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unzip
Extract files/directories from Zip archives. tldr-pages
GTFOBins privilege-escalation 1 documented command
How unzip is abused
privilege-escalation
-KEach abuse is GTFOBins's category and the options and words it uses; the full write-up is on GTFOBins's page for unzip.
1 documented command
privilege-escalation with sudo, as SUID
unzip -K shell.zip
./sh -pThe command CmdID reads trips no Sigma process-creation rule. This command is 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 unzip. CmdID reads the line that runs unzip.
Everyday use
Extract all files/directories from a specific archive into the current directory
unzip path/to/archive.zipIdentifyExtract files/directories from an archive to a specific directory
unzip path/to/archive.zip -d path/to/outputIdentifyExtract files/directories from an archive to stdout alongside the extracted file names
unzip -c path/to/archive.zipIdentifyNone of the 3 examples CmdID reads matches GTFOBins abuse or trips a Sigma process-creation rule.