Ceplin Command Identifier

Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix

rpmquery

GTFOBins inherit, shell 1 ATT&CK technique 2 documented commands

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How rpmquery is abused

documented by GTFOBins

inherit

--eval

shell T1059.004 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

--eval

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

2 documented commands

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

inherit unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

This allows to run Lua code (...).

rpmquery --eval '%{lua:...}'
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shell unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

rpmquery --eval '%(/bin/sh 1>&2)'
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None 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 rpmquery. The identifier reads the line of each that runs rpmquery.

What detects it

Sigma process creation rules
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell