# ohpe/juicy-potato

A sugared version of RottenPotatoNG, with a bit of juice, i.e. another Local Privilege Escalation tool, from a Windows Service Accounts to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Repository: https://github.com/ohpe/juicy-potato
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/juicy-potato
Homepage: https://ohpe.github.io/juicy-potato/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: clsid, dcom, privilege-escalation, windows, juicy-potato, rottenpotatong
Last push: 2021-12-18T16:00:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2959, "days_push": 1719, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2820, forks 488 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.984932+00:00)

## What it is
Juicy Potato is a C++ Windows local privilege escalation tool that abuses COM/DCOM activation and impersonation privileges (SeImpersonate/SeAssignPrimaryToken) to elevate from Windows service accounts to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. It is a configurable successor to RottenPotatoNG allowing custom CLSIDs, COM listening ports, and process launch options.

## Use cases
- escalate from a Windows service account to SYSTEM during a pentest
- abuse SeImpersonate privileges to get a SYSTEM shell
- test exploitable CLSIDs across Windows versions
- bypass environments where BITS is disabled or port 6666 is taken
- launch an arbitrary process as SYSTEM via token impersonation

## When to choose
- you are doing authorized penetration testing or red teaming on Windows
- you have a service account shell with SeImpersonate or SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges
- RottenPotatoNG fails because BITS is disabled or the default port is occupied
- you need configurable CLSID, port, and RPC server options for privilege escalation

## When to avoid
- you are on a modern Windows version where the potato chain is patched (use newer variants like PrintSpoofer or GodPotato)
- you lack SeImpersonate or SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges
- you need a defensive or detection tool rather than an exploit
- your target is not Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, com-abuse, potato-exploit, red-team, system-token-impersonation

## Member repositories
- ohpe/juicy-potato (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.984932+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 2026-08-30T07:38:20.155706+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ohpe/juicy-potato (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.984932+00:00, sha 7e93485eaf6a)
  - homepage: https://ohpe.github.io/juicy-potato/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:42.690379+00:00, sha 5c68e4817031)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.