privilege escalation

process to gain control of computer privileges that are not allowed to a user or application by default
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privilege escalation

Summary

privilege escalation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • privilege escalation's subclass of is recorded as exploit[2].
  • privilege escalation's subclass of is recorded as security risk[3].
  • privilege escalation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037r0s[4].
  • privilege escalation's facet of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • privilege escalation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://security.stackexchange.com/tags/privilege-escalation[6].
  • privilege escalation's schematic is recorded as Privilege Escalation Diagram.svg[7].
  • privilege escalation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 55854993[8].
  • privilege escalation's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 特権昇格[9].
  • privilege escalation's Mitre ATT&CK ID is recorded as tactics/TA0029[10].
  • privilege escalation's IGI Global Dictionary ID is recorded as 44398[11].

Why It Matters

privilege escalation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). privilege escalation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/privilege-escalation
MLA “privilege escalation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/privilege-escalation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_privilege-escalation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{privilege escalation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/privilege-escalation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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