privilege escalation
Privilege escalation refers to the act of unauthorized elevation or increase in an individual's access rights, privileges, or permissions within a computer system, network, or software application, allowing them to perform tasks beyond their authorized level of access.
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Related Concepts (34)
- active directory privilege escalation
- android privilege escalation
- android sandbox escape
- api privilege escalation
- application-specific privilege escalation
- arbitrary code execution
- container privilege escalation
- discretionary access control
- exploit writing techniques
- exploitation techniques
- exploiting misconfigurations for privilege escalation
- exploiting software vulnerabilities
- insecure direct object references
- ios privilege escalation
- kernel exploitation
- kernel module exploitation
- kernel shellcode
- kernel space to user space vulnerabilities
- kernel-level rootkits
- linux privilege escalation
- local privilege escalation
- mac privilege escalation
- network privilege escalation
- post-exploitation
- privilege escalation in cloud environments
- remote privilege escalation
- rootkits and root-level access
- social engineering for privilege escalation
- software vulnerabilities
- software vulnerability
- stack exploitation
- user account privileges
- web application privilege escalation
- windows privilege escalation
Similar Concepts
- android privilege escalation attacks
- authorization and privileges
- conflict escalation
- escalation
- exploits used in privilege escalation
- kernel privilege escalation
- least privilege escalation
- privilege
- privilege awareness
- privilege escalation in android
- privilege escalation techniques
- privilege escalation vulnerabilities
- privilege escalation vulnerabilities in hypervisors
- privileges
- white privilege