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Windows Privilege Escalation

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zebbern·vlatest·security·MIT

This skill automates Windows privilege escalation techniques, streamlining reconnaissance and potentially bypassing security controls for advanced analysis.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill windows-privilege-escalation -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

zebbern

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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 1 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 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/windows-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md:323OS keychain / credential manager
      cmdkey /list

  • 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 obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

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

  • 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 zebbern/claude-code-guide at a2e6ee3bce.

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

Commit
a2e6ee3bce
Manifest
skills/windows-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 445 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to analyze Windows systems for misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that allow escalation from lower privileges to SYSTEM or Administrator rights. It automates the discovery of unpatched exploits, weak service configurations, and token manipulation techniques specific to the Windows operating system.

When to use it

  • Post-exploitation analysis: After gaining initial access via phishing or brute force, verify if you can elevate to full control.
  • Red teaming simulations: Test defense-in-depth strategies by attempting to bypass User Account Control (UAC) restrictions.
  • Vulnerability assessment: Identify unpatched software versions or disabled security features like PatchGuard that agents could exploit.
  • Incident response: Determine the scope of compromise when an attacker has a low-level token on a critical server.

Key capabilities

  • Scans for known Windows privilege escalation vectors (e.g., Service0, PrintNightmare).
  • Checks for misconfigured services with high privileges running under standard user accounts.
  • Identifies unpatched vulnerabilities in installed applications and drivers.
  • Detects weak token manipulation opportunities via impersonation or duplication.

Example prompts

  • "Scan this Windows environment for privilege escalation paths from a standard user account."
  • "Identify any unpatched services or drivers that could allow SYSTEM-level access."
  • "Analyze the current user's token and suggest methods to escalate privileges if possible."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure you have explicit authorization before running this skill on production systems, as it may trigger security alerts or violate compliance policies. This tool is designed for defensive testing; misuse can lead to legal consequences and system instability.