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AWS IAM Privesc

Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: cloud-platforms  ·  Last updated:
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AWS IAM 权限提升专项方法论。当已获取 AWS 凭据并需要提升权限、发现当前 IAM 用户/角色权限有限需要横向或纵向提权、或需要分析 IAM Policy 寻找提权路径时使用。覆盖 46 个 AWS 服务的提权技术，包括 PassRole 滥用、AssumeRole 链式提权、Lambda/EC2/ECS 计算服务提权、以及 NotAction 隐式权限利用
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From the source SKILL.md

AWS 环境中的提权（Privilege Escalation）是最关键的攻击阶段之一。与传统操作系统提权不同，AWS 提权的核心在于 IAM 权限组合的滥用——一个看似无害的 iam:PassRole 权限，配合计算服务的创建权限，就能让攻击者获得任意角色的完整权限。AWS 拥有数百项权限，其中许多权限组合可构成提权链路。

What this skill does

AWS IAM Privesc is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the cloud-platforms sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The AWS IAM Privesc Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 158,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-iam-privesc/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\aws-iam-privesc\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the AWS IAM Privesc Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/aws-iam-privesc/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the AWS IAM Privesc skill do?
AWS IAM 权限提升专项方法论。当已获取 AWS 凭据并需要提升权限、发现当前 IAM 用户/角色权限有限需要横向或纵向提权、或需要分析 IAM Policy 寻找提权路径时使用。覆盖 46 个 AWS 服务的提权技术，包括 PassRole 滥用、AssumeRole 链式提权、Lambda/EC2/ECS 计算服务提权、以及 NotAction 隐式权限利用
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the AWS IAM Privesc skill?
Use AWS IAM Privesc when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the cloud platforms area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use AWS IAM Privesc" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the AWS IAM Privesc skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. AWS IAM Privesc is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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wgpsec. (2026). AWS IAM Privesc [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-iam-privesc/
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@misc{aws-iam-privesc-2026,
  author    = {wgpsec},
  title     = {AWS IAM Privesc [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-iam-privesc/}
}

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