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-2021-1732CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-02-25
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-17087CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-11-11
Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-24557CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-09-01
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to manipulate a particular product folder to disable the security temporarily, abuse a specific Windows function a…
- CVE-2020-0986CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-06-09
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020…
- CVE-2020-1054CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-05-21
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An…
- CVE-2020-1027CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-04-15
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0913, CVE-2020-1000, CVE-2020-1003.
- CVE-2020-3950CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-03-17
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. S…
- CVE-2020-0787CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-03-12
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handles symbolic links, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVE-2020-0683CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-02-11
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.
- CVE-2020-8655CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-02-07
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.
- CVE-2020-0638CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2020-01-14
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Update Notification Manager El…
- CVE-2019-1405CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2019-11-12
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVE-2019-1388CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2019-11-12
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Certificate Dialog when it does not properly enforce user privileges, aka 'Windows Certificate Dialog Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVE-2019-1215CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2019-09-11
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
- CVE-2019-13272CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2019-07-17
In the Linux kernel before 5.1.17, ptrace_link in kernel/ptrace.c mishandles the recording of the credentials of a process that wants to create a ptrace relationship, which allows local users to obtain root access by leveraging certain sce…
- CVE-2016-0151CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2016-04-12
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted appli…
- CVE-2014-3153CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2014-06-07
The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates…
- CVE-2002-0367CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 9.0⚠ KEV2002-06-25
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged…
- CVE-2021-42278CRITICALCVSS 7.5EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-11-10
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-21919CRITICALCVSS 7.0EG 9.0⚠ KEV2022-01-11
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-1782CRITICALCVSS 7.0EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-04-02
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application …
- CVE-2021-31201CRITICALCVSS 5.2EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-06-08
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-31199CRITICALCVSS 5.2EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-06-08
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-25337CRITICALCVSS 4.4EG 9.0⚠ KEV2021-03-04
Improper access control in clipboard service in Samsung mobile devices prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to read or write certain local files.
- CVE-2026-18193CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02026-08-13
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of user-controlled addresses.
- CVE-2026-60366CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02026-07-22
Vulnerability in the Oracle Platform Security for Java product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Centralized Thirdparty Jars). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability all…
- CVE-2025-20282CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02025-06-25
A vulnerability in an internal API of Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE-PIC could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected device and then execute those files on the underlying operating system as root. T…
- CVE-2025-0505CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02025-05-08
On Arista CloudVision systems (virtual or physical on-premise deployments), Zero Touch Provisioning can be used to gain admin privileges on the CloudVision system, with more permissions than necessary, which can be used to query or manipul…
- CVE-2024-9479CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02024-11-20
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects upKeeper Instant Privilege Access: before 1.2.
- CVE-2024-9478CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02024-11-20
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects upKeeper Instant Privilege Access: before 1.2.
- CVE-2023-31273CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02023-11-14
Protection mechanism failure in some Intel DCM software before version 5.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.
- CVE-2022-37968CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02022-10-11
Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative…
- CVE-2022-1517CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02022-06-24
LRM utilizes elevated privileges. An unauthenticated malicious actor can upload and execute code remotely at the operating system level, which can allow an attacker to change settings, configurations, software, or access sensitive data on …
- CVE-2022-24783CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02022-03-25
Deno is a runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. The versions of Deno between release 1.18.0 and 1.20.2 (inclusive) are vulnerable to an attack where a malicious actor controlling the code executed in a Deno runtime could bypass all permis…
- CVE-2021-39168CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02021-08-27
OpenZepplin is a library for smart contract development. In affected versions a vulnerability in TimelockController allowed an actor with the executor role to escalate privileges. Further details about the vulnerability will be disclosed a…
- CVE-2021-39167CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02021-08-27
OpenZepplin is a library for smart contract development. In affected versions a vulnerability in TimelockController allowed an actor with the executor role to escalate privileges. Further details about the vulnerability will be disclosed a…
- CVE-2021-1388CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02021-02-24
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) installed on the Application Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected device. The vulnerability is…
- CVE-2020-36157CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02021-01-04
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Roles. Due to the lack of filtering on the role parameter that could be supplied during the registration p…
- CVE-2020-36155CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02021-01-04
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user…
- CVE-2020-1467CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02020-08-17
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerabili…
- CVE-2018-4310CRITICALCVSS 10.0EG 10.02019-04-03
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14.
- CVE-2023-48419CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 10.02024-01-02
An attacker in the wifi vicinity of a target Google Home can spy on the victim, resulting in Elevation of Privilege
- CVE-2023-4662CRITICALCVSS 9.8EG 10.02023-09-15
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Saphira Saphira Connect allows Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects Saphira Connect: before 9.
- CVE-2023-48418CRITICALCVSS 7.8EG 10.02024-01-02
In checkDebuggingDisallowed of DeviceVersionFragment.java, there is a possible way to access adb before SUW completion due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional …
- CVE-2020-27655CRITICALCVSS 6.5EG 10.02020-10-29
Improper access control vulnerability in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows remote attackers to access restricted resources via inbound QuickConnect traffic.
- CVE-2026-67269CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92026-10-06
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Operator, versions prior to 1.18.0 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the ContainerStorageModule Custom Resource reconciler. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially ex…
- CVE-2026-61781CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92026-09-18
pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, create_partition_time() reads the writable part_config.time_encoder text value and interpolates it without identifier quoting into a dynami…
- CVE-2026-92957CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92026-09-17
vm2 through 3.11.6 does not normalize `node:`-prefixed builtin specifiers when evaluating user-supplied negative (deny) entries in a NodeVM wildcard require policy. Although NodeVM strips the `node:` prefix during require() resolution, neg…
- CVE-2026-87172CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92026-09-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.26.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with net…
- CVE-2026-83282CRITICALCVSS 9.9EG 9.92026-09-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Analytics (component: Platform Security). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged…
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