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
An issue in Squirro Cognitive Search before v.3.14.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted requ…
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High 7.2
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup < 7.108 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network-Wide PHP Code Execution via REST Import
The All-in-One WP Migration and Backup WordPress plugin before 7.108 does not restrict its migration import functionality to network administrators on multisite installations, allowing an administrator of a single subsite to execute arbitrary PHP code across …
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Critical 9.8
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.29.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'item_id' Parameter
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.29.9. The vulnerability exists because `ActionUser::conditions_logic()` gates the `current_user_can('edit_user', $user_id)` aut…
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Medium 6.3
OpenBoxes Role Interceptor RoleInterceptor.groovy needManager privileges management
A vulnerability was determined in OpenBoxes up to 0.9.7. This affects the function needManager of the file grails-app/controllers/org/pih/warehouse/RoleInterceptor.groovy of the component Role Interceptor. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper privile…
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High 7.5
Real Estate Manager Pro <= 12.8.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'user_has_cap' Filter ID Collision
The Real Estate Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 12.8.6. This is due to improper capability handling in the allow_attachment_actions() function, which can treat a target user ID as a …
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High 8.8
Wholesale Market <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'role_required' Parameter
The Wholesale Market plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2 via the ced_wholesale_request_send AJAX action. The ced_wholesale_request_send_callback() handler only verifies a nonce (which is exposed t…
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High 8.8
bLoyal: Loyalty & Promotions by bLoyal <= 3.1.611.78 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Unprotected AJAX API URL Settings
The bLoyal: Loyalty & Promotions by bLoyal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.611.78. This is due to the AJAX actions `save_bloyal_configuration_data` and `save_bloyal_accesskeyverification_dat…
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High 8.8
Propovoice: All-in-One Client Management System <= 1.7.8 - Authenticated (ndpv_manager+) Privilege Escalation via 'role' Parameter
The Propovoice: All-in-One Client Management System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This is due to the `create()` function's REST endpoint failing to validate the user-supplied `role` par…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-69414 Public exploit
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ".
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High 7.8
Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS), versions prior to 2605.0.2, contain an Incorrect Default Permission vulnerability. A …
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Medium 6.3
Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS), versions prior to 2605.0.2, contain an Improper Deserialization of Untrusted Data vul…
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High 8.1
CVE-2026-16772
In Akaunting versions <= 3.1.21, low‑privileged authenticated users can modify their own account to assign themselves the admin role ID, granting full administrator privileges. This vulnerability is caused by a flaw in the `UpdateUser` job, which processes us…
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High 8.8
Grav 1.0.6 through 1.0.11 Privilege Escalation via Scoped API Keys
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) versions >= 1.0.6 and <= 1.0.11 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A scoped API key minted on a super-admin account bypasses its declared scope cap on four isSuperAdmin()-gated write endpoints (in Group…
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High 8.8
Grav API Plugin before 1.0.13 RCE via ConfigController scope bypass
Grav API plugin versions before 1.0.13 fail to enforce API key scope caps in ConfigController super-scope gates, allowing scoped keys to write scheduler configuration. The scope cap is applied only inside requirePermission(), while the scheduler and backups g…
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High 8.8
Grav before 1.0.13 API Key Scope Bypass via UsersController
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 contains an API-key scope-cap bypass in UsersController's create() and update() methods. These methods enforce the scope cap only for api.users.write, but gate super-privilege grants on a bare isSupe…
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High 7.2
Grav before 1.0.13 API Key Scope Bypass via InvitationsController
Grav Plugin API (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 fails to enforce API-key scope caps in InvitationsController. The strip-super and accept-groups decisions are gated on a bare isSuperAdmin() check rather than a scope-aware permission check, so a least-p…
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High 8.1
Essential Addons for Elementor < 6.7.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Custom Profile Field Mass Assignment
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.7.2 does not prevent user-supplied registration fields from overwriting reserved account attributes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an account with an arbitrary role, including admin…
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High 8.8
Budibase: Privilege escalation via public role assignment API missing app-level authorization
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.39.24, POST /api/public/v1/roles/assign called validateGlobalRoleUpdate without checking appBuilder.appId or role.appId in packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/globalRoleValidation.ts. An app-scop…
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Critical 9.0
OpenChoreo: cluster-gateway internal proxy performs no caller authentication and is not read-only — data-plane Secret disclosure and arbitrary Kubernetes mutation
OpenChoreo is a complete, open-source developer platform for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.0.3, 1.1.3, and 1.2.0-rc.2, internal/cluster-gateway/server.go exposed /api/proxy/, /api/exec/, and /api/wirelogs/ on an internal listener without requiring a client certifica…
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High 8.6
FreePBX: Authenticated Arbitrary SSH Key Injection via Backup Module
FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. From 17.0.5.34 until 17.0.11, the publicKeySave AJAX endpoint in Backup.class.php accepts an authenticated administrator's SSH public key and appends it to /home/asterisk/.ssh/authorized_keys for the asterisk system user with…
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High 8.4
IBM i Is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.
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High 8.9
IBM i Is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of user-controlled addresses.
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High 8.8
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server Liberty
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper management of thread authority swaps.
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Medium 4.4
IBM i is Affected By An Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in LDAP []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or modify data due to improper privilege management.
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Low 3.1
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in DRDA / DDM
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper privilege management.
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High 8.8
IBM i is Affected By An Unauthorized Privileges Vulnerability in SQL []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain unauthorized privileges due to improper privilege management.
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Medium 6.5
Improper Privilege Management in Kibana Fleet Leading to Over-Scoped Elastic Agent API Keys
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) in Kibana Fleet can lead to privilege escalation via Privilege Escalation (CAPEC-233). An integration policy may optionally declare extra data streams that the integration writes to, which Fleet adds to the Elasticsearc…
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High 7.8
IBM i is Affected By An Improper Management Vulnerability in HTTP Server []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
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Medium 6.5
Gitea runner registration-token GET endpoint performs a write under a read-only token scope
The GET /api/v1/user/actions/runners/registration-token endpoint (and its owner- and repository-level equivalents) creates a new runner registration token if none exists, yet the API scope middleware classifies it as read-only because it is a GET request. A h…
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High 7.5CVE-2026-13610 Public exploit
KiviCare < 4.5.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration
The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not restrict the roles assignable through its unauthenticated registration endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an active, privileged clinic-staff (doctor) account with full access to patient r…
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Critical 9.8
UpSnap - Unauthenticated Initial-Superuser Takeover Chains to Root RCE via wake_cmd
UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in `pb.HandlerInitSuperuser` (`backend/pb/handlers.go:249`), reachable as `POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser`. The vulnerable c…
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High 8.8
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Debug Server
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of a client-supplied profile name.
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Critical 9.9
Cluster-curator-controller: cluster-curator-controller: tenant-controllable trigger creates clusterrolebinding granting cluster-wide secrets access to namespace-local sa
A flaw was found in the cluster-curator-controller component. A local user, by creating a ClusterCurator resource with a specific naming convention, can trigger the creation of a cluster-scoped ClusterRoleBinding. This allows the user to escalate their privil…
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Critical 9.6
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges due to improper authorization in the handling of high-authority threads.
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High 8.8
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Navigator for i
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to privilege escalation via Navigator for i. An authenticated user could elevate privileges to a root user to execute commands.
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High 8.1
IBM i is Affected By improper privilege management in Navigator for i
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper privilege management during monitor owner reassignment.
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High 8.8
Semaphore UI: Manager-to-owner privilege escalation via custom-role slug collision
Semaphore UI is a web interface for managing DevOps tools. Prior to 2.18.19 and from 2.19.0-alpha3 until 2.19.5-beta5, ProjectMiddleware and GetProjectOrGlobalRoleBySlug allow a project manager to use POST /api/project/{id}/roles to create a custom manager ro…
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High 7.2
Project Resource Managers may escalate privileges in JFrog Artifactory
A Project Resource Manager may gain broader administrative privileges under specific conditions.
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High 8.8
RustFS: AddServiceAccount Handler Allows Creation of Root-Parent Service Accounts
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_acco…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-18366 Public exploit
Events Manager < 7.4.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, esc…