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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CVEs classified under CWE-269page 11 of 108
- CVE-2020-9355CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-23
danfruehauf NetworkManager-ssh before 1.2.11 allows privilege escalation because extra options are mishandled.
- CVE-2013-6295CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-18
PrestaShop 1.5.5 vulnerable to privilege escalation via a Salesman account via upload module
- CVE-2013-3323CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-18
A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability exists in IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5, 7.1, and 6.2, when WebSeal with Basic Authentication is used, due to a failure to invalidate the authentication session, which could let a malicious user obtai…
- CVE-2020-9024CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-17
Iteris Vantage Velocity Field Unit 2.3.1 and 2.4.2 devices have world-writable permissions for the /root/cleardata.pl (executed as root by crond) and /root/loadperl.sh (executed as root at boot time) scripts.
- CVE-2014-4170CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-13
A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability exists in Free Reprintables ArticleFR 11.06.2014 due to insufficient access restrictions in the data.php script, which could let a remote malicious user obtain access or modify or delete database inform…
- CVE-2020-3763CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-13
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary…
- CVE-2020-3762CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-13
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary…
- CVE-2015-2909CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-06
Dedicated Micros DV-IP Express, SD Advanced, SD, EcoSense, and DS2 devices rely on a GUI warning to help ensure that the administrator configures login credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging …
- CVE-2015-3613CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-02-04
A vulnerability exists in in FortiManager 5.2.1 and earlier and 5.0.10 and earlier in the WebUI FTP backup page
- CVE-2020-7941CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-01-23
A privilege escalation issue in plone.app.contenttypes in Plone 4.3 through 5.2.1 allows users to PUT (overwrite) some content without needing write permission.
- CVE-2018-16272CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82020-01-22
The wpa_supplicant system service in Samsung Galaxy Gear series allows an unprivileged process to fully control the Wi-Fi interface, due to the lack of its D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen-based firmwares including …
- CVE-2013-5027CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-12-27
Collabtive 1.0 has incorrect access control
- CVE-2019-18623CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-11-08
Escalation of privileges in EnergyCAP 7 through 7.5.6 allows an attacker to access data. If an unauthenticated user clicks on a link on the public dashboard, the resource opens in EnergyCAP with access rights matching the user who created …
- CVE-2006-4243CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-11-06
linux vserver 2.6 before 2.6.17 suffers from privilege escalation in remount code.
- CVE-2019-18425CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-10-31
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing 32-bit PV guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by installing and using descriptors. There is missing descriptor table limit checking in x86 PV emulation. When emulating certain P…
- CVE-2019-16897CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-10-28
In K7 Antivirus Premium 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; K7 Total Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; and K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120, the module K7TSHlpr.dll improperly validates the administrative privileges of the user, …
- CVE-2018-21025CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-10-08
In Centreon VM through 19.04.3, centreon-backup.pl allows attackers to become root via a crafted script, due to incorrect rights of sourced configuration files.
- CVE-2016-10972CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-09-16
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.
- CVE-2016-10971CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-09-16
The MemberSonic Lite plugin before 1.302 for WordPress has incorrect login access control because only knowlewdge of an e-mail address is required.
- CVE-2019-15896CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-09-10
An issue was discovered in the LifterLMS plugin through 3.34.5 for WordPress. The upload_import function in the class.llms.admin.import.php script is prone to an unauthenticated options import vulnerability that could lead to privilege esc…
- CVE-2018-21013CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-09-09
The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- CVE-2019-12618CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-08-12
HashiCorp Nomad 0.9.0 through 0.9.1 has Incorrect Access Control via the exec driver.
- CVE-2019-1010178CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-07-24
Fred MODX Revolution < 1.0.0-beta5 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control - CWE-648. The impact is: Remote Code Execution. The component is: assets/components/fred/web/elfinder/connector.php. The attack vector is: Uploading a PHP file or…
- CVE-2019-11888CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-05-13
Go through 1.12.5 on Windows mishandles process creation with a nil environment in conjunction with a non-nil token, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges.
- CVE-2018-19725CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-03-05
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
- CVE-2018-19635CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82019-01-22
CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 and 17 contain a vulnerability that can allow a malicious actor to escalate privileges in the user interface.
- CVE-2018-10143CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-12-12
The Palo Alto Networks Expedition Migration tool 1.0.107 and earlier may allow an unauthenticated attacker with remote access to run system level commands on the device hosting this service/application.
- CVE-2018-12596CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-10-10
Episerver Ektron CMS before 9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, 9.1 before SP3 Site CU 45, or 9.2 before SP2 Site CU 22 allows remote attackers to call aspx pages via the "activateuser.aspx" page, even if a page is located under the /WorkArea/ path, which…
- CVE-2018-0425CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-10-05
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to …
- CVE-2018-9853CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-07-10
Insecure access control in freeSSHd version 1.3.1 allows attackers to obtain the privileges of the freesshd.exe process by leveraging the ability to login to an unprivileged account on the server.
- CVE-2018-9022CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-06-18
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands by poisoning a configuration file.
- CVE-2018-9021CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82018-06-18
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with specially crafted requests.
- CVE-2017-9944CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-12-27
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens 7KT PAC1200 data manager (7KT1260) in all versions < V2.03. The integrated web server (port 80/tcp) of the affected devices could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform administra…
- CVE-2017-12635CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-11-14
Due to differences in the Erlang-based JSON parser and JavaScript-based JSON parser, it is possible in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to submit _users documents with duplicate keys for 'roles' used for access control with…
- CVE-2017-14349CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-09-30
An authentication vulnerability in HPE SiteScope product versions 11.2x and 11.3x, allows read-only accounts to view all SiteScope interfaces and monitors, potentially exposing sensitive data.
- CVE-2017-13707CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-08-27
Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modif…
- CVE-2017-11467CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-20
OrientDB through 2.2.22 does not enforce privilege requirements during "where" or "fetchplan" or "order by" use, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.
- CVE-2017-1000003CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-17
ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect access control check vulnerability in the Social Application component resulting in privilege escalation. ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to an incorrect acc…
- CVE-2017-1000082CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-07-07
systemd v233 and earlier fails to safely parse usernames starting with a numeric digit (e.g. "0day"), running the service in question with root privileges rather than the user intended.
- CVE-2017-4992CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-06-13
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and U…
- CVE-2017-7312CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-06-07
An issue was discovered in Personify360 e-Business 7.5.2 through 7.6.1. When going to the /TabId/275 URI, anyone can add a vendor account or read existing vendor account data (including usernames and passwords).
- CVE-2017-4982CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-05-08
EMC Mainframe Enablers ResourcePak Base versions 7.6.0, 8.0.0, and 8.1.0 contains a fix for a privilege management vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
- CVE-2017-5624CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-03-12
An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.0.3 for OnePlus 3 and 3T. The attacker can persistently make the (locked) bootloader start the platform with dm-verity disabled, by issuing the 'fastboot oem disable_dm_verity' command. Having d…
- CVE-2017-6342CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82017-02-27
An issue was discovered on Dahua DHI-HCVR7216A-S3 devices with NVR Firmware 3.210.0001.10 2016-06-06, Camera Firmware 2.400.0000.28.R 2016-03-29, and SmartPSS Software 1.16.1 2017-01-19. When SmartPSS Software is launched, while on the log…
- CVE-2015-0192CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 9.82015-07-02
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to the Java Vir…
- CVE-2026-72830CRITICALCVSS 8.8EG 9.82026-08-14
Grav API plugin versions before 1.0.13 fail to enforce API key scope caps in ConfigController super-scope gates, allowing scoped keys to write scheduler configuration. The scope cap is applied only inside requirePermission(), while the sch…
- CVE-2026-72829CRITICALCVSS 8.8EG 9.82026-08-14
The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 contains an API-key scope-cap bypass in UsersController's create() and update() methods. These methods enforce the scope cap only for api.users.write, but gate super-privilege gra…
- CVE-2026-16401CRITICALCVSS 8.8EG 9.82026-07-21
Privilege escalation in the Data Loss Prevention component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
- CVE-2026-16396CRITICALCVSS 8.8EG 9.82026-07-21
Privilege escalation in WebExtensions. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
- CVE-2026-16379CRITICALCVSS 8.8EG 9.82026-07-21
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
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