Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
highlight
Output syntax-highlighted source code to a variety of formats. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How highlight is abused
file-read
--no-doc--failsafeEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for highlight.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
highlight --no-doc --failsafe /path/to/input-fileThe 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 highlight. The identifier reads the line that runs highlight.
Everyday use
Produce a complete HTML document from a source code file
highlight --out-format html --style theme_name --syntax language path/to/source_codeIdentifyProduce an HTML fragment, suitable for inclusion in a larger document
highlight --out-format html --fragment --syntax language source_fileIdentifyInline the CSS styling in every tag
highlight --out-format html --inline-css --syntax language source_fileIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.