Weakness (CWE)
CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How to prevent it (2 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks [REF-76]. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
Source: MITRE CWE-266
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High 7.3CVE-2026-116106 Public exploit
HeyCyan App FileProvider access control
A security vulnerability has been detected in HeyCyan App 1.0.103 on Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component FileProvider. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. T…
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High 7.3CVE-2026-101053 Public exploit
Thinkware U3000 TCP Service wpa_supplicant.conf PUT_FILE access control
A vulnerability was determined in Thinkware U3000 up to 1.02.04. This impacts the function PUT_FILE of the file /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf of the component TCP Service. Executing a manipulation of the argument path can lead to improper access controls. The atta…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-86583 Public exploit
Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.17 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via CSV Escape-Character Mismatch in Export/Import Round Trip via display_name and nickname Profile Fields
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.17 via the plugin's own export and re-import workflow. The vulnerability exists because the exporter writes CSV cell…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-94036 Public exploit
D-Link DIR-X1860/DIR-X1860Z routerd ubus access control
A security flaw has been discovered in D-Link DIR-X1860 and DIR-X1860Z up to 1.0.2.220120.165402. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /ubus of the component routerd. The manipulation of the argument passwd_set results in improper access co…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-19195 Public exploit
V-Secure Jingyun Antivirus Kernel Driver ZyArk.sys access control
A vulnerability has been found in V-Secure Jingyun Antivirus 2.4.2.39. The affected element is an unknown function in the library ZyArk.sys of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack needs to be performed lo…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-19193 Public exploit
Jiangmin Antivirus Minifilter Port kvcore.sys MessageNotifyCallback access control
A flaw has been found in Jiangmin Antivirus 21. Impacted is the function MessageNotifyCallback in the library kvcore.sys of the component Minifilter Port. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper access controls. The attack needs to be launched locally. …
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High 7.1CVE-2026-49413 Public exploit
Flaw in Linuxulator execution of setugid binaries
The Linuxulator determined whether a binary was set-user-ID or set-group-ID by checking the P_SUGID process flag. During execve(2), this flag is not yet set at the point where the auxiliary vector is constructed, so AT_SECURE was incorrectly set to zero for s…
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High 7.5CVE-2026-49083 Public exploit
WordPress LatePoint plugin <= 5.5.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Contributor Privilege Escalation in LatePoint <= 5.5.1 versions.
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High 8.1CVE-2026-32488 Public exploit
WordPress User Registration plugin <= 4.4.9 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in wpeverest User Registration user-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through <= 4.4.9.
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High 7.2CVE-2026-27541 Public exploit
WordPress Wholesale Suite plugin <= 2.2.6 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Josh Kohlbach Wholesale Suite allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Wholesale Suite: through 2.2.6.
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High 8.7CVE-2025-65094 Public exploit
WBCE CMS is Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Group ID Manipulation (IDOR)
WBCE CMS is a content management system. Prior to version 1.6.4, a low-privileged user in WBCE CMS can escalate their privileges to the Administrators group by manipulating the groups[] parameter in the /admin/users/save.php request. The UI restricts users to…
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High 8.5CVE-2025-10576 Public exploit
Sound Research SECOMNService Escalation of Privilege
Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the audio package for certain HP PC products using the Sound Research SECOMN64 driver, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing updated audio packages to mitigate the potential vulnerabilitie…
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High 7.3CVE-2025-39459 Public exploit
WordPress Real Estate 7 theme <= 3.5.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in contempoinc Real Estate 7 realestate-7 allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Real Estate 7: from n/a through <= 3.5.2.
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High 8.8CVE-2024-32507 Public exploit
WordPress Login with phone number plugin <= 1.7.16 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Hamid Alinia Login with phone number login-with-phone-number allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Login with phone number: from n/a through 1.7.16.
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High 8.8CVE-2024-22145 Public exploit
WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.8 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in InstaWP InstaWP Connect instawp-connect.This issue affects InstaWP Connect: from n/a through <= 0.1.0.8.
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High 7.8CVE-2024-31771 Public exploit
Insecure Permission vulnerability in TotalAV v.6.0.740 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted file
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High 7.3CVE-2023-40109 Public exploit
In createFromParcel of UsbConfiguration.java, there is a possible background activity launch (BAL) due to a permissions…
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High 7.5CVE-2023-1874 Public exploit
WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, wit…