Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix

uv

A fast Python package and project manager. Some subcommands such as tool, python, etc. have their own usage documentation. tldr-pages

GTFOBins shell 1 ATT&CK technique 1 documented command

How uv is abused

documented by GTFOBins

shell T1059.004 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

run

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

1 documented command

from GTFOBins, each read by the identifier

shell unprivileged, with sudo

uv run /bin/sh

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 uv. The identifier reads the line that runs uv.

What detects it

Sigma process creation rules

T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

Everyday use

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Create a new Python project in the current directory

uv initIdentify

Create a new Python project at the specified path

uv init path/to/directoryIdentify

Add a new dependency to the project

uv add packageIdentify

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

uv

How uv is abused

1 documented command

What detects it

Everyday use

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