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Check Writable Files and Directories

privesclinuxchecklist

Summary

Writable scripts, configs, or directories in a root-run path are common escalation vectors.

Walkthrough

Look for files and directories your user can write to that are used by privileged processes.

Commands

bash

find / -type f -writable -user www-data 2>/dev/null

bash

find / -writable -type d 2>/dev/null