privilege-escalation-methods
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Feb 28, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Provides specific commands to exploit misconfigured sudo permissions (e.g., using vim, find, awk, python) and SUID binaries to obtain root access.- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Includes techniques for downloading and executing remote scripts, such as using PowerShell's Invoke-WebRequest and Invoke-Expression (iex) via scheduled tasks to establish backdoors.- [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Outlines methods to access and extract highly sensitive data, including SSH private keys (id_rsa), the Active Directory database (ntds.dit), and Windows registry hives (SYSTEM, SAM).- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Demonstrates how to harvest user credentials and NTLM hashes using tools like Mimikatz, Responder (LLMNR poisoning), and Kerberoasting techniques.- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: References downloading offensive security tools and payloads from external sources, including attacker-controlled infrastructure for command-and-control.
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