CmdID / Programs / Linux and Unix
ip
Show/manipulate routing, devices, policy routing, and tunnels. Some subcommands such as address have their own usage documentation. tldr-pages
GTFOBins file-read, shell 3 Sigma rules name it 1 ATT&CK technique 3 documented commands
How ip is abused
file-read
-force-batchshell T1059.004 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
netns
Each abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for ip.
3 documented commands
file-read unprivileged, with sudo, as SUID
The read file content is corrupted by error prints.
ip -force -batch /path/to/input-fileTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
shell with sudo, as SUID
ip netns add foo
ip netns exec foo /bin/sh
ip netns delete fooAs SUID:
ip netns add foo
ip netns exec foo /bin/sh -p
ip netns delete fooTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
shell with sudo
ip netns add foo
ip netns exec foo /bin/ln -s /proc/1/ns/net /var/run/netns/bar
ip netns exec bar /bin/sh
ip netns delete foo
ip netns delete barTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
All 3 commands CmdID reads trip a Sigma process-creation rule. These commands are, with GTFOBins’ notes, 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 ip. CmdID reads the line of each that runs ip.
What detects it
Everyday use
List interfaces with detailed info
ip [aIdentifyTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
List interfaces with brief network layer info
ip -brief [aIdentifyTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
List interfaces with brief link layer info
ip -brief [lIdentifyTrips 1 Sigma rule: informationalSystem Network Discovery - Linux by Ömer Günal and remotephone, oscd.community
Of the 3 examples CmdID reads, 3 match GTFOBins abuse or trip a Sigma process-creation rule.