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 # EscalateX
 
-A Linux privilege escalation scanner built to help security professionals find potential vectors for privilege escalation during penetration tests and security audits.
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+![EscalateX Logo](https://img.shields.io/badge/EscalateX-Privilege%20Escalation%20Scanner-red?style=for-the-badge)
+[![License: CC BY-NC 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY--NC%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
+![Bash](https://img.shields.io/badge/Made%20with-Bash-1f425f.svg)
+![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Linux-blue)
+![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Active-success)
+![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/reschjonas/EscalateX/total?color=brightgreen)
+
+![EscalateX Preview](screen.png)
+
+**A powerful Linux privilege escalation scanner for security professionals**
+
+[Installation](#installation) • [Usage](#usage) • [Features](#what-it-checks-for) • [Contributing](#contributing) • [Roadmap](#roadmap)
+
+</div>
+
+## 📖 About
+
+EscalateX is a cybersecurity tool designed to identify priviledge escalation vectors on Linux systems. Automating the process of finding potential vulnerabilities and a modern alternative to LinPEAS is the purpose of EscalateX. 
 
-## About
+The tool is currently in its early development phase. Bugs can and will occur while running the tool - therefore, please report your findings by sending me an email.
 
-EscalateX scans Linux systems for common privilege escalation vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. I built this tool after getting tired of manually checking the same things during every pentest engagement. 
+### Key Features
 
-What it does:
-- Checks system configs, permissions, and security settings
-- Identifies SUID/SGID binaries and capabilities that could be abused
-- Finds writable files and directories in sensitive locations
-- Detects kernel vulnerabilities that might lead to privilege escalation
-- Evaluates container escape vectors
+- ✅ **System Configuration Analysis**: Identifies misconfigurations in system settings
+- ✅ **Privilege Abuse Detection**: Locates SUID/SGID binaries and dangerous capabilities
+- ✅ **Filesystem Vulnerability Scanning**: Finds writable files in sensitive locations
+- ✅ **Kernel Exploit Detection**: Discovers kernel vulnerabilities that could lead to privilege escalation
+- ✅ **Container Security**: Evaluates potential container escape vectors
 
-## Installation
+## 🚀 Installation
 
-Pretty simple setup:
+Quick setup in three simple steps:
 
 ```bash
-# Clone it
+# Clone the repository
 git clone https://github.com/reschjonas/EscalateX.git
 
-# Go to the directory
+# Navigate to the directory
 cd EscalateX
 
 # Make it executable
 chmod +x escalatex.sh
 ```
 
-### Requirements
+### 📋 Requirements
 
-Runs on most Linux distros with:
+Runs on most Linux distributions with:
 - Bash 4.0+
-- Standard Unix tools (find, grep, ls, etc.)
-- The `timeout` command is nice to have but not required
+- Standard Unix utilities (find, grep, ls, etc.)
+- The `timeout` command (optional but recommended)
 
-## Usage
+## 💻 Usage
 
-### Basic Usage
+### Basic Operation
 
-Just run it:
+Simply run the script:
 
 ```bash
 ./escalatex.sh
 ```
 
-### More Options
+### Advanced Options
 
 ```bash
-# Run a more thorough scan (takes longer but finds more)
+# Run a comprehensive scan (longer but more thorough)
 ./escalatex.sh --thorough
 
-# Only check for specific things
+# Target specific checks only
 ./escalatex.sh --only system_info,suid_sgid
 
-# Use sudo to get more info
+# Use elevated privileges for deeper analysis
 ./escalatex.sh --multi --password yourpassword
 
-# The kitchen sink (all checks, maximum depth)
+# Maximum depth scan for critical systems
 ./escalatex.sh --extreme
 ```
 
 ### Command Line Options
 
+<details>
+<summary><b>Click to expand all options</b></summary>
+
 #### Core Options
 - `-a, --all` - Run all checks (thorough mode)
 - `-t, --thorough` - More comprehensive but slower scan
@@ -92,36 +104,52 @@ Just run it:
 - `-S, --sudo-pass` - Prompt for sudo password for privilege escalation attempts
 - `-D, --debug` - Verbose logging
 - `-h, --help` - Show help
+</details>
+
+## 🔍 What It Checks For
 
-## What It Checks For
+<details>
+<summary><b>System Information</b></summary>
 
-### System Information
 - OS details and kernel version
 - Security configurations and patch status
 - Hardware info and resource usage
 - Filesystem mounts and permissions
 - Boot configuration and services
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>User & Permissions</b></summary>
 
-### User & Permissions
 - Current user privileges
 - User enumeration and group memberships
 - Password policy issues
 - Sudo rules that could be abused
 - Home directory permissions
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>Privilege Escalation Vectors</b></summary>
 
-### Privilege Escalation Vectors
 - SUID/SGID binaries (especially exploitable ones)
 - Files with dangerous capabilities
 - Custom privilege escalation paths
 - Container security issues
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>Filesystem Issues</b></summary>
 
-### Filesystem Issues
 - Writable files in sensitive locations
 - Misconfigured home directory permissions
 - PATH manipulation vulnerabilities
 - Wildcard injection opportunities
+</details>
+
+## 📊 Sample Output
 
-## Sample Output
+<details>
+<summary><b>Click to see sample scan results</b></summary>
 
 ```
 ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ System Information ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
@@ -160,10 +188,37 @@ Just run it:
 
 Thank you for using EscalateX!
 ```
+</details>
+
+## 🗺️ Roadmap
+
+<div align="center">
+  
+### Future Development Plans
+
+</div>
+
+| Feature | Status | Description |
+|---------|--------|-------------|
+| 📑 **Report Generator** | Planned | Create comprehensive HTML/PDF reports with findings and remediation recommendations |
+| 🔍 **Service Version Scanning** | Planned | Identify outdated software versions running as services |
+| 🌐 **Real-time CVE Collection** | Planned | Connect to vulnerability databases to map identified software versions to known CVEs |
+| 🛠️ **Automatic Vulnerability Exploiter** | Considering | Optional module to automatically exploit identified vulnerabilities |
+
+<div align="center">
+  
+### Progress Tracker
+  
+![](https://progress-bar.dev/20/?title=Overall%20Progress&width=400&color=e6194B)
+
+</div>
+
+## 🧩 Custom Modules
 
-## Custom Modules
+You can extend EscalateX with your own custom modules:
 
-You can write your own modules if you want to check for specific things. Here's how:
+<details>
+<summary><b>How to create custom modules</b></summary>
 
 1. Create a script in the modules directory
 2. Use this basic structure:
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 ```
 
 3. Add your module to loader.sh
+</details>
 
-## Important Warning
+## ⚠️ Important Warning
 
-This is a security tool. Use it responsibly:
+<div align="center">
+  
+**This is a security tool. Use it responsibly.**
+
+</div>
+
+- 🔒 Only run it on systems you own or have permission to test
+- 🚨 Some checks might trigger security alerts or monitoring
+- ⚙️ Be careful in production environments
+- 🤝 Don't be a jerk - never use this for unauthorized access
+
+## 📝 License
 
-- Only run it on systems you own or have permission to test
-- Some checks might trigger security alerts or monitoring
-- Be careful in production environments
-- Don't be a jerk - never use this for unauthorized access
+<div align="center">
+  
+[![License: CC BY-NC 4.0](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-nc/4.0/88x31.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
 
-## License
+</div>
 
 This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for details.
 
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 For more information, visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
 
-## Contributing
+## 👥 Contributing
 
-Contributions welcome! To contribute:
+Contributions are welcome and appreciated! To contribute:
 
-1. Fork the repo
+1. Fork the repository
 2. Create a branch (`git checkout -b cool-new-feature`)
 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Added some cool feature'`)
 4. Push to your branch (`git push origin cool-new-feature`)
-5. Open a PR 
+5. Open a Pull Request
+
+<div align="center">
+  
+**[⬆ Back to top](#escalatex)**
+
+</div>