# m0nad/awesome-privilege-escalation

A curated list of awesome privilege escalation

Repository: https://github.com/m0nad/awesome-privilege-escalation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-privilege-escalation
License Family: other
Topics: privilege-escalation, pentest, pentesting, ctf, oscp, awesome, awesome-list, hack-the-box, htb, hacking, linux-enumeration, docker, nfs, dll-hijacking
Last push: 2026-03-23T18:55:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2466, "days_push": 163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1595, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.197012+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of resources for privilege escalation on Linux, Windows, Docker, and cloud platforms. It aggregates guides, papers, tools, and presentations covering techniques like SUID abuse, DLL hijacking, and container escapes.

## Use cases
- find resources for linux privilege escalation
- learn windows privilege escalation techniques
- prepare for OSCP or CTF challenges
- study docker container escape methods
- find tools to enumerate privilege escalation vectors
- learn about DLL hijacking and potato attacks

## When to choose
- you need a curated starting point for privilege escalation research
- you are preparing for penetration testing certifications or CTFs
- you want links to guides, tools, and papers across Linux, Windows, Docker, and cloud

## When to avoid
- you need an actual exploitation tool rather than a list of links
- you need defensive hardening guidance rather than offensive techniques
- you need a maintained tool with support guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, awesome-lists
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: privilege-escalation, awesome-list, pentesting, ctf, oscp, hack-the-box, curated-list, linux

## Member repositories
- m0nad/awesome-privilege-escalation (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.197012+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:54:07.529615+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/m0nad/awesome-privilege-escalation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.197012+00:00, sha c0baf7bda488)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.