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Glossary Term Exploit Chaining

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What is Exploit Chaining?

Exploit chaining combines multiple vulnerabilities in sequence to achieve a greater impact, such as turning minor bugs into full system compromise.

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Understanding Exploit Chaining

Exploit chaining is the practice of combining two or more individual vulnerabilities or exploits in sequence to achieve an outcome that none could accomplish alone. For example, an attacker might chain a low-severity information disclosure bug with an authentication bypass and a remote code execution flaw to gain full control of a system. Because each link amplifies the next, exploit chains can turn seemingly minor weaknesses into critical, end-to-end compromises.

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