A penetration tester executes multiple enumeration commands to find a path to escalate privileges. Given the following command: find / -user root -perm -4000 -exec ls -ldb {} \; 2>/dev/null Which of…

The correct answer is D. Permission. The command find / -user root -perm -4000 -exec ls -ldb {} \; 2>/dev/null is used to find files with the SUID bit set. SUID (Set User ID) permissions allow a file to be executed with the permissions of the file owner (root), rather than the permissions of the user running the…

Submitted by asante_acc· Mar 6, 2026Post-exploitation and Lateral Movement

Question

A penetration tester executes multiple enumeration commands to find a path to escalate privileges. Given the following command:

find / -user root -perm -4000 -exec ls -ldb {} ; 2>/dev/null Which of the following is the penetration tester attempting to enumerate?

Options

AAttack path mapping
BAPI keys
CPasswords
DPermission

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A
2% (1)
B
3% (2)
C
5% (3)
D
90% (54)

Explanation

The command find / -user root -perm -4000 -exec ls -ldb {} ; 2>/dev/null is used to find files with the SUID bit set. SUID (Set User ID) permissions allow a file to be executed with the permissions of the file owner (root), rather than the permissions of the user running the file.

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#privilege escalation#Linux permissions#SUID binaries#enumeration commands

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