Privilege Escalation Task

A Privilege Escalation Task is a security task that attempts to gain elevated access rights beyond those initially granted to a user or system process (to perform unauthorized actions).

• Context:
  • Task Input: Initial Access Level, System Permissions
    • Optional Input: Vulnerability Vector, System Weakness
  • Task Output: Elevated Access, Extended Permissions
  • Task Performance Measure: Success Metrics such as privilege level gained, persistence, and detection avoidance
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  • It can exploit System Vulnerability through attack techniques.
  • It can bypass Access Control through security flaws.
  • It can manipulate Process Permission through elevation methods.
  • It can leverage System Trust through privilege inheritance.
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  • It can establish Persistent Access through backdoor mechanisms.
  • It can maintain Elevated State through persistence techniques.
  • It can circumvent Security Control through bypass strategys.
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  • It can range from being a Basic Permission Elevation to being an Advanced Privilege Escalation, depending on its attack complexity.
  • It can range from being a Temporary Access Gain to being a Persistent System Control, depending on its implementation approach.
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• Examples:
  • Operating System Privilege Escalations, such as:
    • Windows Privilege Escalation for system control.
    • Unix Privilege Escalation for root access.
  • Application Level Escalations, such as:
    • Database Privilege Escalation for admin access.
    • Web Application Escalation for elevated user role.
  • Device Level Escalations, such as:
    • Mobile Device Escalation for system modification.
    • IoT Device Escalation for firmware access.
  • Network Level Escalations, such as:
    • Service Account Elevation for network control.
    • Domain Privilege Escalation for administrative access.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Authorized Access Change, which follows permission protocol.
  • Normal Permission Grant, which maintains security control.
  • System Update Task, which modifies system state with authorization.
• See: Security Attack Task, Access Control Bypass, System Permission Management, Root Access Task.

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