---
type: "intra-boundary-type"
title: "privilege (intra-system)"
description: "Elevation from a lower privilege level to a higher one within the same system."
resource: "tlctc:intra-boundary:privilege"
tags:
  - "registry"
  - "intra-system-boundary"
---
# privilege (intra-system boundary)

Elevation from a lower privilege level to a higher one within the same system.

> Examples: user-to-root, low-integrity to high-integrity, unprivileged to kernel.