Authorization Sprawl: The Vulnerability Reshaping Modern Attacks
Joshua Wright ● October 15, 2025
Authorization sprawl is rapidly becoming one of the most exploited vulnerabilities in modern enterprises. As organizations adopt SSO, PATs, cloud integrations, and federated identity, attackers are finding new ways to move laterally and access sensitive systems without triggering traditional security alerts. Groups such as Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters are already using these techniques to devastating effect, bypassing strong authentication, EDR, and network monitoring controls. This white paper explains how: