Obtaining system privileges

If the application we broke into is running with administrator privileges, it is effortless to gain system-level privileges by issuing the getsystem command, as shown in the following screenshot:

The system-level privileges provide the highest level of rights, with the ability to perform almost anything on to the target system.

The getsystem module is not as reliable on the newer version of Windows. It is advisable to try local privilege escalation methods and modules to elevate.

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