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Role objects in the Kubernetes RBAC API of an Azure Arc connected cluster. They define namespace-scoped sets of permissions over the Kubernetes API that can be granted to subjects via role bindings.

Namespaced RBAC governs access within a namespace, which may host sensitive production workloads and secrets; roles are part of the cluster's access-control fabric.

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The escalate verb bypasses Kubernetes privilege-escalation prevention, letting a principal grant a namespaced Role permissions beyond those it currently holds.

Risks

1. Privilege escalation (CRITICAL)

Scope: CRITICAL

This privilege may grant access to sensitive data from a significant fraction of organizational functions, allow interruption of critical organizational services, or its exploit could lead to significant privilege escalation.

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