Privilege Escalation
Moving from low-level user to Admin/Root.
Operational Phase
01
Kernel Exploits
DirtyCow and other kernel-level vulnerabilities.
02
Misconfigurations
Weak file permissions (SUID/GUID) and sudo rights.
03
Credential Hunting
Finding passwords in config files and history.
04
Service Abuse
Hijacking unquoted service paths in Windows.