Network Attacks: Privilege Escalation

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Network Attacks: Privilege Escalation

In this lab, you’ll practice privilege escalation. When you’re finished, you’ll have the ability to perform basic privilege escalation by leveraging tools for both Windows and Linux.

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Lab Info

Rating

(49)

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Aug 05, 2025

Duration

55m

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Getting Started

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Linux Privilege Escalation

In this challenge you will explore how to escalate privileges using the SUID (Set User Identification) permission. You will also explore how to leverage LinPeas to identify binaries that have the SUID permission set.
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Windows Privilege Escalation

In this challenge you will explore how to escalate privileges using unquoted service paths and excessive service permissions. The tool that will be used is WinPEAS.
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The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Rishalin Pillay

Rishalin Pillay has over 12 years of cybersecurity experience and has acquired a vast amount of skills consulting for Fortune 500 companies while taking part in projects performing tasks in network security design, implementation, and vulnerability analysis. He holds many certifications that demonstrate his knowledge and expertise in the cybersecurity field. He is an author and content contributor to a number of books.

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