discovered 03 Aug 2026
GTFONow
→ View on GitHubGTFONow is a Python-based tool designed for automatic privilege escalation on Unix systems by exploiting misconfigured setuid/setgid binaries, capabilities, and sudo permissions. With a focus on usability for both CTF challenges and real-world pentesting scenarios, it offers various automated exploitation techniques, including file read/write primitives and SSH key theft. The tool is lightweight, compatible with multiple Unix variants, and requires no third-party dependencies, making it easy to deploy via a single script.