Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Third Edition

Local system escalation

In the case of Windows 10 or Windows 7, we may be able to run the Meterpreter shell on the context of the user. This can be bypassed by using multiple post-exploit module by sending background to your Meterpreter shell and using any of the following exploit modules depending on the compromised victim machine; in this example, we will utilize the bypassuac post-exploit module, as shown in the following screenshot:

meterpreter > background
[*] Backgrounding session 2...
msf exploit(psexec) > use exploit/windows/local/bypassuac
msf exploit(bypassuac) > set session 2
session => 2

The bypassuac module in the Meterpreter ...