Privilege Escalation Techniques on Linux
October 23, 2025 · View on GitHub
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In this course, you will learn about privilege escalation techniques on Linux. It is a beginner level course and will cover various techniques to escalate privileges on Linux systems.
Exercises
| Index | Name | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🧩 Upgrade Simple Shell to Interactive Shell in Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 02 | 🧩 Explore Privilege Escalation via /etc/passwd File ... | Intermediate | Start Lab |
| 03 | 🧩 Escalate Privileges Using /etc/shadow File in Linu... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 04 | 🧩 Exploit SUID Binaries for Privilege Escalation in ... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 05 | 🧩 Learn Cron Jobs and Privilege Escalation in Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 06 | 🧩 Perform Wildcard Injection in Nmap for Privilege E... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 07 | 🧩 Learn Sudo Privilege Escalation Methods in Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 08 | 🧩 Find and Exploit Sensitive Config Files for Privil... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 09 | 🧩 Escalate Privileges to Root via Intermediate User ... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 10 | 🧩 Brute Force Root Password in Linux with Sucrack an... | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 11 | 🧩 Explore Linux Privilege Escalation Tools in Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
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