Weakness (CWE)
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
How to prevent it (8 mitigations)
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Implementation
When using a critical resource such as a configuration file, check to see if the resource has insecure permissions (such as being modifiable by any regular user) [REF-62], and generate an error or even exit the software if there is a possibility that the resource could have been modified by an unauthorized party.
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Architecture and Design
Divide the software into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully defining distinct user groups, privileges, and/or roles. Map these against data, functionality, and the related resources. Then set the permissions accordingly. This will allow you to maintain more fine-grained control over your resources. [REF-207]
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run the code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
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Implementation, Installation
During program startup, explicitly set the default permissions or umask to the most restrictive setting possible. Also set the appropriate permissions during program installation. This will prevent you from inheriting insecure permissions from any user who installs or runs the program.
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System Configuration
For all configuration files, executables, and libraries, make sure that they are only readable and writable by the software's administrator.
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Documentation
Do not suggest insecure configuration changes in documentation, especially if those configurations can extend to resources and other programs that are outside the scope of the application.
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Installation
Do not assume that a system administrator will manually change the configuration to the settings that are recommended in the software's manual.
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Operation, System Configuration
Ensure that the software runs properly under the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) [REF-199] or an equivalent hardening configuration guide, which many organizations use to limit the attack surface and potential risk of deployed software.
Source: MITRE CWE-732
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High 8.4
MariaDB: Insecure $HOME in MariaDB rpm packages
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1 until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, MariaDB RPM packages created the dedicated mysql service account with the database data directory as its home directory. A …
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High 7.8
World-accessible IPC shared memory with predictable name in TightVNC Server
Incorrect permission assignment in GlavSoft TightVNC Server for Windows before 2.8.88 allows a local authenticated user to read or overwrite the inter-process communication handles used between the TightVNC service and its desktop server process. The named sh…
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High 7.0
An improper file permission and missing authorization vulnerability exists in the diagnostic kernel module subsystem of…
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High 8.1
Gitea tag delete route deletes releases without release permission
The Gitea web route for deleting tags (`POST /{owner}/{repo}/tags/delete`) requires only write access to the Code unit, but shares its handler with release deletion and did not check that the target was a plain tag. A collaborator with Code write access and w…
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High 8.2
Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulner…
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High 8.4
Quasar Framework: Development TLS private keys are cached with overly permissive filesystem permissions
Quasar Framework is a framework for building high-performance Vue.js user interfaces. Prior to @quasar/ssl-certificate 2.1.0, @quasar/cli 5.0.4, and @quasar/app-vite 3.3.0, the @quasar/ssl-certificate utility cached a combined private key and certificate PEM …
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High 7.1CVE-2026-102282 Public exploit
adm-zip extraction preserves SUID/SGID bits from untrusted ZIPs -> local privilege escalation
adm-zip is a JavaScript library for creating and extracting ZIP archives in Node.js. Prior to 0.6.1, adm-zip applies the Unix permission bits stored in a zip entry directly to the extracted file via `fs.chmodSync()` when `keepOriginalPermission=true` is passe…
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High 8.5
Nx daemon and plugin worker sockets are accessible to other local users
Nx is a monorepo solution for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. From 14.6.0 until 22.7.9 and 23.1.2, Nx creates Unix domain sockets for its daemon and isolated plugin workers in shared temporary locations without owner-only directory and socket permissions. …
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High 7.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Viidure Dashcam Android Application
The central cloud storage backend for the entire dashcam platform is misconfigured with public-read permissions, allowing unrestricted access to all stored objects. Because this bucket serves as shared storage for the platform, sensitive user records, live da…
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High 7.8
IBM i is Affected By An Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability in Network Authentication Service []
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files due to improper validation of an attacker-controlled file path.
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High 7.8
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Incorrect Permission Assign…
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High 7.1
Dell Trusted Device Client, versions prior to 8.1.359.0, contain an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resour…
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High 8.2
Incorrect permission assignment allows local users to obtain sensitive CalDAV/CardDAV information belonging to other ac…
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High 7.7
Tauri framework v2 Dialog plugin auto-expands the filesystem scope with attacker-controlled recursion
When a Tauri application uses the dialog plugin's file or folder picker, an attacker with JavaScript execution (XSS) can force the scope expansion to be recursive, granting read/write access to an entire directory tree after a single user click on a normal-lo…
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High 8.8
Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installer of Foxit PDF Editor for macOS due to insufficient validation of a user-modifiable configuration value during high-privilege upgrades. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbit…
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High 8.8
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the update daemon of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to an insecure permission configuration that allows the configuration file to be modified by regular users, which may lead to arbitrary script execution with…
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High 8.4
CVE-2026-89281
The Apache Lounge Windows distribution of Apache HTTP Server build contains a hardcoded configuration path vulnerability within openssl.cnf path that can allow local code execution.
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High 8.3
MCP Atlassian: OAuth refresh-token backup file is world-readable under default Unix umask
MCP Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). Prior to 0.22.0, the plaintext OAuth fallback file containing refresh and access tokens is written with permissions inherited from the process umask. Under co…
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High 8.4
Dell Command | Monitor (DCM), versions prior to 10.13.2, contain an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resour…
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High 8.8
An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in LDAP API in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM…
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High 7.7
M365 Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in M365 Copilot allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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High 7.6
Omni: Reader-level users can retrieve imported cluster CA keys via ResourceService
Omni manages Kubernetes on bare metal, virtual machines, or in a cloud. From 1.3.0 until 1.6.6 and 1.7.3, importing a standalone Talos cluster creates an ImportedClusterSecrets resource containing the cluster's complete CA secrets bundle. The access rules in …
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High 7.0
Duplicati for Windows - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in the configuration loader of Duplicati for Windows versions before v2.4.0.0 allows a local low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via an attacker-controlled preload.json fi…
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High 8.4
garminconnect: Insecure Permission Assignment for Garmin OAuth Token Store
garminconnect is a Python 3 API wrapper for Garmin Connect that retrieves statistics and manages activities. Prior to 0.3.5, garminconnect/client.py Client.dump creates the OAuth token directory and garmin_tokens.json without explicit owner-only modes, so a p…
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High 7.3
Froxlor before 2.2.0 Insecure File Permissions mysql.conf
Froxlor before 2.2.0 (affected up to and including 2.2.0-rc3) generates /etc/pure-ftpd/db/mysql.conf with mode 0644 via the XML configuration templates in lib/configfiles/, even though the file contains the Froxlor SQL user's password. On systems where the pa…
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High 7.1CVE-2026-79617 Public exploit
Improper Access Control Leading to Display Exposure in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Pardus LightDM Greeter
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute Pardus LightDM Greeter allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Pardus LightDM Gr…
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High 7.8
PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Improper Access Control via DirectIo64.sys
PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain an improper access control vulnerability in the DirectIo64.sys kernel driver that allows unprivileged local users to perform pri…
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High 7.8
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Elastic Agent Leading to Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732) in Elastic Agent can lead to local privilege escalation via Replace Binaries (CAPEC-642). On Windows systems where Elastic Agent is installed in unprivileged mode, resources used by the agent ser…
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High 7.0
Insecure Flask Secret-Key File Permissions Allow Local Administrator Session Forgery in RansomLook
RansomLook created its Flask session-signing key without explicitly restricting the file permissions. The secret_key file was created using the process's default permissions and umask, resulting in permissions such as 0644 under a common 022 umask. Consequent…
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High 7.3
Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure DLL Permissions in Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0
Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0 sets insecure ACLs on all DLL files in the installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\), granting FULL CONTROL (F) to the built-in Everyone group (BUILTIN\Everyone, S-1-1-0). A Windows service runnin…
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High 7.8
Kenwood DNR1007XR udhcpd Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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High 8.1
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Scheduled Searches in Splunk AI Toolkit
In Splunk AI Toolkit versions below 6.0.1, a user who holds the "power" Splunk role could modify app-provided scheduled searches to run arbitrary Search Processing Language (SPL) using the permissions of the search owner, which could allow access to all relev…
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High 8.1
Privilege Escalation through Search Macro Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security
In Splunk Enterprise Security versions below 8.6.1, a user who holds the ess_analyst Splunk Enterprise Security role could change User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) search macros that scheduled searches run with administrator permissions, allowing for …
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High 8.5
Planet9 Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability Information
A security vulnerability has been identified in Planet9 due to incorrect file permissions assigned to an application executable used by the Planet9 background service. The service runs with SYSTEM privileges, while the affected executable grants excessive per…
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High 8.6
FreePBX: Authenticated Arbitrary SSH Key Injection via Backup Module
FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. From 17.0.5.34 until 17.0.11, the publicKeySave AJAX endpoint in Backup.class.php accepts an authenticated administrator's SSH public key and appends it to /home/asterisk/.ssh/authorized_keys for the asterisk system user with…
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High 7.8
Incorrect Permission Assignment in Autodesk Installer Named Pipes
A maliciously created executable, when executed on the victim's machine, may allow a local low-privileged attacker to inject unauthenticated IPC messages into named pipes, modify pipe permissions or ownership, and potentially impact confidentiality, integrity…
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High 7.0
Incorrect directory permissions could allow a local user to escalate their privileges, potentially resulting in arbitra…
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High 7.8
Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure SQL Database allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.3
Weak permissions in the Vitis™ Unified installation path on local Windows machines could allow a low-privileged user to…
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High 7.2
A VAPIX API parameter had improper input validation which could allow code execution and potentially lead to a privileg…