---
id: 8187
title: "PowerUpSQL: A PowerShell Toolkit for Attacking SQL Server"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/powerupsql-powershell-toolkit-attacking-sql-server/"
published_at: "2016-07-15T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "powershell", "toolkit", "auditing", "sql-server", "powerupsql"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8187"
lang: en
---

# PowerUpSQL: A PowerShell Toolkit for Attacking SQL Server

## Summary

Introduces the PowerUpSQL PowerShell module for SQL Server instance discovery, weak configuration auditing, and privilege escalation at scale, with multiple loading options for testers and admins.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2016-07-15T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/powerupsql-powershell-toolkit-attacking-sql-server/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8187