Privilege Escalation (Dictionary Entry)

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IAM

Term

Privilege Escalation

Alternative Forms

Escalation of Privilege

Definitions

The abusive obtention of access permissions resulting from the subversion of a system by exploiting a weakness in it.

Privilege escalation is distinct from privilege abuse in that a subversion of the system is required, i.e. the system does not function as expected.

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Description

An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.

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