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PRIVILEGE ESCALATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

The act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Mécanisme permettant à un utilisateur d'obtenir des privilèges supérieurs à ceux qu'il a normalement.

Spanish

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