Windows Privilege Escalation via Credential Discovery | Real-World Technique

In this video, I demonstrate credential discovery techniques in Windows, focusing on how attackers extract passwords and sensitive secrets from registry hives, SAM, configuration files and user artifacts during post-exploitation.

This is a hands-on, real-world walkthrough, not theory — the exact mindset and techniques used during OSCP-style labs, internal pentests, and red team engagements.

🔐 What you’ll learn in this video:
- Where Windows stores credentials and secrets
- Extracting password hashes from SAM & SYSTEM hives
- Finding plaintext credentials in registry keys
- Common misconfigurations in config & history files
- How credential access leads to privilege escalation & lateral movement

📁 Series: Windows Privilege Escalation
This video is part of my Windows Privilege Escalation Series, where we focus on real attack vectors used by professional penetration testers, not CTF-only tricks.

If you’re preparing for OSCP / CRTP / PNPT, or want to sharpen your Windows post-exploitation and internal pentesting skills, this video is for you.

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Timestamps:
00:07 - Intro
00:12 - Introduction to Credential Discovery
01:30 - Connecting to Our First Lab
03:56 - Finding Passwords from Windows Registry
13:39 - Finding Passwords from Windows Credential Manager
19:20 - Finding Passwords from SAM
28:36 - Connecting to Our Second Lab
30:50 - Finding Passwords from Powershell History
33:35 - Finding Passwords from Config Files
39:51 - Outro
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