Meta attack pattern
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CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.
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Typical severity
Per MITRE
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Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
3
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
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Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-233 (Privilege Escalation) is a meta-level attack pattern catalogued by MITRE in the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC). It describes a recurring method attackers use to exploit software weaknesses.