Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
whiptail
Display text-based dialog boxes from shell scripts. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read 1 documented command
How whiptail is abused
file-read
--textbox--scrolltextEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for whiptail.
1 documented command
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
The file is shown in an interactive TUI dialog made for displaying text, arrows can be used to scroll long content.
whiptail --textbox --scrolltext /path/to/input-file 0 0The 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 whiptail. The identifier reads the line that runs whiptail.
Everyday use
Display a simple message
whiptail --title "title" --msgbox "message" height_in_chars width_in_charsIdentifyDisplay a boolean choice, returning the result through the exit code
whiptail --title "title" --yesno "message" height_in_chars width_in_charsIdentifyCustomize the text on the yes/no buttons
whiptail --title "title" --yes-button "text" --no-button "text" --yesno "message" height_in_chars width_in_charsIdentifyNone of the 3 examples the identifier reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.