Privilege escalation is the process of gaining higher levels of access to a system, application, or network. Attackers seek out and exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses to escalate their privileges using security mechanisms. The 2017 Equifax data breach was one of the most prominent examples of privilege escalation attacks.
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