Privilege Escalation Methods Purpose Provide comprehensive techniques for escalating privileges from a low-privileged user to root/administrator access on compromised Linux and Windows systems. Essential for penetration testing post-exploitation phase and red team operations. Inputs/Prerequisites - Initial low-privilege shell access on target system - Kali Linux or penetration testing distribution - Tools: Mimikatz, PowerView, PowerUpSQL, Responder, Impacket, Rubeus - Understanding of Windows/Linux privilege models - For AD attacks: Domain user credentials and network access to DC Outputs/Del…