Privilege Escalation Course

Course eight is an in-depth look at the process of privilege escalation.

19 minutes

Course description

A virtual machine named Kioptrix 4 will be used to demonstrate the process of privilege escalation. You'll walk through a hands-on exercise to learn what is going on and how the process works.

Syllabus

Payload Links

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Kioptrix Level 4 VM

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VM needed for this section of the course.
Privilege Escalation - Git

Video - 00:01:00
This video covers privilege escalation with Git.
Privilege Escalation

Video - 00:18:00
This video covers privilege escalation.

Meet the author

Chris Bingham

Chris Bingham is an autodidact, life-long learner, ethical hacker and founder of two cyber security organizations: InfoSec GSO and BSides Triad. Along with his colleagues, he leads hands-on offensive security-style workshops and training. His experience and skills range from Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems to buffer overflow development, Burp Suite, and hacking Windows Domain Controller and Active Directory.

Chris hopes you enjoy taking his courses as much as he enjoyed making them.

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