windows-privilege-escalation

Exploit Windows service misconfigurations by identifying insecure permissions and executable paths, then replacing the target binary to execute arbitrary code with elevated administrative privileges.

Yes, you can use PowerShell and Meterpreter to perform UAC bypass by leveraging token manipulation and executing payloads that exploit built-in auto-elevate properties.

DLL hijacking intercepts application library loading to execute malicious code, needed during Windows pentesting when targeting custom applications that load dynamic link libraries insecurely.

Yes, this approach leverages the AlwaysInstallElevated registry feature to automatically install MSI packages with elevated administrative privileges if the policy is enabled.

The best way to enumerate Windows systems for privilege escalation vulnerabilities is using automated scripts to scan for weak services, registry autoruns, and scheduled task misconfigurations.

Use named pipe impersonation to steal the security token of a privileged process connecting to your malicious pipe, allowing you to execute commands under that elevated context.