Identifier / Programs / Linux and Unix
zless
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GTFOBins inherit 1 documented command
How zless is abused
inherit
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for zless.
1 documented command
inherit unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
zless /path/to/input-fileIdentifyThe 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 zless. The identifier reads the line that runs zless.
Everyday use
Page through a gzip compressed file with less
zless file.txt.gzIdentifyThe example the identifier reads matches no GTFOBins abuse and trips no Sigma process-creation rule.