Exploring Weasel: A Windows Privilege Escalation Journey

<p>In this blog post, I&rsquo;ll take you on a journey through an infosec writeup that revolves around a penetration test on a Windows system, focusing on enumeration, initial foothold, and privilege escalation. The target system is codenamed &ldquo;Weasel.&rdquo;</p> <h1>Gathering Information</h1> <p><strong><em>Nmap:</em></strong></p> <p>Our journey starts with an Nmap scan to gather information about the target system.</p> <pre> sudo nmap -sV -sC &lt;IP&gt;</pre> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1000/1*h1jQIgoedKQh2mwY06C2xw.png" style="height:358px; width:1000px" /></p> <p>Nmap Scan</p> <p>The scan reveals open ports and services:</p> <p><a href="https://systemweakness.com/exploring-weasel-a-windows-privilege-escalation-journey-1c41b4d14459"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>