CAPEC Definitions

    CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-233

    CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation

    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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    Extended Description

    No Extended Description.

    Mitigations

    No Mitigations found.

    Relationships with other CAPECs

    No related CAPECs found.

    Prerequisites

    No prerequisites found.

    Related Weaknesses

    CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

    CWE-1264: Hardware Logic with Insecure De-Synchronization between Control and Data Channels

    CWE-1311: Improper Translation of Security Attributes by Fabric Bridge