Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
nroff
GTFOBins file-read, shell 2 documented commands
How nroff is abused
file-read
shell
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for nroff.
2 documented commands
file-read unprivileged, with sudo
The file is typeset and some warning messages may appear.
nroff /path/to/input-fileshell unprivileged, with sudo
echo /bin/sh >groff
chmod +x groff
GROFF_BIN_PATH=. nroffNone of the 2 commands the identifier reads trips a Sigma process-creation rule. These commands are, 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 nroff. The identifier reads the line of each that runs nroff.