Elevation of Privilege (EOP) refers to attack techniques that allow an attacker to gain higher-level privileges on a system, typically moving from a regular user to administrator or SYSTEM to execute actions, pivot, and persist.
Overview
Elevation of Privilege (EOP) refers to attack techniques that allow an attacker to gain higher-level privileges on a system, typically moving from a regular user to administrator or SYSTEM to execute actions, pivot, and persist. The recent article highlights a zero-day vulnerability classified as actively exploited and assigned a high severity (8) in Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday, underscoring how EOP flaws can enable widespread privilege escalation if left unpatched.
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