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 53 of 109
- CVE-2021-36968HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-15
Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36966HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-15
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36964HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-15
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36963HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-15
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26434HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-15
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-1868HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local attacker m…
- CVE-2021-1853HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
- CVE-2021-1839HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
- CVE-2021-1813HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A malicious application …
- CVE-2021-30772HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
- CVE-2021-30724HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A local attacker may be able to…
- CVE-2021-28701HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-08
Another race in XENMAPSPACE_grant_table handling Guests are permitted access to certain Xen-owned pages of memory. The majority of such pages remain allocated / associated with a guest for its entire lifetime. Grant table v2 status pages, …
- CVE-2021-35269HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-07
NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS attribute from the MFT is setup in the function ntfs_attr_setup_flag, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2021-36744HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-09-06
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 and 2020 are vulnerable to a directory junction vulnerability which could allow an attacker to exploit the system to escalate privileges and create a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-28697HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-27
grant table v2 status pages may remain accessible after de-allocation Guest get permitted access to certain Xen-owned pages of memory. The majority of such pages remain allocated / associated with a guest for its entire lifetime. Grant tab…
- CVE-2021-36931HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-26
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36928HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-26
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24038HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-19
Due to a bug with management of handles in OVRServiceLauncher.exe, an attacker could expose a privileged process handle to an unprivileged process, leading to local privilege escalation. This issue affects Oculus Desktop versions after 1.3…
- CVE-2021-34745HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-18
A vulnerability in the AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows could allow an attacker to leverage an authenticated, local user account to gain SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is due to the .NET Agent Coordinator Service executing code wi…
- CVE-2021-0645HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-17
In shouldBlockFromTree of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, allowing an app to read private app directories in external storage, which should be restrict…
- CVE-2021-37349HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-13
Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because cleaner.php does not sanitise input read from the database.
- CVE-2021-37347HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-13
Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because getprofile.sh does not validate the directory name it receives as an argument.
- CVE-2021-37345HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-13
Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because xi-sys.cfg is being imported from the var directory for some scripts with elevated permissions.
- CVE-2021-36945HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36943HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Azure CycleCloud Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-36927HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Digital TV Tuner device registration application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34536HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34487HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34483HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34471HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-33762HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Azure CycleCloud Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26431HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Recovery Environment Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26429HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Azure Sphere Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26426HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26425HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-38088HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-12
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 allowed local privilege escalation via binary hijacking.
- CVE-2021-38085HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-11
The Canon TR150 print driver through 3.71.2.10 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. During the add printer process, a local attacker can overwrite CNMurGE.dll and, if timed properly, the overwritten DLL will be loaded into a SYST…
- CVE-2021-21567HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-10
Dell PowerScale OneFS 9.1.0.x contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. It may allow an authenticated user with ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH and/or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE to elevate privilege.
- CVE-2021-22928HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-05
A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix Profile Management WMI Plugin installed to escalate their p…
- CVE-2021-32577HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-05
Acronis True Image prior to 2021 Update 5 for Windows allowed local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions.
- CVE-2021-1572HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-04
A vulnerability in ConfD could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands at the level of the account under which ConfD is running, which is commonly root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have a va…
- CVE-2021-22421HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-03
A component of the HarmonyOS has a Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause further Elevation of Privileges.
- CVE-2021-22396HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-02
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some Huawei products. Due to improper privilege management, a local attacker with common privilege may access some specific files in the affected products. Successful exploit will cause priv…
- CVE-2021-29741HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-02
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 201478.
- CVE-2021-33526HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-08-02
In MB connect line mbDIALUP versions <= 3.9R0.0 a low privileged local attacker can send a command to the service running with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM instructing it to execute a malicous OpenVPN configuration resulting in arbitrary code execu…
- CVE-2020-18169HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-07-26
A vulnerability in the Windows installer XML (WiX) toolset of TechSmith Snagit 19.1.1.2860 allows attackers to escalate privileges. NOTE: Exploit of the Snagit installer would require the end user to ignore other safety mechanisms provided…
- CVE-2021-29707HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-07-19
IBM HMC (Hardware Management Console) V9.1.910.0 and V9.2.950.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root access on a restricted shell. IBM X-Force ID: 200879.
- CVE-2021-34462HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-07-16
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34461HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-07-16
Windows Container Isolation FS Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-34460HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 7.82021-07-16
Windows Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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