Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
unzip
Extract files/directories from Zip archives. tldr-pages
GTFOBins privilege-escalation 1 documented command
How unzip is abused
privilege-escalation
-KEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for unzip.
1 documented command
privilege-escalation with sudo, as SUID
unzip -K shell.zip
./sh -pThe 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 unzip. The identifier reads the line that runs unzip.
Everyday use
Extract all files/directories from specific archives into the current directory
unzip path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...IdentifyExtract files/directories from archives to a specific path
unzip path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ... -d path/to/outputIdentifyExtract files/directories from archives to stdout alongside the extracted file names
unzip -c path/to/archive1.zip path/to/archive2.zip ...IdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.