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offensive-windows-privesc

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Comprehensive Windows privilege escalation methodology for offensive security engagements. Covers the full attack surface from a standard user shell to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM: token impersonation via SeImpersonate and SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges using JuicyPotato, PrintSpoofer, GodPotato, SweetPotato, and RoguePotato; service misconfigurations including unquoted service paths, weak service DACLs, writable service binaries, and insecure service creation permissions; AlwaysInstallElevated MSI exploitation; DLL hijacking through search order abuse, phantom DLL loading, and writable PATH directory injection; UAC bypass techniques via fodhelper.exe, eventvwr.exe, CMSTP, and environment variable manipulation; scheduled task abuse for writable task actions and new task creation; registry autorun exploitation for persistence and escalation; PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) for remote and local privilege escalation; and credential harvesting from SAM database extraction, DPAPI blob decryption,

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What does the offensive-windows-privesc skill do?

Comprehensive Windows privilege escalation methodology for offensive security engagements. Covers the full attack surface from a standard user shell to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM: token impersonation via SeImpersonate and SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges using JuicyPotato, PrintSpoofer, GodPotato, SweetPotato, and RoguePotato; service misconfigurations including unquoted service paths, weak service DACLs, writable service binaries, and insecure service creation permissions; AlwaysInstallElevated MSI exploitation; DLL hijacking through search order abuse, phantom DLL loading, and writable PATH directory injection; UAC bypass techniques via fodhelper.exe, eventvwr.exe, CMSTP, and environment variable manipulation; scheduled task abuse for writable task actions and new task creation; registry autorun exploitation for persistence and escalation; PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) for remote and local privilege escalation; and credential harvesting from SAM database extraction, DPAPI blob decryption, It's a reusable SKILL.md instruction set that loads into your AI coding assistant on demand, no prompt engineering, no copy-pasting every session.

How do I install the offensive-windows-privesc skill?

Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install claude-red-offensive-windows-privesc` from your terminal. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the correct location for your AI tool (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/claude-red-offensive-windows-privesc/ for Claude Code or ~/.cursor/skills/ for Cursor with --target cursor) and adds it to your project's .skills.json lockfile.

Which AI tools does offensive-windows-privesc work with?

offensive-windows-privesc runs in Claude Code. It follows the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md), so the same skill works in every supported tool without modification.

Is the offensive-windows-privesc skill free?

Yes. Every skill on skills-hub.ai is free and open-source. There are no premium tiers, paywalls, or usage limits. You only pay for whatever AI assistant you're already using.

How do I use offensive-windows-privesc after installing it?

In Claude Code, type `/claude-red-offensive-windows-privesc` (or whatever slash command the skill registers) and the AI follows the skill's instructions immediately. You can also reference it by name in natural language, your AI loads the skill into context when relevant.

Can I share the offensive-windows-privesc skill with my team?

Yes. Commit your project's .skills.json lockfile and teammates run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install` (no args) to install every skill at the exact version you pinned. Organization-scoped installs work via skills-hub.ai organizations.