This Cookbook was created with the main purpose of helping people understand local privilege escalation techniques on Windows environments. Moreover, it can be used for both attacking and defensive purposes.
âšī¸ This Cookbook focuses only on misconfiguration vulnerabilities on Windows workstations/servers/machines.
The main structure of this Cookbook includes the following sections:
- Description (of the vulnerability)
- Lab Setup
- Enumeration
- Exploitation
- Mitigation
- (Useful) References
I hope to find this CookBook useful and learn new stuff đ.
In the following table, some popular and useful tools for Windows local privilege escalation are presented:
| Name | Language | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SharpUp | C# | @harmj0y | SharpUp is a C# port of various PowerUp functionality |
| PowerUp | PowerShell | @harmj0y | PowerUp aims to be a clearinghouse of common Windows privilege escalation |
| BeRoot | Python | AlessandroZ | BeRoot(s) is a post exploitation tool to check common Windows misconfigurations to find a way to escalate our privilege |
| Privesc | PowerShell | enjoiz | Windows PowerShell script that finds misconfiguration issues which can lead to privilege escalation |
| Winpeas | C# | @hacktricks_live | Windows local Privilege Escalation Awesome Script |
| PrivescCheck | PowerShell | @itm4n | Privilege Escalation Enumeration Script for Windows |
This Cookbook presents the following Windows vulnerabilities:
- AlwaysInstallElevated
- Answer files (Unattend files)
- Logon Autostart Execution (Registry Run Keys)
- Logon Autostart Execution (Startup Folder)
- Leaked Credentials (GitHub Repository)
- Leaked Credentials (Hardcoded Credentials)
- Leaked Credentials (PowerShell History)
- SeBackupPrivilege
- SeImpersonatePrivilege
- Stored Credentials (Runas)
- UAC Bypass
- Unquoted Service Path
- Weak Service Binary Permissions
- Weak Service Permissions
- Weak Registry Permissions
- Privilege Escalation Wikipedia
- SharpCollection GitHub by Flangvik
- Metasploit Official Website
- CrackMapExec GitHub by byt3bl33d3r
- NetExec GitHub by Pennyw0rth
- Evil-WinRM GitHub by Hackplayers
- Windows Privilege Escalation Youtube Playlist by Conda
- Windows Privilege Escalation by Bordergate
- Seatbelt GitHub by GhostPack
- Sysinternals Suite Microsoft
- Impacket GitHub by Forta
- dnSpy GitHub by dnSpyEx
- Java Decompiler Official Website
- CS-Situational-Awareness-BOF GitHub by TrustedSec
- HavocFramework GitHub by C5pider