I’m releasing an open-source toolkit and guide for auditing and securing Linux cron jobs, focusing on privilege escalation (LPE) risks.
- Automated detection of common misconfigurations (world-writable files, dangerous permissions, etc.) - Example exploitation scenario (root shell via cron misconfig) - Recommendations for mitigation and hardening
Feedback and contributions are welcome.
GitHub: https://github.com/privlabs/lpe-cron-misconfig-2025