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 9.1
OpenClaw 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Missed Async Exec Completion Events in Heartbeat Owner Downgrade
OpenClaw versions 2026.3.31 before 2026.4.10 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where heartbeat owner downgrade detection misses local background async exec completion events. Attackers can exploit this by providing untrusted completion content to l…
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High 7.8
Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker …
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Medium 6.3
Inappropriate implementation in Canvas in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same…
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Medium 6.3
Inappropriate implementation in ORB in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site is…
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Medium 5.2
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in ZTE PROCESS Guard service of the cloud computer client
There is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ZTE PROCESS Guard service of the cloud computer client, which may allow local arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation and path traversal bypass.
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Medium 5.0
runZero Platform dashboard configuration exposure
An issue that could allow a dashboard configuration to be viewed from outside of the authorized organization scope has been resolved. This is an instance of CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management, and has an estimated CVSS score of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:…
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Critical 9.1
OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Unsanitized External Input in Agent Hook Events
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an input validation vulnerability that allows external hook metadata to be enqueued as trusted system events. Attackers can supply malicious hook names to escalate untrusted input into higher-trust agent context.
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Critical 9.8
Mentoring <= 1.2.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in mentoring_process_registration
The Mentoring plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that users can register with in the mentoring_process_registration() function. T…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-24072 Public exploit
Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite elevation of privileges via ap_expr
An escalation of privilege bug in various modules in Apache HTTP 2.4.66 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.
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High 8.8
Import and export users and customers <= 2.0.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Multisite Capability Meta Fields
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to and including 2.0.8 via the `save_extra_user_profile_fields()` function. This is due to an incomplete blocklist that correctly restricts…
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High 7.8
An issue in the component DirectIo64.sys of PassMark BurnInTest v11.0 Build 1011, OSForensics v11.1 Build 1007, and Per…
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High 7.8
AGL app-framework-binder (afb-daemon) through v19.90.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the supervision…
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High 8.8
IBM Turbonomic Prometurbo agent used by IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management is affected by a single vulnerability
IBM Turbonomic prometurbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.17.6 IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management grants excessive cluster‑wide permissions, including unrestricted read access to all secrets. An attacker that compromises the operator or its service account…
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High 8.8
Improper Access Control in TUBITAK BILGEM's Pardus Software Center
Improper Privilege Management, Improper Access Control, Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in TUBITAK BILGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus Software Center allows Hijacking a privileged process. This issue affects Pardus Software Ce…
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High 7.8
An issue in the TVicPort64.sys component of EnTech Taiwan TVicPort Product v4.0, File v5.2.1.0 allows attackers to esca…
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High 7.1
OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that escalates identity-bearing operator.read requests to runtime operator.write permissions. Attackers can exploit this by sending read…
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High 8.8
OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Improper Authorization in node.pair.approve via operator.write Scope
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an improper authorization vulnerability where the node.pair.approve method accepts operator.write scope instead of the narrower operator.pairing scope, allowing unprivileged users to approve node pairing. Attackers with opera…
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High 8.2
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Unauthorized Operator Scope Access in Unauthenticated Plugin-Auth Routes
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where unauthenticated plugin-auth HTTP routes receive operator runtime write scopes. Attackers can access these routes without authentication to perform privileged runtime actions inten…
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Critical 9.1
OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Unbound Bootstrap Setup Codes
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where bootstrap setup codes are not bound to intended device roles and scopes during pairing. Attackers can exploit this during first-use device pairing to escalate privileges beyond thei…
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High 7.1
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Admin-Class Talk Voice Config
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endp…
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High 8.8
LatePoint <= 5.4.1 - Authenticated (Agent+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via 'connect-customer-to-wp-user' Ability
The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 5.4.1. This is due to a missing authorization check in the execute() method of the connect-customer-…
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High 8.8
Highland Software Custom Role Manager <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
The Highland Software Custom Role Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.0.0. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the hscrm_save_user_roles() function, which is hooked to the person…
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High 8.8
The Fan Control application V251 contains an improper privilege handling vulnerability in its Open File Dialog. The dia…
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High 7.1
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via operator.write to Admin-Class Telegram Config and Cron Persistence
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Telegram configuration and cron persistence settings via the send endpoint. Attackers with operator.write cre…
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Medium 4.8
Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, and 5.1 enables privilege escalation, allowing unauthorized users to perform administrative operations after being demoted. Attackers could access sensitive data, modify system configurations, or…
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High 7.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by identity spoofing
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to identity spoofing under limited conditions when an application is deployed without authentication and authorization configured.
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Medium 6.2
Missing large page handling in pmap_pkru_update_range()
In order to apply a particular protection key to an address range, the kernel must update the corresponding page table entries. The subroutine which handled this failed to take into account the presence of 1GB largepage mappings created using the shm_create_l…
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Debugger component
Privilege escalation in the Debugger component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Networking component
Privilege escalation in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component
Privilege escalation in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 115.35, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.
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High 7.8
Privilege Bypass in AiAssistant
AiAssistant is affected by type privilege bypass, successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service availability.
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Low 3.2
Privilege Bypass in PcManager
PcManager is affected by type privilege bypass, successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service availability
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High 8.8
Neko has Self-service Privilege Escalation for Authenticated Users
Neko is a a self-hosted virtual browser that runs in Docker and uses WebRTC In versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.10 and 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, any authenticated user can immediately obtain full administrative control of the entire Neko instance (member management, roo…
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Medium 4.4
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circum…
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Medium 5.4
OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpoint
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 fails to enforce write scopes on the POST /sessions/:sessionKey/kill endpoint in identity-bearing HTTP modes. Read-scoped callers can terminate running subagent sessions by sending requests to this endpoint, bypassing authorization co…
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Medium 6.3
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain appliances, versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.6.0.0 and version 8.7.0.0, LTS2025 release version…
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Medium 6.5
In OpenXiangShan NEMU, insufficient Smstateen permission enforcement allows lower-privileged code to access IMSIC state…
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High 8.8
In OpenXiangShan NEMU, when Smstateen is enabled, clearing mstateen0.ENVCFG does not correctly restrict access to henvc…
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Critical 9.9
Improper access control in Doorman v0.1.0 and v1.0.2 allows any authenticated user to update their own account role to …
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Critical 9.0
NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)
NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. In versions prior to 0.24, Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange) allows Ring 3 user-mode processes to map arbitrary virtual address ranges into their address space without validating against f…