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Privilege Escalation

Master privilege escalation techniques for Linux, Windows, and Active Directory environments. Learn kernel exploits, SUID/SGID misconfigurations, service abuses, token impersonation, and credential dumping. Our guides cover manual methods and automated tools (LinPEAS, WinPEAS) for penetration testers and red teams. Includes real-world attack scenarios, defense evasion tactics, and mitigation strategies. Ideal for OSCP preparation, CTF challenges, and enterprise security assessments.

Privilege Escalation

Linux Privilege Escalation Using PATH Variable

May 31, 2018 by raj7 Min Reading

After solving several OSCP Challenges, we have decided to write an article on the various methods used for Linux privilege escalation, that can be helpful

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Linux Privilege Escalation using Misconfigured NFS

May 26, 2018May 23, 2026 by raj9 Min Reading

Overview This article delivers a complete, hands-on walkthrough of one of the most reliable Linux privilege-escalation techniques: abusing the NFS no_root_squash export option. It is

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Linux Privilege Escalation: Abusing SUDO

May 24, 2018May 18, 2026 by raj17 Min Reading

Introduction Sudo (substitute-user-do) is the cornerstone of administrative delegation on Linux: it lets specific users execute specific commands as another user — usually root —

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Linux Privilege Escalation using SUID Binaries

May 16, 2018May 9, 2026 by raj23 Min Reading

This article walks through the complete lifecycle of SUID-based privilege escalation on a lab Ubuntu 22.04 host. The walkthrough covers environment setup, manual and automated

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Editing /etc/passwd File for Privilege Escalation

May 12, 2018 by raj9 Min Reading

In this article, we will focus on exploring diverse techniques to modify the etc/passwd file, enabling us to create or alter a user and grant