windows-privilege-escalation
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 15, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEPERSISTENCECOMMAND_EXECUTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill provides comprehensive instructions for escalating privileges on Windows systems through various vectors.
- Includes multiple techniques for User Account Control (UAC) bypass using binaries like
fodhelper.exe,eventvwr.exe, andWSReset.exe. - Details the abuse of token privileges such as
SeImpersonatePrivilege,SeDebugPrivilege, andSeBackupPrivilegeusing the 'Potato' family of exploits. - Provides methods for exploiting service misconfigurations (unquoted paths, weak permissions) and scheduled task abuse.
- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Instructions are included to directly access and extract sensitive authentication data.
- Commands for dumping the memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) via
procdump -ma lsass.exe. - Methods for extracting sensitive registry hives (SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY) using
reg saveto retrieve local account secrets. - Enumeration of stored credentials via
cmdkey /listand direct access to AppData credential storage paths. - [PERSISTENCE]: The skill outlines techniques to maintain access across sessions.
- Explicit command to create a new user and add them to the local administrators group:
net user hacker P@ss123 /add && net localgroup administrators hacker /add. - Instructions for hijacking registry autorun keys (
HKLM\...\Run) to ensure malicious code executes upon system startup. - Guidance on creating malicious scheduled tasks to run as the SYSTEM user.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Extensive use of shell commands and system utilities to alter system state.
- Reconfiguring services using
sc configto point to malicious binaries. - Modifying file and directory permissions using
icaclsandtakeown. - Manipulating the Windows registry to change execution policies and environment variables.
- [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: Employs techniques to load or execute code dynamically at runtime.
- Detailed instructions for DLL hijacking by placing malicious files in high-priority search directories or using 'Mock Trusted Directory' tricks.
- Spawning system-level shells by migrating to existing processes or using token impersonation tools.
- Instructions for generating and executing malicious MSI packages via
msiexec. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Provides patterns for executing code from remote sources.
- The CMSTP UAC bypass method includes a pattern to execute a remote Scriptlet (
.sct) payload via a URL. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill presents an attack surface where untrusted system data is processed to determine next steps.
- Ingestion points: Ingests output from system enumeration commands (
systeminfo,whoami /all,wmic,sc query,schtasks) across all files. - Boundary markers: None identified; system output is processed directly to guide exploitation.
- Capability inventory: Significant capabilities including administrative command execution, registry modification, file system manipulation, and network operations (
PrintSpoofer64.exe,GodPotato.exe,Akagi64.exe). - Sanitization: No evidence of sanitization or validation of the system output before the agent acts upon it.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata