Android 'su' Privilege Escalation
Description
This module uses the su binary present on rooted devices to run a payload as root. A rooted Android device will contain a su binary (often linked with an application) that allows the user to run commands as root. This module will use the su binary to execute a command stager as root. The command stager will write a payload binary to a temporary directory, make it executable, execute it in the background, and finally delete the executable. On most devices the su binary will pop-up a prompt on the device asking the user for permission.
Author(s)
- timwr
Platform
Android,Linux
Architectures
aarch64, armle, x86, x64, mipsle
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/android/local/su_exec
msf exploit(su_exec) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(su_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(su_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(su_exec) > exploit
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