Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix

genie

Set up and use a "bottle" namespace to run systemd under WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). To run these from Windows rather than an already-running distribution, precede them with wsl. tldr-pages

GTFOBins shell 1 ATT&CK technique 1 documented command

How genie is abused

documented by GTFOBins

shell T1059.004 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

-c

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

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

shell unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

genie -c '/bin/sh'

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 genie. The identifier reads the line that runs genie.

What detects it

Sigma process creation rules

T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Initialize the bottle (run once, at start)

genie --initializeIdentify

Run a login shell inside the bottle

genie --shellIdentify

Run a specified command inside the bottle

genie --command commandIdentify

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

genie

How genie is abused

1 documented command

What detects it

Everyday use

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