INTRODUCTION History: Computer systems are designed for the use of multiple activities and multiple users. Privileges mean what a user is permitted to do on the system. Privileges include read and write files, execute, or modifying system files. Privilege escalation means a user receives privileges they are not entitled to do. These privileges can be used to delete files, view private information, install unwanted programs such as viruses, Trojan, malware, etc. When a system has a bug that allows security to be bypassed, alternatively, it has flawed design assumptions about how it will be used to leverage the access to gain major root access. Privilege escalation is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system and software and misconfigurations to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application side or end user. An application with more privileges than intended by the application developer and system adm...
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