ConceptsExcessive Permissions

Excessive Permissions

A cloud misconfiguration where an identity or resource is granted far more access than it needs, violating least privilege and giving an attacker who compromises it broad reach. It is one of the most common and dangerous cloud weaknesses.

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IAM Privilege Escalation

Abusing cloud IAM misconfigurations to gain more permissions than originally granted, for example using a permission to modify policies or assume a more powerful role, a major focus of cloud security assessment.

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