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Build your own potato - An exploration of how Windows authentication abuse "actually works"

Daniel Cooper
2026-10-14 9:00 am
Breakout
Hacking, Red Teaming
Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research

Building a Potato exploit from scratch explains why these privilege escalation techniques keep working despite years of Microsoft patching.

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Daniel Cooper is a penetration tester at Tanto Security, presenting how Windows privilege escalation "Potato" exploits actually work under the hood.
Daniel Cooper
Penetration Tester / Cyber Security Consultant
Tanto Security
Daniel Cooper is a penetration tester at Tanto Security, presenting how Windows privilege escalation "Potato" exploits actually work under the hood.

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