# Insecure Services

## Theory

One of the basic features of Microsoft Windows is the ability to run services. These are background processes, similar to Unix deamons. They are managed by the [Service Control Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/services/service-control-manager). If they are misconfigured, as they usually run as a local system account, they can lead to privilege escalation.

## Practice

### Enumerate

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[Processes & Services](/redteam/discovery/windows/processes-and-services.md)
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### Exploit

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[Weak Service Permissions](/redteam/privilege-escalation/windows/services/weak-service-permissions.md)
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[Weak File/Folder Permissions](/redteam/privilege-escalation/windows/services/weak-files-permissions.md)
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[Weak Registry Permissions](/redteam/privilege-escalation/windows/services/weak-registry-permissions.md)
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[Unquoted Service Path](/redteam/privilege-escalation/windows/services/unquoted-service-path.md)
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