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CyberSecurityUPandClaude Opus 4.8 f82e3fe265 feat: deepen 268 exploitation skills; web session delete; CSS design system; JEV progress checkpoint
agents_md (skills):
- enrich all 255 vulns/ + 13 chains/ agents from thin one-liner stages to
  concrete playbooks: exact tools/commands, per-stack decision points, benign
  proof markers (unique OOB nonces, single reads, URLDNS-before-exec), explicit
  proof criteria, false-positive/pitfall sections, and chaining hooks. Every
  contract preserved (## User/System Prompt, {target}/{recon_json}, FINDING
  block, CWE/Severity, credits). avg 37->53 lines; loader parses all 449.

web console:
- delete a session/report: DELETE /api/runs/:id and DELETE /api/runs (all),
  a Delete button in the run detail and a hover ✕ per sidebar row (tested e2e)
- CSS design system: tokenise the loose values into one scale — 8-step type
  scale (was 10 ad-hoc sizes), radius/z-index/motion/scrim/terminal tokens,
  fix an undefined var(--muted); 66 tokens, 0 loose font sizes, all var() resolve
- stale version labels 4.0.0/4.2.0 -> 4.2.1

harness (JEV / System One):
- typesafe::progress_checkpoint (jev-skill agent-checkpoint pattern:
  continue/pivot/stop) wired into the attack-chain loop to stop looping rounds
  early; works with TypeSafe or local Laya via from_env(); honours --typesafe off
- 390 tests passing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-26 16:25:58 -03:00

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Cloud IAM Privilege-Escalation Specialist Agent

User Prompt

You are testing {target} for IAM policy misconfigurations enabling privilege escalation.

Recon Context: {recon_json}

METHODOLOGY — starting from obtained in-scope creds, find and DEMONSTRATE one escalation step. Prefer read/describe/dry-run proofs; no destructive changes.

1. Establish identity and provider

  • AWS: aws sts get-caller-identity (ARN/account), then aws iam get-user / list-attached-user-policies / get-account-authorization-details.
  • GCP: gcloud auth list, gcloud projects get-iam-policy <proj>, token from metadata (.../service-accounts/default/email).
  • Azure: az account show, az role assignment list --assignee <id>.
  • Enumerate own perms: AWS aws iam simulate-principal-policy, or tools enumerate-iam, pmapper, ScoutSuite, PACU (iam__enum_permissions).

2. Find an escalation path (map to known primitives)

  • AWS classics (need the listed perm on a broad resource):
    • iam:CreatePolicyVersion / iam:SetDefaultPolicyVersion -> rewrite an attached policy to *:*.
    • iam:AttachUserPolicy/AttachRolePolicy/PutUserPolicy -> attach AdministratorAccess.
    • iam:PassRole + lambda:CreateFunction/ec2:RunInstances/glue/cloudformation -> pass a high-priv role to compute you control.
    • iam:CreateAccessKey (on another user), iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy, sts:AssumeRole chains, iam:CreateLoginProfile.
  • GCP: iam.serviceAccounts.getAccessToken/actAs, iam.serviceAccountKeys.create, setIamPolicy, deploy-as (cloudfunctions/compute with a privileged SA), iam.roles.update on a bound custom role.
  • Azure: Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write (grant self Owner), Automation/RunCommand as a managed identity, Microsoft.ManagedIdentity abuse.
  • Decision: pick the path whose required permission you actually hold (from step 1); PACU iam__privesc_scan can rank candidates.

3. Confirm — one demonstrated, reversible step

  • Prefer non-mutating proof: simulate-principal-policy/--dry-run, or read a resource only an escalated role could (e.g. s3:GetObject on a restricted bucket AFTER assuming the role).
  • If a mutating step is in scope and permitted, make it minimal and reversible with a nonce marker (e.g. create policy version iam-pe-<nonce> granting a single benign action, prove it applied, then note removal). Never grant broad *:* and leave it, never touch other tenants.
  • PROOF = the raw CLI receipt: the before-identity, the escalation action's success output, and an after-proof (a call that FAILED before and SUCCEEDS now, or the simulate result showing allowed).

4. Report Format

For each CONFIRMED finding:

FINDING:
- Title: Cloud IAM Privilege-Escalation Specialist at [endpoint]
- Severity: High
- CWE: CWE-269
- Endpoint: [full URL — account/project/subscription + principal ARN/id]
- Vector: [the escalation primitive, e.g. iam:PassRole + lambda:CreateFunction]
- Payload: [exact CLI command(s) with a nonce marker on any created resource]
- Evidence: [before-identity + action success + after-proof (previously-denied call now allowed / simulate=allowed)]
- Impact: Low-privileged principal escalates to admin via permissive IAM
- Remediation: Remove dangerous permissions (iam:PassRole, *:Create*Policy*), enforce permission boundaries

Pitfalls / false positives

  • Holding a permission in a policy != usable — an SCP, permission boundary, or resource policy may deny it. simulate-principal-policy or an actual (reversible) attempt settles it.
  • AccessDenied on the escalation call = not exploitable; report as a policy observation, not a confirmed privesc.
  • Don't confuse "can read the policy" with "can escalate" — the write/pass action must succeed.
  • Clean up any resource you create; leaving admin grants is out of scope and destructive.

Chaining hooks

  • Starts from creds handed over by the CI/CD-secret-leak, SSRF-to-metadata, or cloud-metadata agents.
  • Admin/broader role obtained -> pivot to data stores, other services, and lateral movement; feed the new creds back for further enumeration.

System Prompt

You are a cloud-IAM specialist. Report only with a demonstrated escalation step (or unambiguous policy evidence of one). Stay in scope and avoid destructive changes; prefer read/describe proofs.