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
3,026 results · Feed
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High 7.8
A security agent link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to escalate privileg…
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High 7.8
An engine link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a…
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Medium 4.8
Authenticated, non-admin users can create storage pools via the sifi API
An issue exists in SoftIron HyperCloud where authenticated, but non-admin users can create data pools, which could potentially impact the performance and availability of the backend software-defined storage subsystem. This issue only impacts SoftIron HyperClo…
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High 7.0
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei FusionCompute product. Due to insufficient verification on spec…
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High 7.8
There is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Huawei smart phone product. A local, authenticated attacker …
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High 7.6
Privilege escalation allows organization groups to be updated/deleted if their UUID is known in vaultwarden
vaultwarden is an unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs. In affected versions an attacker is capable of updating or deleting groups from an organization given a few conditions: 1. The attacker has a user accoun…
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High 7.8
X1a0He Adobe Downloader XPC Service com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper shouldAcceptNewConnection privileges management
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in X1a0He Adobe Downloader up to 1.3.1 on macOS. Affected is the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the file com.x1a0he.macOS.Adobe-Downloader.helper of the component XPC Service. The manipulatio…
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High 8.6
An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in the VCM engine of FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.7 and be…
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High 7.3
Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in CA Client Automation 14.5
CA Client Automation (ITCM) allows non-admin/non-root users to encrypt a string using CAF CLI and SD_ACMD CLI. This would allow the non admin user to access the critical encryption keys which further causes the exploitation of stored credentials. This fix doe…
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Critical 9.3
Privilege escalation in IAM import API in MinIO
MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license. Minio is subject to a privilege escalation in IAM import API, all users are impacted since MinIO commit `580d9db85e04f1b63cc2909af50f0ed08afa965f`. This issue has …
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High 8.1
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.24.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.24.5. This is due to insufficient controls on the user role select field when utilizing the 'Role' field in a form. This makes …
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High 8.7CVE-2024-49035 Exploited
Partner.Microsoft.Com Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
KEV Feb 25, 2025 -
High 7.8
Tuned: `script_pre` and `script_post` options allow to pass arbitrary scripts executed by root
A script injection vulnerability was identified in the Tuned package. The `instance_create()` D-Bus function can be called by locally logged-in users without authentication. This flaw allows a local non-privileged user to execute a D-Bus call with `script_pre…
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High 7.8
Local privilege escalation vulnerability
VMware Aria Operations contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root user on the appliance running VMware Aria Operations.
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High 8.8
WPGYM <= 67.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
The WPGYM - Wordpress Gym Management System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the MJ_gmgt_add_staff_member() function in all versions up to, and including, 67.1.0. This makes it possible for authen…
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Medium 6.5
Apache Kafka Clients: Privilege escalation to filesystem read-access via automatic ConfigProvider
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties, Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Kafka Clients. Apache Kafka Clients accept configuration data for customizing behavior, and includes ConfigProvider plugins in order to manipulate these…
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Medium 5.4
Cisco Integrated Management Controller Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the API endpoints of Cisco Integrated Management Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass authorization and take actions on a vulnerable system without authorization. The vulnerability is due to improper autho…
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Medium 6.5
Delinea Privilege Manager before 12.0.2 mishandles the security of the Windows agent.
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High 8.8
WP Video Robot <= 1.20.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via User Meta Update
The WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to insufficient validation on user meta that can be updated in the wpvr_rate_request_result() function in all versions up to, and including,…
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Low 3.0
Nextcloud Server's shares are not removed when user is limited to share with in their groups and being removed from one of them
Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. When a server is configured to only allow sharing with users that are in ones own groups, after a user was removed from a group, previously shared items were not unshared. It is recommended that the Nex…
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Medium 5.1
Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access
Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain
KEV Aug 25, 2025 -
High 7.8
Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, version(s) 10.5.6.x, 10.5.5.x, 10.5.4.x, 10.5.3.x, contain(s) an Improper Privilege Man…
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High 8.8CVE-2024-24409 Public exploit
Privilege Escalation
Zohocorp ManageEngine ADManager Plus versions 7203 and prior are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in the Modify Computers option.
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High 8.5
WatchGuard Endpoint Protection Privilege Escalation in PSANHost Enables Arbitrary File Delete as SYSTEM
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WatchGuard EPDR, Panda AD360 and Panda Dome on Windows (PSANHost.exe module) allows arbitrary file delete with SYSTEM permissions.
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High 8.7
Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access
A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulner…
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High 7.0
Agent Arbitrary File Deletion
Zohocorp ManageEngine EndPoint Central versions 11.3.2416.21 and below, 11.3.2428.9 and below are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in the agent installed machines.
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Medium 5.7
Input parameter verification vulnerability in the background service module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vul…
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High 8.7
User data deletion by anoynmous users in Zope
Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. In affected versions anonymous users can delete the user data maintained by an `AccessControl.userfolder.UserFolder` which may prevent any privileged access. This problem has been fixed…
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Critical 9.1
RKE2 allows privilege escalation in Windows nodes due to Insecure Access Control Lists
### Impact A vulnerability has been identified whereby RKE2 deployments in Windows nodes have weak Access Control Lists (ACL), allowing `BUILTIN\Users` or `NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users` to view or edit sensitive files which could lead to privilege escalat…
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Medium 6.5
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, former…
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High 7.8
An improper access control vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent 20 could allow a local attacker to escalate…
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Medium 6.6
Rancher's External RoleTemplates can lead to privilege escalation
A vulnerability has been identified whereby privilege escalation checks are not properly enforced for RoleTemplateobjects when external=true, which in specific scenarios can lead to privilege escalation.
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High 7.2
Rancher permissions on 'namespaces' in any API group grants 'edit' permissions on namespaces in 'core'
A vulnerability has been identified when granting a create or * global role for a resource type of "namespaces"; no matter the API group, the subject will receive * permissions for core namespaces. This can lead to someone being capable of accessing, creating…
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High 7.8
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access, loss of confidentiali…
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Medium 6.0
Weak Password Vulnerability in ZTE ZSR V2 Intelligent Multi Service Router
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series on 64 bit allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series: V4.00.10 and earlier.
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Critical 9.8
UserPlus <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient restriction on the 'form_actions' and 'userplus_update_user_profile' functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attack…
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Medium 6.7
VMware NSX contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious actor may exploit this vuln…
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High 8.1
Keycloak: unguarded admin rest api endpoints allows low privilege users to use administrative functionalities
A flaw was found in Keycloak. Certain endpoints in Keycloak's admin REST API allow low-privilege users to access administrative functionalities. This flaw allows users to perform actions reserved for administrators, potentially leading to data breaches or sys…
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Medium 5.1
PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in XML API
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated PAN-OS administrator with restricted privileges to use a compromised XML API key to perform actions as a higher privileged PAN-OS administr…
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Critical 9.8
A flaw exists whereby a user can make a specific call to a FlashArray endpoint allowing privilege escalation.