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)
-
Architecture and Design, Operation
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
-
Architecture and Design
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
-
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
3,024 results · Feed
-
Low 1.1
Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM enables a locally authenticated user to perform actions as the root user.
-
High 8.1
Frigate viewer can read logs exposing admin and camera credentials
Frigate is an open source network video recorder. In version 0.17.1, the GET /api/logs/{service} endpoint allows any authenticated user including the viewer role to download Frigate and nginx logs, exposing auto-generated admin passwords and camera credential…
-
Medium 6.3
Themehunk Login Registration <= 1.0.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'role' Parameter
The Themehunk Login Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the handle_frontend_register() function in the unauthenticated /thlogin/v1/register REST endpoint accepting a u…
-
High 8.8
多说社会化评论框 <= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via api.php 'option'/'value' Parameters
The 多说社会化评论框 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability and nonce check on a directly web-accessible API endpoint, combined with a trivially forgea…
-
High 7.5
Backstage <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Permissive Demo Role Capabilities
The Backstage - Customizer Demo Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin assigning the `manage_options` capability to the `backstage_customizer_user` demo role, wh…
-
High 7.1
FluxInk Color Management Driver local privilege escalation
FluxInk (formerly Sunia SPB Peripheral) Color Management Driver (TcnPeripheral64.sys) 1.0.7.2 allows local privilege escalation for a standard user account via arbitrary physical memory mapping at \Device\PhysicalMemory. Fixed in version 1.0.7.6. The fixed dr…
-
High 8.5
FOSSBilling's missing self-edit prevention in staff permission management allows persistent privilege escalation
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Versions prior to 0.8.0 allow a low-privileged staff account to grant arbitrary module permissions to itself through the admin API, resulting in persistent privilege escalation. A staff …
-
High 7.3
SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System Registration Endpoint register.php privileges management
A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file register.php of the component Registration Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argument role can lead to …
-
High 7.3CVE-2026-46680 Public exploit
containerd user ID handling bypass allows runAsNonRoot evasion
containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot eva…
-
High 8.8
LatePoint <= 5.6.3 - Authenticated (Custom+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via 'order[customer_id]' Parameter
The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation to Administrator in versions up to, and including, 5.6.3 This is due to an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in the create_or_…
-
High 8.8
Dokan Pro <= 5.0.4 - Authenticated (Vendor+) Privilege Escalation via update_capabilities REST Endpoint
The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via update_capabilities REST Endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This is due to the `update_capabilities()` REST handler accepting arbitrary capability strings from the…
-
High 7.8
Inappropriate implementation in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local a…
-
High 8.8
phpMyFAQ - Privilege Escalation via Missing Self-Rights Constraint in GroupController::updatePermissions
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in GroupController::updatePermissions that allows GROUP_EDIT administrators to grant arbitrary rights to groups without verifying they hold those rights themselves. A delegated administrator …
-
Medium 6.3
n8n - SSO Enforcement Bypass via API
n8n before 2.8.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated SSO users to disable SSO enforcement through the API. Attackers can create local password credentials to authenticate directly, bypassing organizational SSO policies and i…
-
High 8.1
Fission: MessageQueueTrigger scaler manager materializes Secret values into Deployment envvars and accepts arbitrary user PodSpec
### Summary The Fission MessageQueueTrigger (MQT) scaler controller exposed two privilege-escalation primitives to any subject able to create MQTs in a namespace. ### Details **1. Secret materialization.** `getEnvVarlist` in `pkg/mqtrigger/scalermanager.go` r…
-
High 7.8
A Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Nokia MantaRay NM
Nokia MantaRay NM is vulnerable to a sudo privilege escalation vulnerability where a local attacker possessing administrative (local admin) privileges can escalate to full root privileges on the host. Successful exploitation results in root-level access to th…
-
Critical 9.9
Gitea act_runner - Container Hardening Bypass via Workflow Container Options
Gitea act_runner with the Docker backend (through act 0.262.0) passes a workflow's container.options string to the Docker job container's HostConfig and, when configured with privileged: false, forces only the Privileged flag off while merging options such as…
-
Critical 9.8
Invoice Generator <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover via 'user_id' Parameter
The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the pravel_invoice_edit_account() AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. The handler is exposed via wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_invoi…
-
Medium 5.5
Missing permission check in thr_kill2(2)
When used to deliver a signal to a specific thread, thr_kill2(2) called p_cansignal() to determine whether the operation was permitted but did not check the result before delivering the signal. The signal was sent even when the permission check failed. The sy…
-
High 7.1
Gogs: Write-level collaborators can mutate admin-only repository settings via API
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, three API endpoints — PATCH /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/issue-tracker, PATCH /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/wiki, and POST /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo/mirror-sync — are gated by reqRepoWriter() rather…
-
High 8.2
Supabase Capgo - Unauthenticated Cross-Tenant Build-Time Accounting Poisoning via record_build_time RPC
Supabase Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the SECURITY DEFINER record_build_time RPC function that allows unauthenticated attackers to insert arbitrary build-time records. Attackers can exploit this by calling POST /rest…
-
Critical 9.8
motionEye: LFI → pass‑the‑hash admin → unsafe restore → unauth action exec (RCE)
## Summary A multi‑stage chain in motionEye leads to remote code execution. The chain combines: 1. **Arbitrary file read (LFI)** via the picture download endpoint for **local motion cameras** using absolute paths. 2. **Pass‑the‑hash admin auth** due to accept…
-
Medium 4.2
Daytona: Path traversal in sandbox volume id mounts arbitrary host paths into the sandbox — cross-tenant data access and host escape
Daytona is a secure and elastic infrastructure runtime for AI-generated code execution and agent workflows. Prior to 0.186, a sandbox volume reference (volumeId, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the runner and used to build the host bind-moun…
-
High 8.3
Capgo - Authorization Bypass in API Key Management via App-Limited Keys
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its public API key management handlers (get/put/delete/post). API keys created with mode=all but restricted to a single app via limited_to_apps are only checked for limited_to_orgs and no…
-
High 8.8
Windows-machine-config-operator: windows-machine-config-operator: wicd csr extra-organization allows privilege escalation to system:masters
A flaw was found in the Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. The WICD CSR auto-approver validates that a Certificate Signing Request contains the organization system:wicd-nodes but does not reject additional organiz…
-
High 8.8
Vitepos < 3.4.2 - Outlet Manager+ Privilege Escalation
The Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly restrict the roles that can be assigned when creating new users via one of its REST API endpoints, allowing authenticated users with a custom Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 role to escalate pr…
-
High 7.6
Capgo - Privilege Escalation via SECURITY DEFINER Function apply_usage_overage
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a potential privilege escalation vulnerability in the public.apply_usage_overage SECURITY DEFINER function, which performs sensitive billing operations without enforcing internal authorization checks (no validation of auth.uid()…
-
High 8.8
Capgo - Scope Escalation via API Key Creation in /functions/v1/apikey
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains a scope escalation vulnerability in the POST /functions/v1/apikey endpoint that allows app-limited API keys to mint unrestricted keys by setting empty limits. Attackers with a compromised app-limited key can create an unrestrict…
-
Low 3.8
Capgo - Improper 2FA Enforcement Logic via Team Security Settings
Capgo before 12.128.2 contains an authentication logic flaw: a user with permission to manage team or organization security settings can enable mandatory two-factor authentication for all team members without first enabling 2FA on their own account. The appli…
-
Medium 6.5
Steeltoe's sensitive actuators (heapdump/env) only require Restricted permission
Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. In Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint prior to version 4.2.0 and Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore prior to version 3.4.0, all Steeltoe actua…
-
Medium 6.0
Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the vmadmin CLI of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied commands. An attacker with v…
-
High 8.1CVE-2026-54415 Public exploit
Broken Access Control in Azuriom CMS Server Routes Allows Account Takeover
Missing Authorization in the server management routes (routes/admin.php) in Azuriom Azuriom CMS before 1.2.11 on all platforms allows an authenticated attacker with the admin.access permission to create AzLink server tokens and take over non-admin user accoun…
-
High 8.8
Contest Gallery <= 30.0.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation via 'RegistryUserRole' Parameter
The Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 30.0.2 via the `RegistryUserRole` parameter. This is due to the plugin's admin menu b…
-
Critical 10.0
In setAllowedCarriers of PhoneInterfaceManager.java, there is a possible way to disable carrier restrictions due to a l…
-
High 7.8
In SettingsLib, there is a possible way to disable system components due to a logic error in the code. This could lead …
-
Medium 6.5
Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a remote attacker to obtain pote…
-
High 8.8
Inappropriate implementation in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a remote attacker t…
-
High 8.8
Vulnerability in the Oracle Outsourced Mfg for Discrete Industries product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Inter…
-
High 8.8
Vulnerability in the Oracle Outsourced Mfg for Discrete Industries product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Inter…
-
High 7.2
Vulnerability in the Oracle HR Intelligence product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Suppor…