CmdID / Programs / Linux and Unix

ex

Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing <i> in normal mode enters insert mode. Pressing <Esc> goes back to normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands. tldr-pages

GTFOBins shell 1 ATT&CK technique 2 documented commands

How ex is abused

documented by GTFOBins

shell T1059.004 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

-c

Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for ex.

2 documented commands

from GTFOBins, each read by CmdID

inherit unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

ex

Identify

shell unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID

ex -c ':!/bin/sh'

Identify

None of the 2 commands CmdID reads trips a Sigma process-creation rule. These commands are 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 ex. CmdID reads the line of each that runs ex.

What detects it

Sigma process creation rules

T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

Everyday use

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Open a file

vim path/to/fileIdentify

Open a file at a specified line number

vim +line_number path/to/fileIdentify

View Vim's help manual

<:>help<Enter>

None of the 2 examples CmdID reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.

ex

How ex is abused

2 documented commands

What detects it

Everyday use

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