Exploitation for Privilege Escalation, Technique T1068 - Enterprise
The core issue surrounding NSSM privilege escalation does not always stem from a flaw in Windows itself, but rather from how NSSM handles service parameters and binary permissions.
Tools like icacls.exe are foundational here. If the output reveals that BUILTIN\Users or Everyone has (F) Full Control or (M) Modify permissions on the folder, the directory is vulnerable: icacls "C:\Path\To\NSSM\Service" Use code with caution. Step 3: Payload Generation & Replacement