Privilege escalation
Gaining more access than you were given, for example by using one permission to grant yourself others. A common defence is that a delegated credential can never exceed its owner: a ZopNight personal access token is always limited by its user's current role. Why it matters: One escalation path can turn a read-only cost viewer into someone who can change infrastructure.
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