Wait what? Just learned about undocumented Windows ShellExecute(..., "runas"). How is this not just universal sudo? https://ss64.com/vb/shellexecute.html …
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Replying to @littlecalculist @pcwalton
I get a UAC prompt when I run that from a non-elevated CMD console. No UAC prompt if I run it from an elevated CMD console.
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OMG false alarm! I completely forgot the cmder window I was running from was already elevated. >_<
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Replying to @littlecalculist @GBrayUT
Now there are legit UAC bypasses but they’re fairly obscure https://tyranidslair.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/reading-your-way-around-uac-part-1.html …
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Ha! OK. As
@evilpies says, UAC is basically providing zero guarantees. Presumably the real mechanism is that my user has admin rights.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
It’s called a “split token” internally: you have half of a user security token and half of an administrator token. Or something like that.
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