Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
tic
Compile terminfo and install for ncurses. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How tic is abused
file-read
-CEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for tic.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
This translates a terminfo file from source format into compiled format. It will attempt to translate an arbitrary file and output the contents of the file on failure.
tic -C /path/to/input-fileThe 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 tic. The identifier reads the line that runs tic.
Everyday use
Compile and install terminfo for a terminal
tic -xe terminal path/to/terminal.infoIdentifyCheck terminfo file for errors
tic -c path/to/terminal.infoIdentifyPrint database locations
tic -DIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.