[tl;dr sec] #351 - PHP2Shell, Autopatching Skills, AWS Pathrunner
This week's tl;dr sec roundup highlights AWS Pathrunner for automated IAM privilege-escalation discovery and Trail of Bits' open-source autopatching skills — useful additions to cloud-security and DevSecOps toolbelts.
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My experience with PHP2Shell + related resources, two new OSS skills from Trail of Bits, new tool that automates exploitation of AWS IAM privilege escalation paths
Editorial Analysis
Automated IAM path analysis tools lower the barrier to finding privilege-escalation chains in complex AWS environments before attackers do.
Integrate AWS Pathrunner into your periodic cloud-security review to surface unintended IAM escalation paths.
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