path/to/input_file --output path/to/output_fileIdentifyGenerate a file in a different language than PostScript
enscript path/to/input_file --language html --output path/to/output_fileIdentifyGenerate a PostScript file with a landscape layout, splitting the page into columns (maximum 9)
enscript path/to/input_file --columns num --landscape --output path/to/output_fileIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.