# rootm0s/WinPwnage

UAC bypass, Elevate, Persistence methods

Repository: https://github.com/rootm0s/WinPwnage
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winpwnage
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-02-13T09:43:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3069, "days_push": 1297, "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 2753, forks 382 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.074578+00:00)

## What it is
WinPwnage is a Python tool and library that implements UAC bypass, privilege elevation, and persistence techniques for Windows. It can scan a system for compatible methods and be used as a CLI or imported as a Python module.

## Use cases
- bypass windows uac to run commands elevated
- find which uac bypass techniques work on my windows build
- achieve persistence on a windows machine for testing
- elevate from administrator to system
- learn how uac bypass and persistence techniques work
- build a single exe for windows privilege escalation testing

## When to choose
- you are doing authorized penetration testing or red teaming on Windows
- you want a scriptable Python library of UAC bypass and persistence methods
- you need to check which techniques are patched on a given Windows build

## When to avoid
- you need a stealthy or undetected tool for production operations
- you are on Linux or macOS
- you want a maintained tool with a license and active updates
- you need a general-purpose vulnerability scanner

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: uac-bypass, privilege-escalation, persistence, red-team, windows-exploitation, offensive-security

## Member repositories
- rootm0s/WinPwnage (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.074578+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 2026-08-30T08:18:53.913447+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rootm0s/WinPwnage (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.074578+00:00, sha ba207533ba0b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.