# Ignitetechnologies/Privilege-Escalation

This cheasheet is aimed at the CTF Players and Beginners to help them understand the fundamentals of Privilege Escalation with examples.

Repository: https://github.com/Ignitetechnologies/Privilege-Escalation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/privilege-escalation
Homepage: https://hackingarticles.in
License Family: other
Topics: oscp, oscp-prep, oscp-journey, ctf, ctf-writeups, ctf-challenges, vulnhub, hack, hacking, privilege-escalation, cheatsheet
Last push: 2026-03-14T12:52:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2567, "days_push": 172, "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 3630, forks 645 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:12.041035+00:00)

## What it is
A curated cheat sheet and reference guide covering Linux and Windows privilege escalation techniques with worked examples from CTF and VulnHub machines. It is aimed at CTF players, OSCP candidates, and beginners learning offensive security fundamentals.

## Use cases
- learn privilege escalation techniques for CTFs
- prepare for OSCP exam
- find sudo misconfiguration exploitation examples
- study SUID and kernel exploit walkthroughs
- reference guide during penetration testing labs
- practice privilege escalation on VulnHub machines

## When to choose
- you are a CTF player or beginner learning privilege escalation fundamentals
- you want example-driven walkthroughs linked to real vulnerable machines
- you are preparing for OSCP or similar certifications

## When to avoid
- you need an automated enumeration or exploitation tool rather than a reference guide
- you need production security hardening guidance
- you require a maintained software library with a license

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: penetration-testing, security, documentation
- domain: penetration-testing, security, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: cheatsheet, privilege-escalation, ctf, oscp-prep, vulnhub, offensive-security, linux

## Member repositories
- Ignitetechnologies/Privilege-Escalation (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:12.041035+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 2026-08-29T18:31:53.316412+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Ignitetechnologies/Privilege-Escalation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:12.041035+00:00, sha 0c5f612e1d27)
  - homepage: https://hackingarticles.in (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:53.037697+00:00, sha 84225bda819c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.