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GTFOBins file-write 2 documented commands

How rustdoc is abused

documented by GTFOBins

file-write

-o

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

2 documented commands

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

file-read unprivileged, with sudo

Partial content is displayed as error messages.

rustdoc /path/to/input-file

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file-write unprivileged, with sudo

This command creates a number of documentation files in the target directory, and the data is written in multiple locations, e.g., src/temp_file/temp-file.html, amidst other content.

echo '//! DATA' >/path/to/temp-file
rustdoc /path/to/temp-file -o /path/to/output-dir/

Identify

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 rustdoc. The identifier reads the line of each that runs rustdoc.

Everyday use

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Generate documentation from the crate's root

rustdoc src/lib.rsIdentify

Pass a name for the project

rustdoc src/lib.rs --crate-name nameIdentify

Generate documentation from Markdown files

rustdoc path/to/file.mdIdentify

None of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

rustdoc

How rustdoc is abused

2 documented commands

Everyday use

Other programs abused for file-write