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RamiGPT: AI-Powered Tool Achieves Root Access in Under a Minute

  • Writer: Anup Ghosh
    Anup Ghosh
  • Mar 31
  • 2 min read


The Download

A new AI-driven offensive security tool, RamiGPT, has been developed by GitHub user M507, demonstrating the capability to autonomously escalate privileges and gain root access to vulnerable systems in under a minute. By integrating OpenAI's API with established penetration testing frameworks like PwnTools, RamiGPT demonstrated attacks on intentionally vulnerable virtual machines hosted on platforms such as VulnHub. In various scenarios, RamiGPT achieved privilege escalation times ranging from approximately 9.66 to 12.8 seconds. The tool combines automated vulnerability scanning using utilities like LinPEAS for Linux and BeRoot for Windows with AI-driven decision-making to identify misconfigurations, weak credentials, or exploitable services. For example, in the R-TEMIS: 1 CTF challenge, RamiGPT replicated manual steps such as SSH brute-forcing and MySQL history analysis to extract root credentials programmatically.


What You Can Do

To defend against tools like RamiGPT, IT administrators should implement robust security measures, including:​

  • Vulnerability Management: Ensure all systems and applications are up-to-date with the latest security patches to mitigate known vulnerabilities.​

  • Strong Authentication Mechanisms: Enforce the use of complex, unique passwords and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of unauthorized access.​

  • Comprehensive Privileged Access Management (PAM): Deploy PAM solutions that incorporate algorithm audit trails, behavioral analytics to detect anomalous access patterns, and time-based access controls to limit exposure windows.​

  • Regular Security Audits: Conduct frequent security assessments and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential weaknesses before they can be exploited.​

  • User Education: Train staff on cybersecurity best practices, including recognizing phishing attempts and understanding the importance of maintaining strong, unique passwords.​

By proactively implementing these strategies, organizations can enhance their resilience against AI-driven threats like RamiGPT and maintain the integrity of their systems. AI driven adversarial attacks will lower the bar for criminal actors, while speeding the time to compromise. Getting left of boom to protect your networks is essential now more than ever.


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