Understanding Registry Escalation: Exploiting the AlwaysInstallElevated Setting for Windows…

Understanding Registry Escalation: Exploiting the AlwaysInstallElevated Setting for Windows Privilege Escalation

Introduction:

Registry escalation via the “AlwaysInstallElevated” policy is a type of privilege escalation attack that can be used by attackers to gain elevated privileges on a compromised Windows system. This attack takes advantage of a Windows feature that allows non-administrator users to install MSI packages with elevated privileges. In this article, we will discuss the details of how this technique works, the potential consequences of a successful attack, and …

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