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 9.4
NovumOS has Privilege Escalation in the Syscall Interface
NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. In versions prior to 0.24, Syscall 12 (JumpToUser) accepts an arbitrary entry point address from user-space registers without validation, allowing any Ring 3 user-mode process to jum…
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Critical 9.1
ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function
ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document root using recursiveCop…
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Medium 5.0
ZTE Red Magic 11 Pro (NX809J) contains a vulnerability that allows non-privileged applications to trigger sensitive operations.
Red Magic 11 Pro (NX809J) contains a vulnerability that allows non-privileged applications to trigger sensitive operations. The vulnerability stems from the lack of validation for applications accessing the service interface. Exploiting this vulnerability, an…
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Medium 5.5CVE-2025-70795 Public exploit
STProcessMonitor 11.11.4.0, part of the Safetica Application suite, allows an admin-privileged user to send crafted IOC…
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High 7.3
Dell Storage Manager - Replay Manager for Microsoft Servers, version(s) 8.0, contain(s) an Improper Privilege Managemen…
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Critical 9.8
Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) <= 1.11.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insecure Token Authentication
The Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via insecure token-based authentication in all versions up to, and including, 1.11.0. This is due t…
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High 8.8
Weblate: Privilege escalation in the user API endpoint
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.17, the user patching API endpoint didn't properly limit the scope of edits. This issue has been fixed in version 5.17.
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High 8.8
Chamilo LMS has Privilege Escalation via API User Role Modification
Chamilo LMS is an open-source learning management system. In versions prior to 2.0.0-RC.3, an insecure direct object modification vulnerability in the PUT /api/users/{id} endpoint allows any authenticated user with ROLE_STUDENT to escalate their privileges to…
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Medium 5.5
Universal Plug and Play (upnp.dll) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Universal Plug and Play (upnp.dll) allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Medium 5.5
Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
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High 8.8
Webkul Krayin CRM has Broken Object-Level Authorization (BOLA) in the /Settings/UserController.php
A Broken Object-Level Authorization (BOLA) in the /Settings/UserController.php endpoint of Webkul Krayin CRM v2.2.x allows authenticated attackers to arbitrarily reset user passwords and perform a full account takeover via supplying a crafted HTTP request.
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High 8.8
BuddyPress Groupblog <= 1.9.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Group Blog IDOR
The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to the group blog settings handler accepting the `groupblog-blogid`, `default-member`, and `groupblog-silent-add` para…
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High 7.1
Chamilo LMS has a REST API Self-Privilege Escalation (Student → Teacher)
Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38, any authenticated user with a REST API key can modify their own status field via the update_user_from_username endpoint. A student (status=5) can change their status to Teacher/CourseManager (stat…
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High 8.8
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Backend Reconnect Scope Self-Claim
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing non-admin operators to self-request broader scopes during backend reconnect. Attackers can bypass pairing requirements to reconnect as operator.admin, gaining unauthorized admini…
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Medium 6.5
OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Allowlist Persistence
OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the /allowlist command fails to re-validate gateway client scopes for internal callers, allowing operator.write-scoped clients to mutate channel authorization policy. Attackers can …
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High 8.3
Vikunja Affected by Privilege Escalation via Project Reparenting
Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Prior to 2.3.0, the CanUpdate check at pkg/models/project_permissions.go:139-148 only requires CanWrite on the new parent project when changing parent_project_id. However, Vikunja's permission mo…
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High 8.8
OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an operator.pairing approver to approve pending device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver actually holds. Attackers can …
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Medium 6.8
Aiven Operator has cross-namespace secret exfiltration via ClickhouseUser connInfoSecretSource
Aiven Operator allows you to provision and manage Aiven Services from your Kubernetes cluster. From 0.31.0 to before 0.37.0, a developer with create permission on ClickhouseUser CRDs in their own namespace can exfiltrate secrets from any other namespace — pro…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-29923 Public exploit
The pstrip64.sys driver in EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip <=3.90.736 allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via …
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High 8.1
File Browser: Proxy auth auto-provisioned users inherit Execute permission and Commands
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Prior to 2.63.1, the fix in commit b6a4fb1 ("self-registered users don't get execute perms") stripped Execute permission a…
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High 8.1
runZero Platform superuser privilege escalation
An issue that allowed all-organization administrators to promote accounts to superuser status 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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N (8.…
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Critical 9.4
CI4MS affected by Profile & User Management Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS
CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to 31.0.0.0, the application fails to properly sanitize user-controlled input when users update their profile n…
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Medium 6.4
Pi-hole has a Local Privilege Escalation (post-compromise, pihole -> root).
Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Version 6.4 has a local privilege-escalation vulnerability allows code execution as root from the low-privilege pihole account. Important context: the pihole account use…
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Medium 4.7
util-linux: TOCTOU Race Condition in util-linux mount(8) - Loop Device Setup
util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities. Prior to version 2.41.4, a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) vulnerability has been identified in the SUID binary /usr/bin/mount from util-linux. The mount binary, when setting up loop devices, validates …
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High 7.8
Belden Industrial HiVision Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Project File
Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions 05.0.00 through 08.3.01 prior to 08.3.02 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability triggered when an administrator opens a maliciously crafted project file. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute…
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High 8.8
Belden HiSecOS Web Server Privilege Escalation
HiSecOS web server versions 03.4.00 prior to 04.1.00 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with operator or auditor roles to escalate privileges to the administrator role by sending specially crafted packets to the web …
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High 8.2
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may b…
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High 8.1
File Browser's Signup Grants Execution Permissions When Default Permissions Includes Execution
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Prior to version 2.62.2, the signupHandler in File Browser applies default user permissions via d.settings.Defaults.Apply(…
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Medium 6.3
himmelblau: NSS fake-primary group lookup reintroduces name collision risk
Himmelblau is an interoperability suite for Microsoft Azure Entra ID and Intune. From versions 2.0.0-alpha to before 2.3.9 and 3.0.0-alpha to before 3.1.1, there is a conditional local privilege escalation vulnerability in an edge-case naming collision. Only …
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Medium 6.3
Discourse: Vulnerability in discourse-subscriptions plugin allowing users to self-grant to higher tier subscriptions
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, a user may be able to purchase a lower tier subscription but grant themselves the be…
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Medium 6.3
ClearanceKit: Managed and user-defined policy rules not enforced between opfilter start and first policy modification
ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to version 4.2.14, two related startup defects created a window during which only the single compile-time baseline rule was enforced by opfilter. All ma…
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Critical 9.4
OpenClaw 2026.3.7 < 2026.3.11 - Authorization Bypass in Plugin Subagent Routes via Synthetic Admin Scopes
OpenClaw versions 2026.3.7 before 2026.3.11 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where plugin subagent routes execute gateway methods through a synthetic operator client with broad administrative scopes. Remote unauthenticated requests to plugin-owne…
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Critical 9.8
OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Bootstrap Setup Code Replay via Device Pairing
OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 allows bootstrap setup codes to be replayed during device pairing verification in src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts. Attackers can verify a valid bootstrap code multiple times before approval to escalate pending pairing scopes, including…
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Critical 9.9
OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in device.token.rotate that allows callers with operator.pairing scope to mint tokens with broader scopes by failing to constrain newly minted scopes to the caller's current scope set. At…
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High 8.8
OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Sandbox Boundary Bypass via Subagent Control Surface
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a sandbox boundary bypass vulnerability allowing leaf subagents to access the subagents control surface and resolve against parent requester scope instead of their own session tree. A low-privilege sandboxed leaf worker can …
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High 7.2
Ella Core has Privilege Escalation via Database Restore by NetworkManager role
Ella Core is a 5G core designed for private networks. Prior to version 1.7.0, the NetworkManager role was granted backup and restore permission. The restore endpoint accepted any valid SQLite file without verifying its contents. A NetworkManager could replace…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-2931 Public exploit
Amelia Booking <= 9.1.2 - Authenticated (Customer+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Password Change
The Amelia Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in versions up to, and including, 9.1.2. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system re…
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None 0.0
Crun incorrectly parses `crun exec` option `-u`, leading to privilege escalation
crun is an open source OCI Container Runtime fully written in C. In versions 1.19 through 1.26, the `crun exec` option `-u` (`--user`) is incorrectly parsed. The value `1` is interpreted as UID 0 and GID 0 when it should have been UID 1 and GID 0. The process…
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High 7.0
Enter Software Iperius Backup Backup Job Configuration File privileges management
A vulnerability has been found in Enter Software Iperius Backup up to 8.7.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Backup Job Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. The attack must …
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Medium 4.0
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sono…