Privilege Escalation is a cheatsheet and reference guide for understanding privilege escalation techniques on compromised systems.
The tool addresses the need for practical, organized knowledge about how attackers move from limited user access to administrative control. It works by collecting privilege escalation methods into a structured reference with examples covering techniques like abusing sudo rights, exploiting SUID bits, kernel exploits, path variable manipulation, MySQL misconfigurations, cronjob abuse, wildcard injection, Linux capabilities, writable system files, buffer overflow, Docker escape, and NFS vulnerabilities. The guide also includes methods for cracking password hashes, bruteforce attacks, and exploiting tools like Chkrootkit, Redis, LXD, and Exim.
This resource suits CTF players preparing for competitions, penetration testers building their toolkit, and cybersecurity learners studying for certifications like OSCP. It functions as a reference guide rather than a deep-dive tutorial, making it most valuable for someone who already understands basic system administration and needs quick access to privilege escalation vectors and their exploitation approaches. The project explicitly targets beginners and CTF participants, positioning itself as foundational material for understanding attack fundamentals rather than advanced exploitation techniques.
The project maintains an active community presence across multiple platforms including Telegram, Discord, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The repository includes a structured table of contents organizing techniques by category, making it navigable as a lookup resource. The maintainers offer a hands-on cybersecurity training program covering penetration testing and red teaming, indicating ongoing investment in educational content delivery beyond the repository itself.
