Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How to prevent it (3 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
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
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Architecture and Design
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
Source: MITRE CWE-269
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Critical 10.0CVE-2026-31852 Public exploit
Jellyfin Possible Organization/Secret Compromise from dangerous CI implementation
Jellyfin is an open-source media system. The code-quality.yml GitHub Actions workflow in jellyfin/jellyfin-ios is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via pull requests from forked repositories. Due to the workflow's elevated permissions (nearly all write p…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-2631 Public exploit
Datalogics Ecommerce Delivery < 2.6.60 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Datalogics Ecommerce Delivery WordPress plugin before 2.6.60 exposes an unauthenticated REST endpoint that allows any remote user to modify the option `datalogics_token` without verification. This token is subsequently used for authentication in a protect…
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Critical 9.4
RSSN has Arbitrary Code Execution via Unvalidated JIT Instruction Generation in C-FFI Interface
rssn is a scientific computing library for Rust, combining a high-performance symbolic computation engine with numerical methods support and physics simulations functionalities. The vulnerability exists in the JIT (Just-In-Time) compilation engine, which is f…
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Critical 9.2
Incorrect Permission Assignment(777) on `monitor` Users Home Directory Containing SUID Root Binaries in IDC SFX2100
The IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver sets overly permissive file system permissions on the monitor user's home directory. The directory is configured with permissions 0777, granting read, write, and execute access to all local users on the system, which may cau…
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Critical 9.8
An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow.sample component
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Critical 9.8
User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Membership Registration
The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. Th…
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Critical 9.8
In loadDescription of DeviceAdminInfo.java, there is a possible persistent package due to improper input validation. Th…
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Critical 9.8
Listee <= 1.1.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Listee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to a broken validation check in the bundled listee-core plugin's user registration function that fails to properly sanitize the user_…
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Critical 9.2
api-gateway-deploy Affected by Exploitable Command Injection via Unprivileged Root Execution
bleon-ethical/api-gateway-deploy provides API gateway deployment. Version 1.0.0 is vulnerable to an attack chain involving OS Command Injection and Privilege Escalation. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges within the con…
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Critical 9.8
Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component
Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.1
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. This issue requires a…
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Critical 9.8
An issue in edu Business Solutions Print Shop Pro WebDesk v.18.34 (fixed in 19.76) allows a remote attacker to escalate…
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Critical 9.4
An issue in Key Systems Inc Global Facilities Management Software v.20230721a allows a remote attacker to escalate priv…
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Critical 9.8
s2Member <= 260127 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 260127. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it poss…
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Critical 9.8
Buyent Theme (with Buyent Classified Plugin) <= 1.0.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Registration
The Buyent Classified plugin for WordPress (bundled with Buyent theme) is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user registration in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to the plugin not validating or restricting the user role during regist…
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Critical 9.8
Lizza LMS Pro <= 1.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Lizza LMS Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to the 'lizza_lms_pro_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes …
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Critical 9.8
Clasifico Listing <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Clasifico Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role by supplying the 'listing_user_role' parame…
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Critical 9.8
Truelysell Core <= 1.8.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration
The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions less than, or equal to, 1.8.7. This is due to insufficient validation of the user_role parameter during user registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at…
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Critical 9.8
JAY Login & Register <= 2.6.03 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via jay_login_register_ajax_create_final_user
The JAY Login & Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.03. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update arbitrary user meta through the 'jay_login_register_ajax_create_final_user' f…
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Critical 9.1CVE-2026-25643 Public exploit
Frigate Affected by Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE) and Container Escape
Frigate is a network video recorder (NVR) with realtime local object detection for IP cameras. Prior to 0.16.4, a critical Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been identified in the Frigate integration with go2rtc. The application does not saniti…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2025-15030 Public exploit
User Profile Builder < 3.15.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset
The User Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.15.2 does not have a proper password reset process, allowing a few unauthenticated requests to reset the password of any user by knowing their username, such as administrator ones, and therefore gain access t…
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Critical 10.0
Kyverno Cross-Namespace Privilege Escalation via Policy apiCall
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Versions prior to 1.16.3 and 1.15.3 have a critical authorization boundary bypass in namespaced Kyverno Policy apiCall. The resolved `urlPath` is executed using the Kyverno admis…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-0920 Public exploit
LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.5.6.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Backdoor to Administrative User Creation via lakit_bkrole parameter
The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Administrative User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.3. This is due to the 'ajax_register_handle' function not restricting what user roles a user can register wi…
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Critical 9.8
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.1. This is due to the 'insert_user' function not restricting the roles with which a user can register. This makes it po…
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Critical 9.8
RegistrationMagic <= 6.0.7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via admin_order
The RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.7.1. This is due to the 'add_menu' function is accessible via the 'rm_user_exists' AJAX action and allows arbitrary updates to the 'admi…
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Critical 10.0
Administrator Account Creation Vulnerability in BLUVOYIX
The vulnerability exists in BLUVOYIX due to improper authentication in the BLUVOYIX admin APIs. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable admin API to create a new user wit…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2025-14736 Public exploit
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.28.29 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Role Form Field
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.28.29. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied role values in the 'validate_value', 'pre_update_value', and 'ge…
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Critical 9.8
Flex Store Users <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Flex Store Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to the 'fsUserHandle::signup' and the 'fsSellerRole::add_role_seller' functions not restricting what user roles a user can…
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Critical 9.8
An issue was discovered in DriveLock 24.1 through 24.1.*, 24.2 through 24.2.*, and 25.1 before 25.1.6. Users with the "…
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Critical 9.9
An issue was discovered in DriveLock 24.1 before 24.1.6, 24.2 before 24.2.7, and 25.1 before 25.1.5. Local unprivileged…
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Critical 9.8
WP CarDealer <= 1.2.16 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The WP CarDealer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.16. This is due to the 'WP_CarDealer_User::process_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it…
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Critical 9.8
DesignThemes LMS <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The DesignThemes LMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to the 'dtlms_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it po…
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Critical 9.8
The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7 (patc…
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Critical 9.8
Tiare Membership <= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Tiare Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to the 'tiare_membership_init_rest_api_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This mak…
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Critical 9.8
Tiger <= 101.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the 'paypal-submit.php' file not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated…
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Critical 9.8
FindAll Listing <= 1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The FindAll Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to the 'findall_listing_user_registration_additional_params' function not restricting what user roles a user can register w…
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Critical 9.3
Insecure SYSTEM Service Permissions in UPSilon2000V6.0 (RupsMon.exe) leading to trivial Local Privilege Escalation
The RupsMon.exe service executable in UPSilon 2000 has insecure permissions, allowing the 'Everyone' group Full Control. A local attacker can replace the executable with a malicious binary to execute code with SYSTEM privileges or simply change the config pat…
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Critical 9.3
NVIDIA DGX Spark GB10 contains a vulnerability in SROOT, where an attacker could use privileged access to gain access t…
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Critical 9.8
EduKart Pro <= 1.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The EduKart Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to the 'edukart_pro_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it p…
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Critical 9.1
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium…