Vertical Privilege Escalation

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cybersecurity Vulnerability
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Privilege Elevation
gptkbp:category gptkb:Information_Security
Access Control Vulnerability
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Data_Breach
Unauthorized Access
System Compromise
gptkbp:example Guest Account Becoming Root
User Gaining Administrator Rights
gptkbp:exploits Attackers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vertical Privilege Escalation
gptkbp:involves Gaining Higher Access Rights
gptkbp:occurredIn Computer Systems
Web Applications
gptkbp:prevention gptkb:Access_Control
gptkb:Least_Privilege_Principle
Patch Management
Security Auditing
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Horizontal_Privilege_Escalation
gptkbp:riskFactor High
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Privilege_Escalation
gptkb:Broken_Access_Control
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6