Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
openvt
GTFOBins command 1 documented command
How openvt is abused
command
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for openvt.
1 documented command
command with sudo
The command execution is displayed on the virtual console.
openvt -- /path/to/commandThe command the identifier reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is, 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 openvt. The identifier reads the line that runs openvt.
Options
Show every option of openvt
-c NUMUse VT NUM-sSwitch to the new VT-wWait for command to exit (with -s, deallocates VT on exit)