MITRE ATT&CKtactic

TA0029 Privilege Escalation

Published 2018-10-17 Modified 2025-04-25 Official page ↗
Domain
mobile
Version
1.0
Created
2018-10-17

Description

The adversary is trying to gain higher-level permissions. Privilege escalation includes techniques that allow an attacker to obtain a higher level of permissions on the mobile device. Attackers may enter the mobile device with very limited privileges and may be required to take advantage of a device weakness to obtain higher privileges necessary to successfully carry out their mission objectives.

Related

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · tactic (5)

  • T1626 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism technique
  • T1626.001 Device Administrator Permissions sub-technique
  • T1631 Process Injection technique
  • T1631.001 Ptrace System Calls sub-technique
  • T1404 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation technique