https://github.com/labex-labs/privilege-escalation-techniques-on-linux

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.
https://github.com/labex-labs/privilege-escalation-techniques-on-linux

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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.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/labex-labs/privilege-escalation-techniques-on-linux
• Owner: labex-labs
• Created: 2024-11-01T01:47:22.000Z (about 1 year ago)
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• Last Pushed: 2025-09-26T02:50:56.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-26T04:28:38.976Z (3 months ago)
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• Homepage: https://labex.io/courses/privilege-escalation-techniques-on-linux
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# Privilege Escalation Techniques on Linux

## Languages

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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.

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## 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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