---
id: 8173
title: "SQL Server Link Crawling with PowerUpSQL"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/sql-server-link-crawling-powerupsql/"
published_at: "2017-03-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "lateral-movement", "database-security", "sql-server", "powerupsql", "linked-servers"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8173"
lang: en
---

# SQL Server Link Crawling with PowerUpSQL

## Summary

Introduces Get-SQLServerLinkCrawl, which walks every accessible linked server path from an initial SQL Server foothold, exposing versions, link-user privileges, and query execution across links.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/sql-server-link-crawling-powerupsql/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8173