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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High 8.1
Passwordless Login by VentraConnect < 1.4.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Email OTP Brute Force
The Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not enforce rate limiting or a working attempt lockout on its passwordless email one-time-password verification, and stores the short numeric codes in plaintext, allowing an…
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Critical 9.4
net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms The sk_msg sg.copy bitmap is part of the scatterlist entry ownership state. A set bit tells sk_msg_compute_data_pointers() not to expose the …
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High 7.1
VMware Avi Load Balancer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VMware Avi Load Balancer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious authenticated user with network access may be able to execute remote code. Affected versions: 32.1.1 (fixed in 32.1.2) 31.1.1 through 31.2.2 (fixed in 31.2.2-2p3) 30.1.1 throu…
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High 7.8
VMware Avi Load Balancer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VMware Avi Load Balancer contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious user with local access may be able to escalate their privileges to run code as root. Affected versions: 32.1.1 (fixed in 32.1.2) 31.1.1 through 31.2.2 (fixed in 31.2.2-2…
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Medium 6.5
Shopware: Privilege escalation: non-admin user with user:create ACL can create admin accounts
Shopware is an open commerce platform. Prior to 6.6.10.18 and 6.7.10.1, UserController::upsertUser() in src/Core/Framework/Api/Controller/UserController.php writes raw user data in SYSTEM_SCOPE without filtering the admin field, so a non-admin API user with u…
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Medium 5.1
Local privilege escalation in Symantec ITMS
A non-administrator interactive user can obtain full SYSTEM code execution through a DCOM/task scheduler logic chain — no network access, no memory corruption required (ITMS 8.7.3)
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Medium 5.1
Arbitrary File Read as SYSTEM in Symantec ITMS
The Altiris WMI provider exposes a class (AltirisAgent_Stream) that allows any local standard user to read the contents of any file accessible to the SYSTEM account, bypassing filesystem ACLs. No admin privileges required. The provider reverts to the LocalSys…
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High 8.1
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unbound members_data Membership ID
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 does not validate that the membership tier submitted during public registration is one of the tiers allowed by the registration form before assigning that tier's associated user role, allowing u…
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Critical 9.8
AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU < 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via MCP OAuth
The AI Copilot WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not bind OAuth access tokens to a WordPress user, and accepts any valid token as an administrator session, allowing unauthenticated attackers who complete the public OAuth flow to execute privileged MCP tools …
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Critical 9.8
Aimogen Pro - All-in-One AI Content Writer, Editor, ChatBot & Automation Toolkit <= 2.8.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'aiomatic_call_google_ai_function'
The Aimogen Pro - All-in-One AI Content Writer, Editor, ChatBot & Automation Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This is due to due to a missing capability check on the 'aiomatic_call…
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Critical 9.8
Bricksforge <= 3.1.8.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Pro Forms fieldIds Parameter
The Bricksforge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8.6. This is due to improper validation of the fieldIds parameter in the Pro Forms registration action, which allows attacker-supplied field I…
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High 8.1
wger: Privilege escalation via trainer-login session chaining allows gym trainers to impersonate gym managers
wger is a free, open-source workout and fitness manager. In versions prior to 2.6, a gym trainer can escalate their session to any higher-privileged account (gym manager, general manager) by chaining two calls to the trainer-login endpoint. Once a trainer per…
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High 8.8
WPFunnels <= 3.12.8 - Authenticated (Funnel Manager+) Privilege Escalation via 'group_id' Path Parameter
The WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via arbitrary option update in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.8. This is due to the `update_settings()` REST ca…
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High 8.8
Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login <= 9.1.0.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'digits_reg_userrole' Parameter
The Digits: WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.0.5. This is due to missing authorization and role validation in the `dig_update_wpwc_custom_fields()` fu…
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High 8.5
Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated ALPC in ESET Inspect Connector
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
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High 8.8
Redux Framework < 4.5.13 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation to Administrator
The Redux Framework WordPress plugin before 4.5.13 does not restrict which user meta keys can be written when saving custom profile fields, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to escalate their privileges to Administrator by submitting a crafted …
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Medium 6.5CVE-2026-36425 Public exploit
An issue in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver (ardrv.sys) v2017.10.02.1551 and earlier in IOCTL handler 0x2420031. Any local use…
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High 7.6
Wekan: Missing authorization on OIDC Meteor methods allows privilege escalation to admin
Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.32, Wekan OIDC-related Meteor methods in packages/wekan-oidc/oidc_server.js, server/models/org.js, and server/models/team.js are globally callable without the admin authorization checks used by their n…
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Medium 5.4
TDengine: Standard User permission unexpect
TDengine is an open source, time-series database optimized for Internet of Things devices. Prior to 3.4.1.15, a Data Reader admin_user on a TDengine Cloud DB instance could run create udf even though standard users should have read-only permissions for non-da…
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High 7.1
Better Auth: Privilege escalation via SSO provider registration: missing admin role check in @better-auth/sso
Better Auth is an authentication and authorization library for TypeScript. From 1.2.10 until 1.6.11, the @better-auth/sso plugin's POST /sso/register endpoint lets any organization member attach a new SSO provider to that organization because registerSSOProvi…
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Medium 6.2
CVE-2026-14961
Pegatron `Tdelo64.sys` exposes a privileged device interface, `\\.\TdeIo`, that fails to properly restrict access to sensitive IOCTL functionality. The driver's IOCTL dispatcher does not validate caller privileges or verify user-supplied kernel memory address…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-14960 Public exploit
CVE-2026-14960
Pegatron `Tdelo64.sys` improperly exposes privileged hardware access functionality through the `\\.\TdeIo` device interface. IOCTL handlers including `TDE_IOCTL_INDEXIO_READ` and `TDE_IOCTL_INDEXIO_WRITE` permit unprivileged user-mode callers to perform arbit…
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High 8.8
phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing SuperAdmin Guard in user/add Endpoint
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user/add API endpoint that allows non-SuperAdmin administrators to create SuperAdmin accounts. A delegated administrator with USER_ADD/EDIT/DELETE permissions can call POST /admin/api/…
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Medium 6.7
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 9.5.0.0 through 9.10.1.7, and versions 9.11.0.0 through 9.13.0.2 contains an Improper Pr…
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High 7.8
Windows Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Windows Group Policy allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8CVE-2026-50343 Public exploit
Microsoft Install Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Install Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Medium 5.5
Windows Zero Trust DNS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
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High 7.8CVE-2026-49176 Public exploit
Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Windows WalletService allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 8.5
Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows, Citrix Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows. This issue affects Secure Access Client for Windows: before 26.6.1.20; Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows: bef…
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High 8.8
Shiori Authenticated Privilege Escalation via PATCH /api/v1/auth/account
Shiori contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the account update endpoint that allows authenticated users to modify the owner field without authorization checks. Attackers can escalate to administrator by submitting a crafted PATCH request with owne…
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High 8.1
Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB auth manager: a DAG named "DAGs" hijacks the global all-DAGs permission (access_control privilege escalation via resource_name() collision)
In the Apache Airflow FAB auth manager, a DAG whose `dag_id` is `DAGs` collided with the global all-DAGs permission resource name produced by `resource_name()`, so a user granted per-DAG `access_control` on that one DAG was silently granted the global all-DAG…
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Critical 9.8
An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 v.1.0.1.250923.142435 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow componen…
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High 8.8
OpenWrt luci-app-samba4 read ACL remote code execution via smbd
OpenWrt luci-app-samba4 read ACL grants file.exec permission on /usr/sbin/smbd, allowing authenticated delegated users to execute the Samba daemon with caller-controlled command-line arguments. Attackers can pass arbitrary Samba global options such as message…
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High 8.8
Simple JWT Login <= 3.6.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via 'payload' Parameter
The Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.6 via the `payload` parameter. The vulnerability exists because `Auth…
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High 8.8
WP Grid Builder <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'key' Parameter
The WP Grid Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.3. This is due to missing authorization and meta key validation in the `update()` handler for the `/wp-json/wpgb/v2/metadata` REST endpoin…
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High 7.0
Snipe-IT: Improper Privilege Management
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, UsersController::update() passes a missing permission request field through NormalizePermissionsPayloadAction and PreserveUnauthorizedPrivilegedPermissionsAction in a way that can overwrite a …
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Medium 6.5
Apache IoTDB: Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal_auditor
Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache IoTDB. Authenticated users can escalate to full tree-path access by renaming themselves to __internal_auditor. This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.8 before 2.0.10. Users are …
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Critical 9.1CVE-2026-51119 Public exploit
An issue in Invixium IXM WEB v.2.3.85.25 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the /SystemUsers/CreateAppUser c…
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High 8.2
Discourse: Signup-time primary_group_id assignment grants whisperer access
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the signup flow could allow newly registered users to set primary_group_id and gain whisper-group privileges without legitimate group membership on sites wit…
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Low 2.0
Prisma Browser: Local Privilege Escalation on macOS
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser allows a locally authenticated administrator with access to the macOS local filesystem to perform actions on the device with root privileges. This issue only affects Prisma® Brow…