Introducing pathrunner: An AWS privilege escalation framework

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Introducing pathrunner: An AWS privilege escalation framework

Pathrunner is a cloud-native offensive security framework designed to automate the identification and exploitation of privilege escalation paths in AWS environments through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) misconfigurations.

Why it matters: Security practitioners defending AWS environments need awareness of automated exploitation techniques that attackers can deploy against IAM configurations, making regular privilege escalation assessments and access controls critical.

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2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

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2026-10-20 20:58 UTC