Checklist - Local Windows Privilege Escalation

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  • Use Google to search for kernel exploits

  • Use searchsploit to search for kernel exploits

  • Interesting info in env vars?

  • Interesting info in Internet settings?

  • Check Audit and WEF settings

  • Check if WDigest is active

  • Check if any AV​

  • Check if you have any of these tokens enabled: SeImpersonatePrivilege, SeAssignPrimaryPrivilege, SeTcbPrivilege, SeBackupPrivilege, SeRestorePrivilege, SeCreateTokenPrivilege, SeLoadDriverPrivilege, SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege, SeDebugPrivilege ?

  • Check users homes (access?)

  • Check hidden local services restricted to the outside

  • Can you write in any folder inside PATH?

  • Is there any known service binary that tries to load any non-existant DLL?

  • Can you write in any binaries folder?

  • Enumerate the network(shares, interfaces, routes, neighbours...)

  • Take a special look to network services listing on local (127.0.0.1)

  • ​Windows Vault credentials that you could use?

  • Passwords of saved Wifi networks?

  • Interesting info in saved RDP Connections?

  • ​SCClient.exe? DLL Side Loading?

  • Interesting info in web logs?

  • Do you want to ask for credentials to the user?

  • Inside Browser data (dbs, history, bookmarks....)?

  • ​Generic password search in files and registry

  • ​Tools to automatically search for passwords

  • Have you access to any handler of a process run by administrator?

  • Check if you can abuse it

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