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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 350 of 611

A standard user reads another standard user's records. How is this escalation classified?

  1. Privilege creep
  2. Lateral movement
  3. Horizontal privilege escalation
  4. Vertical privilege escalation
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Answer: C. Horizontal privilege escalation

Vertical escalation moves into a higher role; horizontal reaches another user's data at the same privilege level.

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