timedatectl

Control the system time and date. tldr-pages

GTFOBins inherit 1 documented command

How timedatectl is abused

documented by GTFOBins

inherit

list-timezones

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

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

inherit unprivileged, with sudo

timedatectl list-timezones

Identify

The 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 timedatectl. The identifier reads the line that runs timedatectl.

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Check the current system clock time

timedatectlIdentify

Set the local time of the system clock directly

timedatectl set-time "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"Identify

List available timezones

timedatectl list-timezonesIdentify

Matches GTFOBins abuse: inherit

Of the 3 examples the identifier reads, 1 matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

timedatectl

How timedatectl is abused

1 documented command

Everyday use

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