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Windows Privilege Escalation

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Escalate from a low-privileged Windows shell to SYSTEM: enumeration, service misconfigurations, token-privilege abuse, and a foothold-to-SYSTEM capstone.

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  1. 1
    beginner Hands-on lab Subscription

    Windows Privilege Escalation: Enumeration

    Enumerate a Windows host for the service, permission, and token weaknesses that lead to SYSTEM.

    40 min3 tasksPrivilege Escalation
  2. 2
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Abusing Windows Service Misconfigurations

    Turn a weak service permission, unquoted path, or writable binary into code execution as SYSTEM.

    50 min3 tasksPrivilege Escalation
  3. 3
    advanced Hands-on lab Subscription

    Abusing Windows Token Privileges

    Use a dangerous token privilege such as SeImpersonate or SeBackup to become SYSTEM.

    50 min3 tasksPrivilege Escalation
  4. 4
    advanced Hands-on lab Subscription

    Capstone: Windows Foothold to SYSTEM

    From a low-privileged Windows shell, enumerate and escalate to SYSTEM by whichever path the host offers.

    75 min3 tasksPrivilege Escalation

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Updated 2026-09-01