On a compromised computer, you have found that a user without administrative privileges was able to perform a task limited to only administrative accounts. What type of exploit has occurred?

A. Privilege escalation
B. DNS cache poisoning
C. ARP poisoning
D. Man-in-the-middle

Answer: A

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