# 0xbadjuju/Tokenvator

A tool to elevate privilege with Windows Tokens

Repository: https://github.com/0xbadjuju/Tokenvator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tokenvator
Language: C#
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-10-06T13:17:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3191, "days_push": 1062, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1067, forks 202 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.147367+00:00)

## What it is
Tokenvator is a C# command-line tool for manipulating Windows tokens to elevate privileges, such as stealing a SYSTEM token from a running process. It is an offensive security utility commonly used in penetration testing and red team operations.

## Use cases
- escalate privileges to SYSTEM on a Windows host
- steal a token from another process to run commands as that user
- enumerate and manipulate Windows token privileges during a pentest
- add a local user using elevated token privileges
- post-exploitation privilege escalation on Windows

## When to choose
- you are performing authorized Windows penetration testing or red team engagements
- you need a lightweight CLI tool for token manipulation and privilege escalation
- you want to run commands in the context of another process's token

## When to avoid
- you need defensive security or token auditing rather than offensive tooling
- you are on a non-Windows platform
- you need a maintained tool with an active development roadmap

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, windows-tokens, red-team, offensive-security, csharp

## Member repositories
- 0xbadjuju/Tokenvator (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.147367+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 2026-08-30T06:55:08.427148+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0xbadjuju/Tokenvator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.147367+00:00, sha bc073317e1bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.