From 5071ad4ba9e537bea0182254949ae8b8a9867e73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KaraZajac Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 11:42:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] site: marketing-grade redesign with --explain showcase + animated hero MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Full rewrite of docs/index.html + style.css + new app.js + OG card. Hero - Animated gradient mesh background (3 drifting blurred blobs; respects prefers-reduced-motion). - Space Grotesk display wordmark with subtle white→gray gradient. - Eyebrow chip with pulsing dot showing current release. - Type-on-load install command with blinking cursor in a faux-terminal chrome (traffic-light dots, title bar, copy button). - Stats row that counts up from 0 on first paint: 31 modules, 10 KEV, 119 detection rules, 88 tests. - Primary CTA + secondary 'See --explain in action' + GitHub link. Trust strip - 'Grounded in authoritative sources' row: CISA KEV, NVD CVE API, MITRE ATT&CK, kernel.org stable tree, Debian Security Tracker, NIST CWE. Establishes the federal-data-source provenance. --explain showcase (flagship section) - Big terminal mockup that types out a real --explain nf_tables run line-by-line on scroll-into-view (45-95ms per line, easing). - Four annotation cards explaining each part: triage metadata, host fingerprint, detect() trace, OPSEC footprint. Bento grid (8 feature cards in a varied 3-col layout) - Auto-pick safest exploit (large card with code sample) - 119 detection rules (with animated per-format coverage bars) - CISA KEV prioritized (red-accented) - OPSEC notes per exploit - One host fingerprint, every module (large card with struct excerpt) - JSON for pipelines - No SaaS, no telemetry - Verifier ready (Vagrant + Parallels) Module corpus - Same green/yellow split as before, but every KEV-listed module pill now carries a ★ prefix + red-tinted border so 'actively exploited in the wild' is visible at a glance. Audience - 4 colored cards (red/blue/gray/purple) — pentesters, SOC, sysadmins, researchers — each with a deep link to the right doc. Verified-vs-claimed honesty callout - Featured gradient-bordered card restating the no-fabricated-offsets bar. ✓ icon, project's defining trust claim. Quickstart - Tabbed: install / scan / explain / auto / detect-rules. Each tab is a short, copy-ready snippet with inline comments. Roadmap timeline - Three columns: shipped / in flight / next. Shipped lists every feature from the last several sessions (--explain, OPSEC, CWE/ ATT&CK/KEV pipeline, 119 rules, host refactor, 88 tests, drift detector, VM scaffold). Next lists arm64 musl, mass-fleet aggregator, SIEM query templates, CI hardening. Footer - Four-column gradient footer (Brand / Project / Docs / Ethics) + bottom bar with credits to original PoC authors + license + repo link. Tech - Typography: Inter (UI) + JetBrains Mono (code) + Space Grotesk (display wordmark), all via Google Fonts with display=swap. - Palette: deep purple-tinted dark (#07070d) + emerald accent (#10b981) + cyan secondary (#06b6d4) + KEV-red (#ef4444) + violet (#a855f7) for threat-intel framing. - CSS: ~28KB unminified, custom-properties driven; gracefully degrades to single-column on every grid section at narrow widths. - JS: ~8KB vanilla, no frameworks. Respects prefers-reduced-motion everywhere. IntersectionObserver-driven scroll reveal and stat-count-up. - OG image: hand-authored SVG → rsvg-convert → 1200x630 PNG (121KB). Renders cleanly when shared on Twitter/LinkedIn/Slack. - 4 new files: app.js, og.svg, og.png; rewrites: index.html, style.css. Refreshed content: - v0.5.0 → v0.6.0 throughout. - '28 verified modules' → 31. - Adds KEV cross-ref, --explain, OPSEC, ATT&CK/CWE callouts that didn't exist in the previous version. HTML structure validated balanced (Python html.parser smoke test). --- docs/app.js | 213 +++++++++ docs/index.html | 696 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- docs/og.png | Bin 0 -> 121391 bytes docs/og.svg | 80 ++++ docs/style.css | 1098 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 5 files changed, 1707 insertions(+), 380 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/app.js create mode 100644 docs/og.png create mode 100644 docs/og.svg diff --git a/docs/app.js b/docs/app.js new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b13e161 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/app.js @@ -0,0 +1,213 @@ +/* SKELETONKEY landing page — interactive bits. + * No frameworks. ~150 lines vanilla JS. Respects prefers-reduced-motion. */ + +(function () { + 'use strict'; + + const reduceMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches; + + /* ============================================================ + * 1. typed install command in the hero + * ============================================================ */ + const installCmd = + 'curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh \\\n && skeletonkey --auto --i-know'; + const typedEl = document.getElementById('install-typed'); + const cursorEl = document.getElementById('install-cursor'); + + function typeInstall(cb) { + if (reduceMotion) { + typedEl.textContent = installCmd; + if (cursorEl) cursorEl.style.display = 'none'; + if (cb) cb(); + return; + } + let i = 0; + function step() { + typedEl.textContent = installCmd.slice(0, i); + i++; + if (i <= installCmd.length) { + setTimeout(step, 18 + Math.random() * 22); + } else { + if (cursorEl) { + // keep cursor blinking for 2s, then hide + setTimeout(() => { cursorEl.style.display = 'none'; }, 2000); + } + if (cb) cb(); + } + } + step(); + } + + /* ============================================================ + * 2. copy install command + * ============================================================ */ + window.copyInstall = function (btn) { + const text = installCmd; + navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => { + const original = btn.textContent; + btn.textContent = 'copied!'; + btn.classList.add('copied'); + setTimeout(() => { + btn.textContent = original; + btn.classList.remove('copied'); + }, 1500); + }).catch(() => { + btn.textContent = '(copy failed)'; + setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = 'copy'; }, 1500); + }); + }; + + /* ============================================================ + * 3. stat count-up animation on view + * ============================================================ */ + function countUp(el) { + const target = parseInt(el.dataset.target, 10); + if (!target || reduceMotion) { el.textContent = target; return; } + const dur = 1100; + const start = performance.now(); + function tick(now) { + const t = Math.min((now - start) / dur, 1); + // ease-out + const v = Math.round(target * (1 - Math.pow(1 - t, 3))); + el.textContent = v; + if (t < 1) requestAnimationFrame(tick); + } + requestAnimationFrame(tick); + } + + /* ============================================================ + * 4. --explain terminal: line-by-line reveal + * ============================================================ */ + const explainHTML = [ + '\n', + '════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n', + ' nf_tables CVE-2024-1086\n', + '════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n', + ' nf_tables nft_verdict_init UAF (cross-cache) → arbitrary kernel R/W\n', + '\n', + 'WEAKNESS\n', + ' CWE-416\n', + ' MITRE ATT&CK: T1068\n', + '\n', + 'THREAT INTEL\n', + ' ★ In CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-30)\n', + ' Affected: 5.14 ≤ K, fixed mainline 6.8; backports: 6.7.2 / 6.6.13 / 6.1.74 / 5.15.149 / 5.10.210\n', + '\n', + 'HOST FINGERPRINT\n', + ' kernel: 5.15.0-43-generic (x86_64)\n', + ' distro: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS\n', + ' unpriv userns: ALLOWED\n', + '\n', + 'DETECT() TRACE (live; reads ctx->host, fires gates)\n', + '[i] nf_tables: kernel 5.15.0-43-generic in vulnerable range\n', + '[i] nf_tables: userns gate passed\n', + '[i] nf_tables: nft_verdict_init reachable; bug is fireable here\n', + '\n', + 'VERDICT: VULNERABLE\n', + ' -> bug is reachable. The OPSEC section below shows what a successful\n', + ' exploit() would leave on this host.\n', + '\n', + 'OPSEC FOOTPRINT (what exploit() leaves on this host)\n', + ' unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWNET) + nfnetlink batch (NEWTABLE +\n', + ' NEWCHAIN/LOCAL_OUT + NEWSET verdict-key + NEWSETELEM malformed NFT_GOTO)\n', + ' committed twice. msg_msg cg-96 groom; dmesg: KASAN double-free on vuln\n', + ' kernels. Cleanup is finisher-gated; no persistent files on success.\n', + '\n', + 'DETECTION COVERAGE (rules embedded in this binary)\n', + ' ✓ auditd ✓ sigma ✓ yara ✓ falco\n', + ]; + function playExplain(el) { + if (reduceMotion) { el.innerHTML = explainHTML.join(''); return; } + let i = 0; + el.innerHTML = ''; + function step() { + if (i >= explainHTML.length) return; + el.innerHTML += explainHTML[i]; + i++; + // pause longer on blank lines to feel like real terminal output + const next = explainHTML[i - 1]; + const delay = next === '\n' ? 60 : (45 + Math.random() * 50); + setTimeout(step, delay); + } + step(); + } + + /* ============================================================ + * 5. quickstart tabs + * ============================================================ */ + function initTabs() { + const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.tab'); + const panels = document.querySelectorAll('.tab-panel'); + tabs.forEach((t) => { + t.addEventListener('click', () => { + const tab = t.dataset.tab; + tabs.forEach((x) => x.classList.toggle('active', x === t)); + panels.forEach((p) => p.classList.toggle('active', p.dataset.tab === tab)); + }); + }); + } + + /* ============================================================ + * 6. scroll-triggered reveal + first-time triggers + * ============================================================ */ + function initReveal() { + if (!('IntersectionObserver' in window) || reduceMotion) { + document.querySelectorAll('.reveal').forEach((el) => el.classList.add('in')); + // also fire one-shot animations immediately + countAllStats(); + const explainEl = document.getElementById('explain-output'); + if (explainEl) playExplain(explainEl); + return; + } + + const obs = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => { + entries.forEach((e) => { + if (e.isIntersecting) { + e.target.classList.add('in'); + // fire one-shot effects when the right section becomes visible + if (e.target.id === 'explain') { + const out = e.target.querySelector('#explain-output'); + if (out && !out.dataset.played) { + out.dataset.played = '1'; + playExplain(out); + } + } + obs.unobserve(e.target); + } + }); + }, { threshold: 0.15 }); + + document.querySelectorAll('.reveal').forEach((el) => obs.observe(el)); + } + + function countAllStats() { + document.querySelectorAll('.stat-chip .num').forEach(countUp); + } + + /* fire the stats count-up as soon as the hero shows */ + function initStatsCountUp() { + if (!('IntersectionObserver' in window) || reduceMotion) { + countAllStats(); + return; + } + const row = document.getElementById('stats-row'); + if (!row) return; + const o = new IntersectionObserver((es) => { + if (es[0].isIntersecting) { + countAllStats(); + o.disconnect(); + } + }); + o.observe(row); + } + + /* ============================================================ + * boot + * ============================================================ */ + document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { + typeInstall(); + initTabs(); + initReveal(); + initStatsCountUp(); + }); +})(); diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index 1992c44..8d8fb35 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -3,287 +3,603 @@ -SKELETONKEY — Curated Linux LPE corpus with detection rules - - - +SKELETONKEY — Linux LPE corpus with SOC-ready detection + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
-
-

SKELETONKEY

-

- One curated binary. 28 Linux LPE exploits from - 2016 → 2026. Detection rules in the box. - One command picks the safest one and runs it. +

+
+ + v0.6.0 — released 2026-05-23 +
+

+ SKELETONKEY +

+

+ One binary. 31 Linux LPE modules from + 2016 to 2026. SOC-ready detection rules in four SIEM formats. + MITRE ATT&CK + CWE + CISA KEV annotated. + --explain gives a one-page operator briefing per CVE.

- -
$ curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh \
-  && skeletonkey --auto --i-know
+
+ + terminal + +
+ 
$ ▋
-

⚠ Authorized testing only — see ETHICS.md

+
+
0modules
+
0★ in CISA KEV
+
0detection rules
+
0tests passing
+
- Latest release - View on GitHub - Full CVE inventory + + ↓ Latest release + + See --explain in action + + + Source on GitHub +
+ +

Authorized testing only. See ETHICS.md.

-
+ +
-

Why this exists

-

- Most Linux privesc tooling is broken in one of three ways: -

-
    -
  • linux-exploit-suggester / linpeas — tell you what might work, run nothing
    • -
  • auto-root-exploit / kernelpop — bundle exploits but ship no detection signatures and went stale years ago
    • -
  • Per-CVE PoC repos — one author, one distro, abandoned within months
    • -
-

- SKELETONKEY is one binary, actively maintained, with detection - rules for every CVE it bundles — same project for red and blue - teams. -

+
+ Grounded in authoritative sources +
    +
  • CISA KEV catalog
    • +
  • NVD CVE API
    • +
  • MITRE ATT&CK
    • +
  • kernel.org stable tree
    • +
  • Debian Security Tracker
    • +
  • NIST CWE
    • +
+
-
+ +
-

Corpus at a glance

- -
-
- 28 - verified modules -
-
- 14 - 🟢 land root by default -
-
- 14 - 🟡 primitive + opt-in chain -
-
- 10y - 2016 → 2026 coverage -
+
+ flagship feature +

One command. Complete briefing.

+

+ skeletonkey --explain <module> renders the page every + team needs: CVE / CWE / MITRE ATT&CK / CISA KEV status, host + fingerprint, live detect() trace with verdict, OPSEC footprint, and + the detection-rule coverage matrix. Triage tickets and SOC handoffs + in one paste. +

-

🟢 Lands root on a vulnerable host

-

Structural exploits + page-cache writes. No per-kernel offsets needed.

+
+
+ + skk-host ~ $ +
+ 

+    

+
+    

+      

+        1
+        

+          Triage metadata in the header
+          
CWE class, MITRE ATT&CK technique, CISA KEV status with
+          date_added. Fed from tools/refresh-cve-metadata.py
+          which pulls fresh from federal data sources.

+        

+      

+      

+        2
+        

+          Live host fingerprint
+          
Cached once at startup by core/host.c. Every
+          module sees the same kernel / arch / distro / userns / apparmor
+          / selinux / lockdown picture.

+        

+      

+      

+        3
+        

+          Real detect() trace
+          
The verbose stderr of the module's own probe — each gate
+          fires, each kernel_range entry checked, each verdict justified.
+          No more black-box "VULNERABLE" outputs.

+        

+      

+      

+        4
+        

+          OPSEC footprint
+          
Per-exploit description of what the SOC would see if this
+          fired: file artifacts, dmesg signatures, syscall observables,
+          network activity, cleanup behavior.

+        

+      

+    

+  

+

+
+
+

+  

+    

+      capabilities
+      
Built for every side of the desk

+    

+
+    

+      

+        
⚡

+        
Auto-pick the safest exploit

+        

+          --auto ranks vulnerable modules by stability
+          (structural escapes > page-cache writes > userspace races
+          > kernel races) and runs the safest one. Never crashes a
+          production box looking for root.
+        

+        
$ skeletonkey --auto --i-know
+[*] 3 vulnerable; safest is 'pwnkit' (rank 100)
+[*] launching --exploit pwnkit...
+# id
+uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

+      

+
+      

+        
🛡

+        
119 detection rules

+        

+          auditd · sigma · yara · falco. One command emits the corpus for
+          your SIEM. Each rule grounded in the module's own syscalls.
+        

+        

+          
auditd30/31

+          
sigma31/31

+          
yara28/31

+          
falco30/31

+        

+      

+
+      

+        
★

+        
CISA KEV prioritized

+        

+          10 of 26 CVEs in the corpus are in CISA's Known Exploited
+          Vulnerabilities catalog — actively exploited in the wild.
+          Refreshed on demand via tools/refresh-cve-metadata.py.
+        

+      

+
+      

+        
🧬

+        
OPSEC notes per exploit

+        

+          Each module ships a runtime-footprint paragraph: files, dmesg,
+          syscall observables, network, persistence. The inverse of the
+          detection rules — what an attacker would leave behind on
+          your host.
+        

+      

+
+      

+        
🎯

+        
One host fingerprint, every module

+        

+          core/host.c probes kernel / arch / distro / userns /
+          apparmor / selinux / lockdown / sudo version / polkit version
+          once at startup. Every detect() reads the
+          same cached snapshot, so verdicts stay coherent across the
+          corpus.
+        

+        
struct skeletonkey_host {
+    struct kernel_version kernel;
+    char arch[32], distro_id[64];
+    bool unprivileged_userns_allowed;
+    bool apparmor_restrict_userns;
+    bool kpti_enabled, selinux_enforcing;
+    char meltdown_mitigation[64];
+    char sudo_version[64], polkit_version[64];
+    ...
+};

+      

+
+      

+        
📡

+        
JSON for pipelines

+        

+          --scan --json emits a stable schema (see
+          JSON_SCHEMA.md)
+          with triage metadata, opsec notes, and rule coverage embedded.
+          Ready for Splunk / Elastic / Sentinel ingest.
+        

+      

+
+      

+        
🔒

+        
No SaaS. No telemetry.

+        

+          One static binary. No phone-home, no analytics, no cloud
+          accounts. Reads /proc + /sys, runs the
+          probe, exits. JSON or plain text — your pipeline owns the data.
+        

+      

+
+      

+        
🧪

+        
Verifier ready

+        

+          tools/verify-vm/ ships a Vagrant + Parallels
+          scaffold that spins up known-vulnerable kernels and runs
+          --explain per module — verification records as
+          JSON, ready to feed the per-module verified_on
+          table.
+        

+      

+    

+  

+

+
+
+

+  

+    

+      corpus
+      
26 CVEs across 10 years. ★ = actively exploited (CISA KEV).

+    

+
+    

+      
+      Lands root on a vulnerable host
+      structural escapes + page-cache writes; no per-kernel offsets needed
+    

     

       copy_fail
       copy_fail_gcm
       dirty_frag_esp
       dirty_frag_esp6
       dirty_frag_rxrpc
-      dirty_pipe
-      dirty_cow
-      pwnkit
-      overlayfs
-      overlayfs_setuid
+      ★ dirty_pipe
+      ★ dirty_cow
+      ★ pwnkit
+      ★ overlayfs
+      ★ overlayfs_setuid
       cgroup_release_agent
-      ptrace_traceme
+      ★ ptrace_traceme
       sudoedit_editor
       entrybleed
     

 
-    
🟡 Fires kernel primitive · opt-in --full-chain

-    
Default returns EXPLOIT_FAIL honestly. With --full-chain + resolved offsets, runs the shared modprobe_path finisher.

+    

+      
+      Fires kernel primitive · opt-in --full-chain
+      honest EXPLOIT_FAIL default; --full-chain runs the shared modprobe_path finisher
+    

     

-      nf_tables
+      ★ nf_tables
       nft_set_uaf
       nft_fwd_dup
       nft_payload
-      netfilter_xtcompat
+      ★ netfilter_xtcompat
       af_packet
       af_packet2
       af_unix_gc
       cls_route4
-      fuse_legacy
+      ★ fuse_legacy
       stackrot
-      sudo_samedit
+      ★ sudo_samedit
       sequoia
       vmwgfx
     

+
+    

+      Full inventory with kernel ranges, mitigations, and detection
+      coverage:
+      CVES.md
+      ·
+      KEV cross-reference
+      ·
+      CVE_METADATA.json
+    

   

 

 
-

+
+

   

-    
Who it's for

-    

-      

-        
🔴 Red team / pentesters

-        
One tested binary. --auto ranks vulnerable modules by safety and runs the safest. Honest scope reporting — never claims root it didn't actually get. No more curating stale PoC repos.

+    

+      who it's for
+      
Same project. Both sides of the engagement.

+    

+
+    

+      

+        
🔴

+        
Red team / pentesters

+        

+          --auto picks the safest exploit and runs it. Honest
+          scope reporting — never claims root it didn't actually get.
+          Per-exploit OPSEC notes tell you what telemetry you'll leave.
+          No more curating stale PoC repos.
+        

+        Walkthrough →
       

-      

-        
🔵 Blue team / SOC

-        
Auditd + sigma + yara + falco rules for every CVE. One command ships SIEM coverage: --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules.

+      

+        
🔵

+        
Blue team / SOC

+        

+          One command ships SIEM coverage for the entire corpus.
+          --explain renders a triage briefing per CVE with
+          CWE / ATT&CK / KEV / OPSEC — paste into the ticket.
+          KEV-prioritized so you fix what attackers are already using.
+        

+        Playbook →
       

-      

-        
🛠 Sysadmins

-        
skeletonkey --scan (no sudo needed) tells you which boxes still need patching. JSON output for CI gates. Fleet-scan tool included. No SaaS, no telemetry.

+      

+        
🛠

+        
Sysadmins / IT

+        

+          --scan works without sudo. JSON output for CI
+          gates. Fleet-scan helper bundled. Compatible with everything
+          back to glibc 2.17 via the static-musl binary. No SaaS,
+          no analytics, no cloud accounts.
+        

+        JSON schema →
       

-      

-        
🎓 CTF / training

-        
Reproducible LPE environment with public CVEs across a 10-year timeline. Each module documents the bug, the trigger, and the fix. Detection rules let you practice both sides.

+      

+        
🎓

+        
Researchers / CTF

+        

+          26 CVEs, 10-year span, each with the original PoC author
+          credited and the kernel-range citation auditable.
+          --explain shows the reasoning chain; detection
+          rules let you practice both sides. Source is the documentation.
+        

+        Architecture →
       

     

   

 

 
-

+
+

   

-    
What it looks like

-    
--auto on a vulnerable Ubuntu 22.04 box:

-
-
$ id
-uid=1000(kara) gid=1000(kara) groups=1000(kara)
-
-$ skeletonkey --auto --i-know
-[*] auto: host=demo kernel=5.15.0-56-generic arch=x86_64
-[*] auto: scanning 31 modules for vulnerabilities...
-[+] auto: dirty_pipe             VULNERABLE (safety rank 90)
-[+] auto: cgroup_release_agent   VULNERABLE (safety rank 98)
-[+] auto: pwnkit                 VULNERABLE (safety rank 100)
-
-[*] auto: 3 vulnerable modules found. Safest is 'pwnkit' (rank 100).
-[*] auto: launching --exploit pwnkit...
-
-[+] pwnkit: writing gconv-modules cache + payload.so...
-[+] pwnkit: execve(pkexec) with NULL argv + crafted envp...
-# id
-uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)

-
-    

-      Safety ranking goes structural escapes →
-      page-cache writes →
-      userspace cred-races →
-      kernel primitives →
-      kernel races. The goal is to never crash a
-      production box looking for root.
-    

+    

+      
✓

+      

+        
The verified-vs-claimed bar

+        

+          Most public PoC repos hardcode offsets for one kernel build and
+          silently break elsewhere. SKELETONKEY refuses to ship
+          fabricated offsets. The shared --full-chain
+          finisher returns EXPLOIT_OK only when a setuid
+          bash sentinel file actually appears. Modules with a
+          primitive but no portable cred-overwrite chain default to
+          firing the primitive + grooming the slab + recording a witness,
+          then return EXPLOIT_FAIL with diagnostic.
+          Operators populate the offset table once per kernel via
+          --dump-offsets and upstream the entry via PR.
+        

+      

+    

   

 

 
-

+
+

   

-    
The verified-vs-claimed bar

-    

-      Most public PoC repos hardcode offsets for one kernel build and
-      silently break elsewhere. SKELETONKEY refuses to ship fabricated
-      offsets.
-    

-    
    
-      
  • The shared --full-chain finisher returns EXPLOIT_OK only when a setuid bash sentinel file actually appears
    • 
-      
  • Modules with a primitive but no portable cred-overwrite chain default to firing the primitive + grooming the slab + recording a witness, then return EXPLOIT_FAIL with diagnostic
    • 
-      
  • Operators populate the offset table once per kernel via skeletonkey --dump-offsets (parses /proc/kallsyms or /boot/System.map) and upstream the entry via PR — see CONTRIBUTING.md
    • 
-    

-  

-

+    

+      quickstart
+      
Five commands.

+    

 
-

-  

-    
Quickstart commands

+    

+      
+      
+      
+      
+      
+    

 
-
# Install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)
+    

+
# install (x86_64 / arm64; checksum-verified)
 $ curl -sSL https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
-
-# What's this box vulnerable to?  (no sudo)
+# default is the musl-static x86_64 binary — works back to glibc 2.17

+    

+    

+
# inventory — no sudo needed
 $ skeletonkey --scan
-
-# Pick the safest LPE and run it
+# or machine-readable for a SIEM
+$ skeletonkey --scan --json | jq '.findings[] | select(.verdict == "VULNERABLE")'

+    

+    

+
# one-page operator briefing for a single CVE
+$ skeletonkey --explain nf_tables
+# shows CVE/CWE/ATT&CK/KEV header, host fingerprint, live trace,
+# verdict, OPSEC footprint, detection coverage. Paste into your ticket.

+    

+    

+
# pick the safest exploit and run it
 $ skeletonkey --auto --i-know
+# --dry-run for "what would it do?" without launching
+$ skeletonkey --auto --dry-run

+    

+    

+
# deploy SIEM coverage (needs sudo to write to /etc/audit/rules.d/)
+$ skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
+$ sudo augenrules --load
 
-# Deploy detection rules (needs sudo to write into /etc/audit/rules.d/)
-$ skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=auditd \
-    | sudo tee /etc/audit/rules.d/99-skeletonkey.rules
-
-# Fleet scan — many hosts via SSH, aggregated JSON for SIEM
-$ ./tools/skeletonkey-fleet-scan.sh --binary skeletonkey \
-    --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa hosts.txt

+# or in YAML for falco / sigma / yara
+$ skeletonkey --detect-rules --format=falco > /etc/falco/skeletonkey_rules.yaml

+    

   
 

 
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-    
Status

-    

-      v0.5.0 cut 2026-05-17. 28 verified modules build
-      clean on Debian 13 (kernel 6.12) and refuse cleanly on patched
-      hosts; 3 further modules (dirtydecrypt, fragnesia, pack2theroot)
-      are ported from public PoCs but not yet VM-verified.
-      Empirical end-to-end validation on a vulnerable-kernel VM matrix
-      is the next roadmap item; until then, the corpus is best
-      understood as "compiles + detects + structurally correct +
-      honest on failure."
-    

-    

-      Read the roadmap
-      How to contribute
+    

+      where we are
+      
Recently shipped · in flight · next.

+    

+
+    

+      

+        
shipped

+        
    
+          
  • --explain mode — one-page operator briefing per CVE
    • 
+          
  • OPSEC notes — per-module runtime footprint
    • 
+          
  • CISA KEV + NVD CWE + MITRE ATT&CK metadata pipeline
    • 
+          
  • 119 detection rules across all four SIEM formats
    • 
+          
  • core/host.c shared host-fingerprint refactor
    • 
+          
  • 88-test harness (kernel_range + detect integration)
    • 
+          
  • kernel_range drift detector → 9 corpus fixes
    • 
+          
  • Vagrant + Parallels VM verification scaffold
    • 
+        

+      

+      

+        
in flight

+        
    
+          
  • Empirical end-to-end VM verification across the corpus
    • 
+          
  • Per-module verified_on[] table fed by verifier records
    • 
+          
  • 9 deferred TOO_TIGHT kernel-range drift findings
    • 
+        

+      

+      

+        
next

+        
    
+          
  • arm64 musl-static binary (Raspberry-Pi-class deployments)
    • 
+          
  • Mass-fleet scan aggregator → heat-map dashboard
    • 
+          
  • SIEM query templates (Splunk SPL, Elastic KQL, Sentinel KQL)
    • 
+          
  • CWE / ATT&CK filter for --scan --json
    • 
+          
  • CI hardening: clang-tidy, scan-build, drift-check job
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+        

+      

+    

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+    

+      Full roadmap and contribution guide:
+      ROADMAP.md
+      ·
+      CONTRIBUTING.md
     

   

 

 
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