Achieve Privilege Escalation and Persistence Using PowerShell
In this lab, you’ll practice privilege escalation and persistence using PowerShell. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills needed to escalate privileges using a RCE on PowerShell based on a misconfigured OS setting and be able to persist your access using simple techniques within PowerShell.
Terms and conditions apply.
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
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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Persistence with Powershell
This challenge will focus on obtaining persistence using PowerShell. In this challenge you will learn how to leverage the PowerShell profile, scheduled tasks and registry implants.
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Privilege escalation with Powershell
This challenge will focus on how PowerShell can be used to execute a RCE elevating privileges to SYSTEM. It will leverage the SeDebugPrivilege which can be used to spawn an administrative shell.
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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.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
Recommended prerequisites
- Basic Networking Skills
- Basic understanding of PowerShell