Foundation glossary/Operations
Privilege Escalation
Companion card for the Foundation course — study the related lesson for full progress.
Simple explanation
Getting more power than you started with.
Technical explanation
Vertical or horizontal privilege gain.
Real-life scenario
Intern account somehow reaches payroll admin screens — that is a bug / abuse path.
Security relevance
Attackers chase higher privileges — defend admin paths tightly.
Practical example
Weak service ACL → SYSTEM.
User
Weak ACL
Admin / SYSTEM
Mini quiz
Intern account reaching payroll admin screens suggests:
Related lesson
No direct lesson slug yet — use the Foundation course syllabus or roadmap level system-security.