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.— MITRE CWE catalog
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- CVE-2026-55307MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42026-10-06
In kdn_set_sysregs_prot of hwcrypto-kdn.c, there is a possible information disclosure due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed…
- CVE-2026-73740MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42026-09-01
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE Networking Fabric Composer could allow an authenticated privileged user on the underlying host to elevate their user privileges to those of a higher role. A successful exploit allows the at…
- CVE-2026-82670MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42026-08-31
A flaw has been found in IObit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11. This affects the function IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL in the library IUForceDelete.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper privilege management. The …
- CVE-2026-17438MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42026-08-13
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or modify data due to improper privilege management.
- CVE-2023-42952MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42024-02-21
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
- CVE-2023-45083MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42023-12-05
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in HyperCloud that will impact the ability for a user to authenticate against the management plane. An authenticated admin-level user may be able to delete the "admin" or "serveradmin"…
- CVE-2021-26734MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42023-10-23
Zscaler Client Connector Installer on Windows before version 3.4.0.124 improperly handled directory junctions during uninstallation. A local adversary may be able to delete folders in an elevated context.
- CVE-2023-20216MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42023-08-03
A vulnerability in the privilege management functionality of all Cisco BroadWorks server types could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect imp…
- CVE-2023-2485MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42023-06-07
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can …
- CVE-2023-0221MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42023-01-13
Product security bypass vulnerability in ACC prior to version 8.3.4 allows a locally logged-in attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the execution controls provided by ACC using the utilman program.
- CVE-2022-32782MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42022-09-23
This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
- CVE-2022-32781MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42022-09-23
This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. An app with root privileges may be able to access private…
- CVE-2022-27840MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42022-04-11
Improper access control vulnerability in SamsungRecovery prior to version 8.1.43.0 allows local attckers to delete arbitrary files as SamsungRecovery permission.
- CVE-2021-38955MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42022-03-01
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user with elevated privileges to cause a denial of service due to a file creation vulnerability in the audit commands. IBM X-Force ID: 211825.
- CVE-2021-27006MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42021-12-23
StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) versions 11.5 prior to 11.5.0.5 are susceptible to a vulnerability which may allow an administrative user to escalate their privileges and modify settings in SANtricity System Manager.
- CVE-2021-29693MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42021-06-28
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user that is in the with elevated group privileges to cause a denial of service due to a vulnerability in the lpd daemon. IBM X-Force ID: 200255.
- CVE-2019-1588MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42019-03-06
A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches running in Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to…
- CVE-2018-12261MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42018-06-12
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
- CVE-2018-1368MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42018-02-09
IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 9.0, 9.1, and 9.5 could allow a local user with low privileges to view report pages and perform some actions that only an admin should be performing, so there is risk that someone not authori…
- CVE-2015-0239MEDIUMCVSS v2 4.4EG 4.42015-03-02
The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by t…
- CVE-2026-105678MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-10-05
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.5.0 until 6.64.0, staff users with the Editor or Super Editor role were able to assign their own role to Author and Contributor users, despite not having permission to assign that role. …
- CVE-2026-104412MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-10-02
Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 does not correctly restrict staff role assignment, allowing users with the Editor or Super Editor role to assign their own role to other staff despite lacking permission to do so. An authenticated Editor or Super …
- CVE-2026-86554MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-09-20
SmartLife app dynamically generates brand‑new SmartLife application authentication parameters within its runtime process. With the obtained SmartLife application authentication parameters, attackers can directly invoke the backend interf…
- CVE-2026-90487MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-09-12
A vulnerability was found in Xuxueli xxl-job up to 3.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file xxl-job-admin/src/main/java/com/xxl/job/admin/business/controller/JobGroupController.java. The manipulation results …
- CVE-2026-79276MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-08-25
Improper privilege management in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- CVE-2026-19996MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-08-17
A vulnerability was identified in Webkul Bagisto up to 2.4.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/customers of the component Backend Customer Behavior Data Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to impr…
- CVE-2026-17074MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-08-13
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper privilege management.
- CVE-2026-70443MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-08-05
Jenkins Horreum Plugin 0.16.162.v33b_4a_a_b_5f828 and earlier does not set the appropriate context for credentials lookup, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to have Jenkins send credentials they are not entitled to use to t…
- CVE-2026-20308MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-08-05
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against an affected device. This vulnerability …
- CVE-2026-48923MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-05-27
Jenkins AppSpider Plugin 1.0.17 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL.
- CVE-2026-48926MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-05-27
Jenkins Job Import Plugin 143.v044a_2e819b_27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- CVE-2026-8327MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-05-21
Concrete CMS below 9.5.0 and below is vulnerable to password change without reauthorization and session-hardening bypass. The user-profile edit controller passes the entire raw POST array to UserInfo::update() without field whitelisting r…
- CVE-2025-20346MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-11-13
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is d…
- CVE-2025-57759MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-08-28
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 5.3.0 and prior to 5.3.38 and 5.6.1, under certain conditions, back end users may be able to edit fields of pages and articles without having the necessary permissions. This issue has…
- CVE-2025-27847MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-08-14
In ESPEC North America Web Controller 3 before 3.3.8, /api/v4/auth/ users session privileges are not revoked on logout.
- CVE-2025-27846MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-08-14
In ESPEC North America Web Controller 3 before 3.3.8, an attacker with physical access can gain elevated privileges because GRUB and the BIOS are unprotected.
- CVE-2025-22829MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-06-10
The CloudStack Quota plugin has an improper privilege management logic in version 4.20.0.0. Anyone with authenticated user-account access in CloudStack 4.20.0.0 environments, where this plugin is enabled and have access to specific APIs ca…
- CVE-2024-41797MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-06-10
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC316-8 (6GK5324-8TS00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC324-4 (6GK5328-4TS00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC324-4 EEC…
- CVE-2023-38614MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-04-11
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- CVE-2025-26703MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-03-11
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE GoldenDB allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects GoldenDB: from 6.1.03 through 6.1.03.04.
- CVE-2025-22220MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32025-01-30
VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges and network access to Aria Operations for Logs API may be able to perform certain operations in the conte…
- CVE-2023-47715MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32024-03-21
IBM Storage Protect Plus Server 10.1.0 through 10.1.16 could allow an authenticated user with read-only permissions to add or delete entries from an existing HyperVisor configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 271538.
- CVE-2024-2433MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32024-03-13
An improper authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Panorama software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to upload files using the web interface and completely fill one of the disk partitions with those uploaded fil…
- CVE-2023-50267MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-12-28
MeterSphere is a one-stop open source continuous testing platform. Prior to 2.10.10-lts, the authenticated attackers can update resources which don't belong to him if the resource ID is known. This issue if fixed in 2.10.10-lts. There are…
- CVE-2023-4834MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-10-16
In Red Lion Europe mbCONNECT24 and mymbCONNECT24 and Helmholz myREX24 and myREX24.virtual up to and including 2.14.2 an improperly implemented access validation allows an authenticated, low privileged attacker to gain read access to lim…
- CVE-2023-43664MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-09-28
PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce web application. In the Prestashop Back office interface, an employee can list all modules without any access rights: method `ajaxProcessGetPossibleHookingListForModule` doesn't check access rights. …
- CVE-2023-43663MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-09-28
PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce web application. In affected versions any module can be disabled or uninstalled from back office, even with low user right. This allows low privileged users to disable portions of a shops functionali…
- CVE-2023-2495MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-07-10
The Greeklish-permalink WordPress plugin through 3.3 does not implement correct authorization or nonce checks in the cyrtrans_ajax_old AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated and low-privilege users to trigger the plugin's functionality to c…
- CVE-2023-20136MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32023-06-28
A vulnerability in the OpenAPI of Cisco Secure Workload could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with the privileges of a read-only user to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid…
- CVE-2022-39202MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32022-09-13
matrix-appservice-irc is an open source Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol allows you to specify multiple modes in a single mode command. Due to a bug in the underlying matrix-org/node-irc library, affect…
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