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 8.8
Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates <= 1.4.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'custom_meta' Parameter
The Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 via the `easyel_handle_register()` function. This is due to the `wp_ajax_nopriv_eel_register` A…
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Medium 5.3
Concrete CMS below 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to password change without reauthorization and session-hardening bypass.
Concrete CMS below 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to password change without reauthorization and session-hardening bypass. The user-profile edit controller passes the entire raw POST array to UserInfo::update() without field whitelisting resulting in password …
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-5118 Public exploit
Divi Form Builder <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'role'
The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it agai…
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Medium 6.5
Incorrect libcap_net limitation list manipulation
In the case of the cap_net service, when a key present in the old limit was omitted from the new limit, the missing key was treated as "allow any" instead of being rejected. In certain scenarios, an application that had previously restricted a subset of netwo…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-7467 Scanner template
Read More & Accordion <= 3.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via importData
The Read More & Accordion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.7. This is due to the 'RadMoreAjax::importData' function not restricting which database tables can be written to during import and n…
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Critical 9.8
Easy Elements for Elementor <= 1.4.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via easyel_handle_register
The Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user registration in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the 'easyel_handle_register' function not restricting wha…
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component
Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Security component
Privilege escalation in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component
Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
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High 7.3
Mullvad VPN for macOS: Local Privilege Escalation via unverified bundle path in installer
Mullvad VPN is a VPN client app for desktop and mobile. When using macOS with versions 2026.1 and below, Mullvad VPN may allow local privilege escalation during installation or upgrade. The installer package executes binaries from /Applications/Mullvad VPN.ap…
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Critical 9.8
The LalanaChami Pharmacy Management System (commit 5c3d028) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to escalate privile…
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High 8.8
Thermo Fisher Scientific Torrent Suite Dx through 5.14.2 has a privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow an aut…
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High 8.8
AI Engine 3.4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in MCP OAuth Bearer Token
The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in version 3.4.9. This is due to missing WordPress capability enforcement in the MCP OAuth bearer-token authorization path, where any vali…
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High 7.2
Open WebUI: Missing `workspace.tools` Authorization Check on Tool Update Endpoint Allows Privilege Escalation to Code Execution
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create …
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High 8.1
Open WebUI: LDAP and OAuth First-User Race Condition Allows Multiple Admin Accounts
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the LDAP and OAuth authentication flows use a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) pattern for first-user admin role assignment. The regular signu…
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High 7.1CVE-2026-46333 Public exploit
ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic The 'dumpability' of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of the task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and ma…
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High 8.8
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.28.36 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Edit User Form
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 3.28.36. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the role field update mechanism combined with overly permissive capabiliti…
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Medium 6.0
Improper privilege management in the KVM key download component could allow an attacker to swap tokens and download sen…
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Medium 6.5
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets <= 6.5.13 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited Privilege Escalation via register_user
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.13. This is due to insufficient role validation in the 'register_user' function, wh…
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High 8.5
Claude Desktop: Local Privilege Escalation via Directory Junction in CoworkVMService
The Claude Desktop app gives you Claude Code with a graphical interface built for running multiple sessions side by side. Prior to 1.3834.0, the CoworkVMService component in Claude Desktop for Windows ran as SYSTEM and did not validate whether the VM bundle d…
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High 8.8
ChurchCRM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Leading to Admin Privilege Escalation
ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 7.3.2, UserEditor.php processes user account creation and permission updates entirely through $_POST parameters with no CSRF token validation. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a malicious HTM…
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High 8.7
Grav: Low-privileged API users can create super-admin accounts via blueprint-upload
Grav is a file-based Web platform. In Grav 2.0.0-beta.2, a low-privileged authenticated API user with api.media.write can abuse /api/v1/blueprint-upload to write an arbitrary YAML file into user/accounts/, then log in as the newly created account with api.sup…
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High 8.6
Wiki.js: Privilege Escalation via Missing Group Validation in users.update
Wiki.js is an open source wiki app built on Node.js. Prior to 2.5.313, the users.update GraphQL mutation accepts an arbitrary groups array and applies it directly to the database with no validation of the group IDs supplied. The resolver passes the caller's a…
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Low 3.0
ciguard: Container image runs as root (no USER directive)
ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.1.0 to 0.8.1, the published ghcr.io/jo-jo98/ciguard container image inherits the default root user because the Dockerfile lacks a USER directive. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2.
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High 7.7
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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High 8.2
Outline: OAuth Scope Validation Logic Error Allows Privilege Escalation to Wildcard API Access
Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. From 0.84.0 to 1.6.1, a logic error in OAuthInterface.validateScope() uses Array.some() to validate requested OAuth scopes, causing the function to accept the entire scope array if any single s…
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High 8.8
Pi-hole: Local privilege escalation via config-controlled path in root-executed service hooks
Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. From 6.0 to before Core 6.4.2 and FTL 6.6.1, two shell scripts executed as root by systemd (pihole-FTL-prestart.sh and pihole-FTL-poststop.sh) r…
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High 7.5
An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-28995 Public exploit
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 a…
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High 7.8
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sono…
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High 7.8
A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sono…
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High 8.1
Grav: Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Logic
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creatin…
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Medium 6.7
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privileg…
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High 8.3
Plainpad: Privilege Escalation via Writable Admin Field in Profile Update (Access Control)
Plainpad is a self hosted note taking app. Prior to version 1.1.1, Plainpad allows a low-privilege authenticated user to self-escalate to administrator by submitting admin=true in PUT /api.php/v1/users/{id}. The endpoint directly persists the admin attribute …
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High 8.7
bubblewrap vulnerable to privilege escalation in setuid mode via ptrace
bubblewrap is a low-level unprivileged sandboxing tool. From version 0.11.0 to before version 0.11.2, if bubblewrap is installed in setuid mode then the user can use ptrace to attach to bubblewrap and control the unprivileged part of the sandbox setup phase. …
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Low 3.8
SysReptor: Privilege Escalation from User Admin to Superuser
SysReptor is a fully customizable pentest reporting platform. Prior to version 2026.29, users with "User Admin" permissions can change the email addresses of users with "Superuser" permissions. If the SysReptor installation has the "Forgot Password" functiona…
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Medium 5.5
People: Privilege Escalation via Missing Role Ceiling in Mail Domain Invitation
People is an application to handle users and teams, and distribute permissions across La Suite. Prior to version 1.25.0, a user holding the Administrator role on a mail domain could send a crafted invitation request to promote any existing user (including use…
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High 8.5CVE-2026-8069 Public exploit
PredatorSense V3: Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability
PredatorSense version 3.00.3136 to 3.00.3196 contain Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability.The program exposes a Windows Named Pipe that uses a custom protocol to invoke internal functions. However, this Named Pipe is misconfigured, allowing any auth…