Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
pax
Archiving and copying utility. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How pax is abused
file-read
-w-xOEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for pax.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
pax -w /path/to/input-file | tar -xOThe 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 pax. The identifier reads the line that runs pax.
Everyday use
List the contents of an archive
pax -f archive.tarIdentifyList the contents of a gzip archive
pax -zf archive.tar.gzIdentifyCreate an archive from files
pax -wf target.tar path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...IdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.