Weakness (CWE)
CWE-272: Least Privilege Violation
The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.
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
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
Source: MITRE CWE-272
47 results · Feed
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Medium 6.7
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A…
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High 7.0
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.54.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A…
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Low 2.9
In sshd in OpenSSH through 10.6, in certain environments such as QNX 6 and SCO OpenServer 5, sshd-session can unexpecte…
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High 8.1
Gitea API team demotion not applied to unit permissions
Changing an organization team's permission through the API with only the `permission` field did not rebuild the team's per-unit access, and the requested level was not applied as a cap. After an organization owner demoted a team, for example from admin to rea…
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Medium 5.4
Strimzi: Unrestricted access to all Secrets within namespace watched by the Topic operator
Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, deploying only the Topic Operator or only the User Operator through the Kafka custom resource leaves the Entit…
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Low 3.4
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…
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Low 3.4
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…
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Medium 6.6
HCL IntelliOps Event Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities.
HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by a least privileges violation which could allow an attacker to access the resource with the elevated privilege that could not be accessed with the attacker's original privileges.
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High 7.3
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.20.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A…
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Medium 6.0
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.20.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Acce…
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High 7.5
TOTOLINK EX200 Web boa.conf least privilege violation
A security vulnerability has been detected in TOTOLINK A3000RU, A3100R, A950RG, AC1200T10, CP450, CS185R_T10 and EX200 up to 20260906. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/boa/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. The manip…
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High 7.5
D-link DIR-823G Web boa.conf least privilege violation
A weakness has been identified in D-link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05_20181207. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/boa/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to least privilege violation. The a…
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High —
Kozou: Unauthenticated MCP HTTP server and bundled dev-stack hardening (DNS-rebinding, request-body limits, read-only reads, default network exposure)
Kozou compiles a PostgreSQL schema into an Admin UI, a REST API, and an MCP server. Several hardening gaps in the bundled HTTP surfaces and the scaffolded dev stack are fixed in **1.8.1**. ## Issues 1. **MCP HTTP server lacked DNS-rebinding protection.** The …
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Medium 5.3
TOTOLINK EX200 vsftpd vsftpd.conf least privilege violation
A security flaw has been discovered in TOTOLINK EX200 4.0.3c.7646. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/vsftpd.conf of the component vsftpd. The manipulation results in least privilege violation. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The …
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Low 3.7
D-Link DGS-1100-08PD Web boa.conf least privilege violation
A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DGS-1100-08PD 1.00.006. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /etc/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. Such manipulation leads to least privilege violation. The attack may be launched remotely. Th…
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Medium 4.3
TOTOLINK CP450 vsftpd vsftpd.conf least privilege violation
A vulnerability was determined in TOTOLINK CP450 4.1.0cu.747. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /etc/vsftpd.conf of the component vsftpd. This manipulation causes least privilege violation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit h…
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Medium 5.3
D-Link DCS-5615 Boa Webserver boa.conf least privilege violation
A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DCS-5615 1.01.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/conf.d/boa/boa.conf of the component Boa Webserver. Such manipulation leads to least privilege violation. The attack can be …
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Medium 4.3
TOTOLINK AC1200 T8 vsftpd vsftpd.conf least privilege violation
A security vulnerability has been detected in TOTOLINK AC1200 T8 4.1.5cu.8611. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/vsftpd.conf of the component vsftpd. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. The attack may be initiated remotely. Th…
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Medium 4.3
D-Link DIR-823G vsftpd vsftpd.conf least privilege violation
A security flaw has been discovered in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /etc/vsftpd.conf of the component vsftpd. Performing a manipulation results in least privilege violation. The attack can be initiated remo…
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High 7.2
iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in iControl REST and the TMOS Shell (tmsh) where a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with at least the Manager role can create configuration objects that allow running arbitrary commands. Note: Software versions which have reac…
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Medium 5.3
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.13.8.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A …
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High 7.4
In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop befo…
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High 8.5
Privilege escalation in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1c3, and 9.2.2 though 9.2.2b
A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1c3 could allow elevating the privileges of the local authenticated user to “root” using the export option of seccertmgmt and seccryptocfg commands.
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High 8.8
Web Server Running with Root Privileges in dormakaba access manager
The binary serving the web server and executing basically all actions launched from the Web UI is running with root privileges. This is against the least privilege principle. If an attacker is able to execute code on the system via other vulnerabilities it is…
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None 0.0
Pepr Overly Permissive RBAC ClusterRole in Admin Mode
Pepr is a type safe K8s middleware. Prior to 1.0.5 , Pepr defaults to a cluster-admin RBAC configuration and does not explicitly force or enforce least-privilege guidance for module authors. The default behavior exists to make the “getting started” experience…
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Medium 6.5
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.11.1 excessive privileges were possible due to storing GitHub personal access token i…
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High 7.0
TRENDnet TEW-822DRE vsftpd least privilege violation
A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TEW-822DRE FW103B02. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component vsftpd. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of …
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High 7.0
TRENDnet TV-IP110WN Embedded Boa Web Server boa.conf least privilege violation
A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TV-IP110WN 1.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /server/boa.conf of the component Embedded Boa Web Server. The manipulation leads to least privilege violati…
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High 7.2
TOTOLINK N600R/X2000R FTP Service vsftpd.conf least privilege violation
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TOTOLINK N600R and X2000R 1.0.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the file vsftpd.conf of the component FTP Service. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. It is possible to initia…
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High 8.8
Social Streams <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
The Social Streams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their user meta information in the update_user_met…
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High 7.0
Least Privilege Violation Vulnerability in the communications functions of NJ/NX-series Machine Automation Controllers
Least Privilege Violation (CWE-272) Vulnerability exists in the communication function between the NJ/NX-series Machine Automation Controllers and the Sysmac Studio Software. An attacker may use this vulnerability to perform unauthorized access and to execute…
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High 7.3CVE-2025-49144 Public exploit
Notepad++ Privilege Escalation in Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search Path
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. In versions 8.8.1 and prior, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Notepad++ v8.8.1 installer that allows unprivileged users to gain SYSTEM-level privileges through insecure executable searc…
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High 8.2
Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or re…
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Medium 6.0
Harden-Runner Evasion of 'disable-sudo' policy
Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. Versions from 0.12.0 to before 2.12.0 are vulnerable to `disable-sudo` bypass. Harden-Runner includes a policy option `disable-sudo` to prevent the GitHub Actions runne…
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High 8.7
OpenObserve Improper Authorization Allows Admin User to Remove Root User
OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint `/api/{org_id}/users/{email_id}` allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, e…
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Medium 5.2
Privilege escalation in mk_informix plugin
Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0p12, 2.2.0p32, 2.1.0p47 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.
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High 7.8
Local Privilege Escalation
Toshiba printers contain a suidperl binary and it has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can get root privileges. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
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High 8.4
Veritas System Recovery before 23.3_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus l…
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High 8.8
Privilege escalation in mk_informix plugin
Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.
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High 8.2
Privilege escalation in mk_oracle plugins
Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mk_oracle, mk_oracle.ps1, and mk_oracle_crs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.