Monty's Pentesting Notes | Obsidian

    Windows Privilege Escalation

    Goals of Privilege Escalation

    Reasons for Privilege Escalation
    1.When testing a client's gold image Windows workstation and server build for flaws
    2.To escalate privileges locally to gain access to some local resource such as a database
    3.To gain NT AUTHORITY\System level access on a domain-joined machine to gain a foothold into the client's Active Directory environment
    4.To obtain credentials to move laterally or escalate privileges within the client's network

    Windows Enumeration Tools

    ToolDescription
    SeatbeltC# project for performing a wide variety of local privilege escalation checks
    winPEASWinPEAS is a script that searches for possible paths to escalate privileges on Windows hosts. All of the checks are explained here
    PowerUpPowerShell script for finding common Windows privilege escalation vectors that rely on misconfigurations. It can also be used to exploit some of the issues found
    SharpUpC# version of PowerUp
    JAWSPowerShell script for enumerating privilege escalation vectors written in PowerShell 2.0
    SessionGopherSessionGopher is a PowerShell tool that finds and decrypts saved session information for remote access tools. It extracts PuTTY, WinSCP, SuperPuTTY, FileZilla, and RDP saved session information
    WatsonWatson is a .NET tool designed to enumerate missing KBs and suggest exploits for Privilege Escalation vulnerabilities.
    LaZagneTool used for retrieving passwords stored on a local machine from web browsers, chat tools, databases, Git, email, memory dumps, PHP, sysadmin tools, wireless network configurations, internal Windows password storage mechanisms, and more
    Windows Exploit Suggester - Next GenerationWES-NG is a tool based on the output of Windows' systeminfo utility which provides the list of vulnerabilities the OS is vulnerable to, including any exploits for these vulnerabilities. Every Windows OS between Windows XP and Windows 10, including their Windows Server counterparts, is supported
    Sysinternals SuiteWe will use several tools from Sysinternals in our enumeration including AccessChk, PipeList, and PsService
    We can also find pre-compiled binaries of Seatbelt and SharpUp here, and standalone binaries of LaZagne here.