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AWS IAM Privilege Escalation: Paths, CloudTrail Events, and the Controls That Block Them
Twelve documented ways a limited IAM identity can raise its own permissions, the CloudTrail event each one leaves, and the AWS controls that block them. Commands and policies follow AWS documentation examples and the AWS CLI v2 reference.
14 min read · 2026-10-16
iam-to-english: Read Any AWS IAM Policy in Plain English and Catch Privilege Escalation Before It Ships
KloudSec releases iam-to-english, a free open-source CLI that explains AWS IAM policies in plain English, flags 21 known privilege escalation paths, including combinations spread across statements, diffs policy changes and gates CI. It runs offline.
11 min read · 2026-10-18
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