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 9.8
Apache Syncope: Delegating users can grant unowned Roles
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Syncope. Delegations can be created or updated with Roles not owned by the delegating User, or not for the same Realm subtree under the delegation management was granted for. This issue affects Apache Sync…
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High 7.8
Parallels Desktop local privilege escalation via appliance extract argument injection
Parallels Desktop runs prl_disp_service as root. Local clients reach it on the world-writable socket /var/run/prl_disp_service.socket. PrlSrv_LoginLocal accepts peer credentials. No Parallels signature. No admin group. After login, PrlSrv_InstallAppliance let…
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High 8.5
Local privilege escalation in the Logi Options+ updater service on Windows
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Logitech Logi Options+ updater service on Windows allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.
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High 7.3
jaychouchannel Tourism-Management-System User Register Endpoint UsersController.java privileges management
A vulnerability was identified in jaychouchannel Tourism-Management-System up to 229956e20dbd4a80eeff14535e44d3099502af09. The affected element is an unknown function of the file travel/src/main/java/com/controller/UsersController.java of the component User R…
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Medium 6.3
lenve vhr HrMapper.xml HrInfoController.updateHr privileges management
A security vulnerability has been detected in lenve vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT. This issue affects the function HrInfoController.updateHr of the file HrMapper.xml. Such manipulation of the argument Password leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be perf…
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High 7.5
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Membership Purchase
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not check the capability of the user making a membership purchase, and does not validate the payment method or the plan submitted with it, allowing any authenticated user such as a subscrib…
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Medium 5.4
Simple Membership < 4.7.8 - Subscriber+ Membership Level Escalation via PayPal Standard subsc_ref
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 does not validate that the membership level supplied in a PayPal payment notification matches the level configured for the paid payment button, allowing members to pay for a lower-priced membership while bei…
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High 7.2
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.8 - Author+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.8 does not properly restrict who may author a membership plan or validate the plan a user attaches to their own account, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access and above to assign t…
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Medium 4.3
Xuxueli xxl-job JobGroupController.java privileges management
A vulnerability was found in Xuxueli xxl-job up to 3.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file xxl-job-admin/src/main/java/com/xxl/job/admin/business/controller/JobGroupController.java. The manipulation results in improper privileg…
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High 8.8
MemberPress Corporate Accounts <= 1.5.39 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Mass Assignment in Sub-Account Creation
The MemberPress Corporate Accounts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.39. This is due to a mass assignment vulnerability in the 'add_sub_account_user' function that passes the raw 'userdata' array …
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High 8.8
Add User Autocomplete < 1.2 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation
The Add User Autocomplete WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not perform any capability or nonce check before creating a pending site-membership invitation carrying a caller-supplied role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselv…
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Critical 9.8
WP Component <= 2.2.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Blog Option Update
The WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 does not have any capability or nonce checks on one of the actions it makes available to unauthenticated users, and it takes both the option name and the option value from the request, allowing unauthenticated a…
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High 7.2
Temporary Login Without Password 1.5 - 1.9.8 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network Super Admin Privilege Escalation
The Temporary Login Without Password WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not verify that the user requesting a temporary login holds network super admin rights before granting the new account those rights, allowing an administrator of a single site on a multis…
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High 8.6
Command Injection in Puppet Enterprise
Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a s…
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High 7.2
MultiVendorX 5.0.0 - 5.0.15 - Store Owner+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The MultiVendorX WordPress plugin before 5.0.16 does not restrict who can update its role and capability settings, allowing users holding its vendor role to grant that role administrator-level capabilities and take over the site.
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High 8.8
Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Enterprise Webapps
IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.5 could allow a local attacker to escape container protections due to unrestricted system calls being permitted within the container.
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High 8.1
IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service where a specific functionality on a Db2 server can be disabled by a privileged user under certain conditions
IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service where a specific functionality on a Db2 server can be disabled by a privileged user under certain conditions.
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Medium 6.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server prior to 9.0.5.29 and 8.5.5.31 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 could allow an authenticated user with a low-privilege administrative role to modify security configuration. This could result in information disclosure or denial of service.
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High 8.3
OpenPanel through 2.3.0 Read-Only Access Level Enforcement Bypass via Mutations
OpenPanel through 2.3.0 fails to enforce read-only project access level on 26 of 29 mutating procedures, allowing read-level members to modify, delete, and publish project data. Attackers with explicit read-only access can delete reports and dashboards, sched…
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High 8.1
capgo.app through 12.207.1 Privilege Escalation via invite_new_user_to_org
capgo.app (npm package `capgo`) through version 12.207.1 does not compare the caller's role rank against the requested role in the validateInvite() function of supabase/functions/_backend/private/invite_new_user_to_org.ts. The POST /private/invite_new_user_to…
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High 7.8
Crun: crun: rootful krun with passt executes container payload as host root
A flaw was found in crun. When crun is built with libkrun and a container is started rootful with passt networking (krun.use_passt), crun can execute attacker-controlled payload from the container image with host root privileges. The issue is a regression in …
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High 7.2
Registration Form for WooCommerce 1.1.0 - 1.1.2 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated tgwcfb_id
The Registration Form for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not validate that the form referenced during registration is a legitimate registration form, reading the permitted-role allow-list from an arbitrary attacker-controlled post instead. A u…
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High 7.1
Open WebUI: Non-admin users can delete admin-owned external knowledge connections via knowledge base deletion
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.1, DELETE /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/delete in backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py authorized deletion against the knowledge base but then removed its…
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Medium 6.5
Privilege Escalation in ClearPass OnGuard Agent
A vulnerability in the ClearPass OnGuard agent could allow an authenticated remote attacker to elevate their own privileges on a vulnerable ClearPass OnGuard deployment. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges, leading to pot…
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Medium 6.4
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Authorization Bypass via Livewire Snapshot Replay
Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in Livewire components that enforce authorization only at the route level, not within component lifecycle methods. Attackers with a valid authenticated session can replay signed component sn…
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High 8.5
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET AV Remover
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ESET AV Remover (standalone) allows Privilege Escalation via especially crafted RPC.
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High 8.8
YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium <= 3.35.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Admin via wp_ajax_yith_wcwtl_add_user
The YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.35.0. This is due to the add_user_in_waiting_list() function registered on the wp_ajax_yith_wcwtl_add_user action being missin…
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High 7.2
PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.50.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation to Fresh-Install Default Capability Grant
The PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, User Capabilities, Admin Menus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.50.0. This is due to the `addPluginCapabilities()` function…
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High 7.2
Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store <= 5.9.3 - Authenticated (Store Manager+) Privilege Escalation to ec_ajax_save_page_default_options AJAX Action
The WP EasyCart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.9.3. This is due to the ec_ajax_save_page_default_options() AJAX handler iterating over every $_POST key and passing it directly into update_option(…
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High 8.8
FireBox <= 3.1.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution to Privilege Escalation
The FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.10 via the value function. This is due to a trivially bypassable r…
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Critical 9.9CVE-2026-84869 Exploited
ScreenConnect Client: Guest-to-Host File Execution via File-Transfer Actions
A condition in the ScreenConnect client may allow files to be transferred and executed through an active remote session without authorization or Host confirmation in certain circumstances. ScreenConnect servers are not impacted.
KEV Sep 11, 2026 -
Critical 10.0
In MicroXR Blobstore, there is a possible way to access other app's files due to a missing permission check. This could…
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Critical 10.0
In checkReadPermission of PermissionsManager.java, there is a possible way to monitor sensitive device state data due t…
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High 7.8
In multiple functions of SmsController.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission ch…
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High 7.8
In kvm_iommu_map_sg of iommu.c, there is a possible use after free due to a missing permission check. This could lead t…
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High 8.8
Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Medium 5.5
Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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High 8.2
Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: cluster-wide secrets read/write granted to operator serviceaccount
A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. The operator's ClusterRole grants secrets: [create, get, list, update, watch] across all namespaces. While the operator uses a controller-runtime label-selector cache as a memory optimization, the ServiceAccount token auth…
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Medium 4.7
elenavanengelenmaslova mocknest-serverless AWS GitHub OIDC Deployment Helper Script github-oidc-role.yaml privileges management
A vulnerability was detected in elenavanengelenmaslova mocknest-serverless 0.9.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file deployment/aws/shared/github-oidc-role.yaml of the component AWS GitHub OIDC Deployment Helper Script. Performing a manip…
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High 7.8
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…