Learn Windows and Linux Privilege Escalation Attacks

This course dives deep into one of the most crucial stages in ethical hacking—privilege escalation. You'll start by working through vulnerable Linux machines, learning how an attacker gains access, and then mastering attacks that exploit misconfigured SUID files, vulnerable cron jobs, and weak kernel permissions. Then, you'll switch gears to tackle real-world Windows escalation challenges using tools and techniques favored by professionals and exam proctors alike to become system administrators.

You'll work through hands-on scenarios, including brute-force attacks, Sudo misconfigurations, shadow file cracking, Metasploit modules, and advanced techniques like token impersonation and Potato-style attacks. Whether you’re preparing for the OSCP or conducting real pentests, this course helps you move from initial access to full system compromise as a privileged user.

• Walk through CTF machines with privilege escalation challenges
• Practice with Metasploit, custom exploits, and manual techniques to compromise user accounts
• Exploit Linux escalation vectors, including PATH, shadow, and Preload
• Use enumeration tools to identify security vulnerabilities
• Perform advanced Windows privilege escalation and command-line exploits
• Learn post-exploitation persistence and credential harvesting
• Learn how to prevent privilege escalation attacks

By the end of this course, you'll have hands-on experience elevating privileges across a wide range of systems, preparing you for advanced penetration testing work and industry certifications.