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Exploitation for Priv-Esc × GH05TCREW PentestAgent

A publicly-reported instance of Exploitation for Priv-Esc bypassing GH05TCREW PentestAgent, recorded with its original source. Factual record; no assessment of any specific deployment.

Product
GH05TCREW PentestAgent
Technique
Exploitation for Priv-Esc
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Confidence
High
Severity
High
Status
unknown
Disclosed
2026-09-12
Config / version noted
Not stated

Provenance

Reported as

This defeats the security tool's own command execution controls.

Mechanism

The LocalRuntime.execute_command method in runtime.py fails to properly sanitize input, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands. This defeats the security tool's own command execution controls.

Detection & mitigation

Monitor for suspicious child processes spawned by PentestAgent, especially unexpected shell commands. Ensure input validation and sanitization in execute_command; apply vendor patch when available.

Exploitation for Priv-Esc has also been recorded against

AppleAtlassianAvastBitdefenderBroadcom (Symantec)Comodo SecurityConnectWiseCrowdStrikeElasticESETF5Fortinet

This is a record of a publicly-reported event, not an assessment of any specific organization's deployment. Detection and mitigation notes are drawn from the cited source. Where the source is silent, fields are omitted.