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  2. Privilege escalation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilege_escalation

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

  3. Confused deputy problem - Wikipedia

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    It is a specific type of privilege escalation. [1] The confused deputy problem is often cited as an example of why capability-based security is important. Capability systems protect against the confused deputy problem, whereas access-control list –based systems do not.

  4. Code injection - Wikipedia

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    Privilege escalation to either superuser permissions on UNIX by exploiting shell injection vulnerabilities in a binary file or to Local System privileges on Microsoft Windows by exploiting a service within Windows. Attacking web users with Hyper Text Markup Language or Cross-Site Scripting injection.

  5. iOS jailbreaking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking

    iOS jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based [a] operating systems. It is typically done through a series of kernel patches.

  6. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    To reduce the possibility of lower-privilege applications communicating with higher-privilege ones, another new technology, User Interface Privilege Isolation, is used in conjunction with User Account Control to isolate these processes from each other. [3] One prominent use of this is Internet Explorer 7's "Protected Mode". [4]

  7. Opinion - How Trump can exert influence the day after a ... - AOL

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    The Biden administration’s “controlled escalation” approach to military aid has resulted in a protracted stalemate in the war. Putin has no illusions about President-elect Donald Trump.