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Privilege Escalation Methods

Security guidance for privilege escalation, including SUID exploits, sudo abuse, and Kerberoasting.

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "escalate privileges", "get root access", "become administrator", "privesc techniques", "abuse sudo", "exploit SUID binaries", "Kerberoasting", "pass-the-ticket", "token impersonation", or needs guidance on post-exploitation privilege escalation for Linux or Windows systems.
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Advanced

Key capabilities

  • Escalate privileges on Linux systems
  • Escalate privileges on Windows systems
  • Perform Active Directory attacks
  • Extract credentials and hashes
  • Establish persistent access mechanisms
  • Achieve domain compromise

How it works

The skill provides techniques for escalating privileges on compromised Linux and Windows systems, including Active Directory attacks and credential harvesting.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
low-privileged user access on a compromised system
You get back
root or Administrator shell access

When to use Privilege Escalation Methods

  • Linux privilege escalation
  • Windows privesc techniques
  • Exploiting SUID binaries
  • Kerberoasting

About this skill

Privilege Escalation Methods

Purpose

Provide comprehensive techniques for escalating privileges from a low-privileged user to root/administrator access on compromised Linux and Windows systems. Essential for penetration testing post-exploitation phase and red team operations.

Inputs/Prerequisites

  • Initial low-privilege shell access on target system
  • Kali Linux or penetration testing distribution
  • Tools: Mimikatz, PowerView, PowerUpSQL, Responder, Impacket, Rubeus
  • Understanding of Windows/Linux privilege models
  • For AD attacks: Domain user credentials and network access to DC

Outputs/Deliverables

  • Root or Administrator shell access
  • Extracted credentials and hashes
  • Persistent access mechanisms
  • Domain compromise (for AD environments)

Core Techniques

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Linux Privilege Escalation

2. Windows Privilege Escalation

3. Active Directory Attacks

4. Credential Harvesting

5. Example 1: Linux Sudo to Root

6. Example 2: Windows Kerberoasting

Prerequisites

Initial low-privilege shell access on target systemKali Linux or penetration testing distributionTools: Mimikatz, PowerView, PowerUpSQL, Responder, Impacket, RubeusDomain user credentials and network access to DC for AD attacks

How it compares

This skill offers specific techniques and tools for privilege escalation, unlike a general security assessment.

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