Privilege escalation
Privilege escalation is a security vulnerability that occurs when an attacker gains a higher level of access or privileges than they should legitimately have on a system or an application. This allows the attacker to access restricted resources, perform actions that would not normally be allowed, or execute commands with higher privileges than initially granted.
There are several types of privilege escalation:
- Local: Occurs when an attacker with limited access to a system manages to gain a higher level of privileges on that same system. This may involve exploiting vulnerabilities in the operating system or local applications.
- Remote: Occurs when an attacker gains remote access to a system with higher privileges than should legitimately be granted, usually through software vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, or weak credentials.
There are several ways an attacker can exploit privilege escalation, such as the following:
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