7z
Compresses/extracts; as SUID it can read root-owned files.
An archive compressor and extractor (7z). It matters in escalation: as a SUID or sudo-allowed binary, its ability to list/read files inside an archive lets you exfiltrate the content of root-owned files.
Family File analysis & reversing
Flags a -t7z -- @
Concepts Arbitrary read with 7-Zip @listfile
Installation
sudo apt install -y p7zip-fullUseful commands
Appears in
Some machines where its use is documented; not an exhaustive list.
- AtomHackTheBox