An administrator logged in to a cloud account on a shared machine but forgot to log out after the session ended. Which of the following types of security threats does this action pose?

The correct answer is C. On-path attack. By leaving an active session open on a shared machine, an attacker with access to that machine can intercept or hijack the administrator's session tokens or credentials - classic on-path behavior - allowing them to impersonate the admin without needing elevated exploits.

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AIP spoofing
BZero-day
COn-path attack
DPrivilege escalation

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C
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Explanation

By leaving an active session open on a shared machine, an attacker with access to that machine can intercept or hijack the administrator's session tokens or credentials - classic on-path behavior - allowing them to impersonate the admin without needing elevated exploits.

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#Security Threats#On-path Attack#Cloud Security#Session Management

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