neofetch

Shell

This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.
  1. This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
    echo 'exec /bin/sh' >/path/to/temp-file
    neofetch --config /path/to/temp-file
    This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
    RemarksIf there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
    echo 'exec /bin/sh' >/path/to/temp-file
    neofetch --config /path/to/temp-file

File read

This executable can read data from local files.
  1. CommentThe file content is used as the logo while some other information is displayed on its right.
    This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
    neofetch --ascii /path/to/input-file
    This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
    RemarksIf there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
    neofetch --ascii /path/to/input-file
    RemarksThe content is corrupted or otherwise altered by the process, thus it might not be suitable for handling arbitrary binary data.