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 8.3
Vaultwarden: Privilege Escalation via Bulk Permission Update to Unauthorized Collections by Manager
Vaultwarden is an unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs. Prior to version 1.35.4, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability via bulk permission update to unauthorized collections by Manager. This issue has …
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Medium 6.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the lockdown mechanism of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform arbitrary commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on remediation modul…
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Medium —
OpenClaw's owner-only gateway tool access checks were incomplete in specific authenticated DM flows
## Summary In authenticated non-owner DM sessions, a narrow tool-invocation path could reach broader-than-intended owner-only gateway actions. ## Impact This requires an authenticated non-owner sender in a DM session and a specific tool invocation path. No un…
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High 8.0
OpenClaw: Sandboxed sessions_spawn(runtime="acp") bypassed sandbox inheritance and allowed host ACP initialization
### Summary Sandboxed `sessions_spawn(runtime="acp")` could bypass sandbox inheritance and initialize host-side ACP runtime. The fix now fail-closes ACP spawn from sandboxed requester sessions and rejects `sandbox="require"` for `runtime="acp"`. ### Affected …
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Critical 9.8
User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Membership Registration
The User Registration & Membership – Custom Registration Form Builder, Custom Login Form, User Profile, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. Th…
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High 7.2
Incorrect access control in the component /opt/SRLtzm/bin/TapeDumper of Cohesity TranZman Migration Appliance Release 4…
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High 8.8
LatePoint <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Agent+) Privilege Escalation
The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via password reset in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This is due to the plugin allowing users with a LatePoint Agent role…
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High 8.4
theshit's Improper Privilege Dropping Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Command Re-execution
theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.…
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High 7.8
In multiple functions of mem_protect.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a logic error in the code. This …
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High 8.4
In __pkvm_init_vm of pkvm.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-0023 Public exploit
In createSessionInternal of PackageInstallerService.java, there is a possible way for an app to update its ownership du…
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Critical 9.8
In loadDescription of DeviceAdminInfo.java, there is a possible persistent package due to improper input validation. Th…
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High 7.8
In VBMeta, there is a possible way to modify and resign VBMeta using a test key, assuming the original image was previo…
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Critical 9.8
Listee <= 1.1.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Listee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to a broken validation check in the bundled listee-core plugin's user registration function that fails to properly sanitize the user_…
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High 8.8
WireGuard Portal Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation to Admin via User Self-Update
WireGuard Portal (or wg-portal) is a web-based configuration portal for WireGuard server management. Prior to version 2.1.3, any authenticated non-admin user can become a full administrator by sending a single PUT request to their own user profile endpoint wi…
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Medium 6.2
VMware Aria Operations privilege escalation vulnerability
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges in vCenter to access Aria Operations may leverage this vulnerability to obtain administrative access in VMware Aria Operations. To remediate CVE-2026-22721…
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High 8.5
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent versions 25.10.0 and lower allow potential unauthorized privilege elevation l…
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Critical 9.2
api-gateway-deploy Affected by Exploitable Command Injection via Unprivileged Root Execution
bleon-ethical/api-gateway-deploy provides API gateway deployment. Version 1.0.0 is vulnerable to an attack chain involving OS Command Injection and Privilege Escalation. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges within the con…
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component
Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.8
Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component
Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
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Critical 9.1
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. This issue requires a…
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High 8.8
Formwork Improperly Manages Privileges During User Creation
Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). In versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.3, the application fails to properly enforce role-based authorization during account creation. Although the system validates that the specified role exists, it does n…
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Critical 9.8
An issue in edu Business Solutions Print Shop Pro WebDesk v.18.34 (fixed in 19.76) allows a remote attacker to escalate…
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Critical 9.4
An issue in Key Systems Inc Global Facilities Management Software v.20230721a allows a remote attacker to escalate priv…
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High 7.8
Local Privilege Escalation in NesterSoft WorkTime
An attacker can exploit the update behavior of the WorkTime monitoring daemon to elevate privileges on the local system to NT Authority\SYSTEM. A malicious executable must be named WTWatch.exe and dropped in the C:\ProgramData\wta\ClientExe directory, which …
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Critical 9.8
s2Member <= 260127 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 260127. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it poss…
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Critical 9.8
Buyent Theme (with Buyent Classified Plugin) <= 1.0.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Registration
The Buyent Classified plugin for WordPress (bundled with Buyent theme) is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user registration in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to the plugin not validating or restricting the user role during regist…
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Critical 9.8
Lizza LMS Pro <= 1.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Lizza LMS Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to the 'lizza_lms_pro_register_user_front_end' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes …
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High 8.8
Toret Manager <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update via AJAX actions
The Toret Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'trman_save_option' function and on the 'trman_save_option_items' in all versions up to, a…
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Critical 9.8
Clasifico Listing <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Clasifico Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role by supplying the 'listing_user_role' parame…
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High 7.8
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking Clear Pass Policy Manager OnGuard for Linux
A local privilege-escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass OnGuard Software for Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privilege…
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High 8.7
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in whic…
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Medium 6.3
JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 jdcapp_rpc controlDevice get_status privileges management
A vulnerability was identified in JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 up to 4.5.1.r4533. Affected is the function set_stcreenen_deabled_status/get_status of the file /f/service/controlDevice of the component jdcapp_rpc. The manipulation leads to Remote Privilege Esc…
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Medium 6.3
JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 jdcweb_rpc jdcapi cast_streen privileges management
A vulnerability was determined in JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 up to 4.5.1.r4533. This impacts the function cast_streen of the file /jdcapi of the component jdcweb_rpc. Executing a manipulation of the argument File can lead to Remote Privilege Escalation. The…
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Medium 6.3
JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 jdcweb_rpc jdcapi web_get_ddns_uptime privileges management
A vulnerability was found in JingDong JD Cloud Box AX6600 up to 4.5.1.r4533. This affects the function web_get_ddns_uptime of the file /jdcapi of the component jdcweb_rpc. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. The attack is possibl…
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High 8.8
JUNG eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1/2.3.1 Privilege Escalation via setUserGroup
eNet SMART HOME server 2.2.1 and 2.3.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization checks in the setUserGroup JSON-RPC method. A low-privileged user (UG_USER) can send a crafted POST request to /jsonrpc/management specifyin…
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High 8.8
Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart <= 7.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via ec_store_admin_access
The Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.7. This is due to a missing capability check in the 'save_custom_user_profile_fields' function. This makes it …
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Critical 9.8
Truelysell Core <= 1.8.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Registration
The Truelysell Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions less than, or equal to, 1.8.7. This is due to insufficient validation of the user_role parameter during user registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at…
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High 8.1
Magic Login Mail or QR Code <= 2.05 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insecure QR Code File Storage
The Magic Login Mail or QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.05. This is due to the plugin storing the magic login QR code image with a predictable, static filename (QR_Code.png) in the pub…