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DLL Hijacking and Side Loading Scenario

Learn about the Privilege Escalation DLL Hijacking and Side Loading scenario.

The DLL Hijacking and Side Loading scenario describes when an attacker plants a malicious dynamic link library (DLLs) so it's referenced using a relative path, which creates an opportunity to escalate privileges.

In the Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) Use Case Categories hierarchy, the DLL Hijacking and Side Loading scenario falls under the Privilege Escalation use case.