Privilege Escalation Methods

This is a pentesting reference that walks Claude through privilege escalation techniques for compromised Linux and Windows systems. It assumes you already have initial shell access and covers the standard post-exploitation toolkit: Mimikatz, PowerView, Impacket, and friends. Both Socket and Snyk flagged it, which makes sense given the subject matter. You'd use this during red team engagements or security assessments when you need to document escalation paths from low-privileged access to root or admin. It's essentially a structured knowledge base for the exploitation phase, not automated tooling. Worth noting it includes Active Directory attack vectors if you have domain credentials.

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$ npx -y skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill 'Privilege Escalation Methods' --agent claude-code

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Privilege Escalation Methods

Purpose

Provide comprehensive techniques for escalating privileges from a low-privileged user to root/administrator access on compromised Linux and Windows systems. Essential for penetration testing post-exploitation phase and red team operations.