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-2022-30150HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-06-15
Windows Defender Remote Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-29179HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-05-20
Cilium is open source software for providing and securing network connectivity and loadbalancing between application workloads. Prior to versions 1.9.16, 1.10.11, and 1.11.15, if an attacker is able to perform a container escape of a conta…
- CVE-2022-22257HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-04-11
The customization framework has a vulnerability of improper permission control.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data integrity.
- CVE-2020-5956HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-01-05
An issue was discovered in SdLegacySmm in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.15.11, 5.2 before 05.25.11, 5.3 before 05.34.11, and 5.4 before 05.42.11. The software SMI handler allows untrusted external input because it does not ver…
- CVE-2021-37113HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52022-01-03
There is a Privilege escalation vulnerability with the file system component in Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-43893HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-12-15
Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-43828HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-12-14
PatrOwl is a free and open-source solution for orchestrating Security Operations. In versions prior to 1.77 an improper privilege management (IDOR) has been found in PatrowlManager. All imports findings file is placed under /media/imports/…
- CVE-2021-37091HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-12-07
There is a Permissions,Privileges,and Access Controls vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to confidentiality affected.
- CVE-2021-29774HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-10-27
IBM Jazz Team Server products could allow an authenticated user to obtain elevated privileges under certain configurations. IBM X-Force ID: 203025.
- CVE-2021-31350HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-10-19
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the gRPC framework, used by the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) API on Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved, allows a network-based, low-privileged authenticated attacker to perfo…
- CVE-2021-40382HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-09-01
An issue was discovered on Compro IP70 2.08_7130218, IP570 2.08_7130520, IP60, and TN540 devices. mjpegStreamer.cgi allows video screenshot access.
- CVE-2021-40381HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-09-01
An issue was discovered on Compro IP70 2.08_7130218, IP570 2.08_7130520, IP60, and TN540 devices. index_MJpeg.cgi allows video access.
- CVE-2021-40379HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-09-01
An issue was discovered on Compro IP70 2.08_7130218, IP570 2.08_7130520, IP60, and TN540 devices. rstp://.../medias2 does not require authorization.
- CVE-2021-22449HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-08-23
There is a logic vulnerability in Elf-G10HN 1.0.0.608. An unauthenticated attacker could perform specific operations to exploit this vulnerability. Due to insufficient security design, successful exploit could allow an attacker to add user…
- CVE-2021-29802HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-08-23
IBM Security SOAR performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
- CVE-2021-25442HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-07-08
Improper MDM policy management vulnerability in KME module prior to KCS version 1.39 allows MDM users to bypass Knox Manage authentication.
- CVE-2021-25154HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-04-28
A remote escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability.
- CVE-2020-28874HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-01-26
reset-password.php in ProjectSend before r1295 allows remote attackers to reset a password because of incorrect business logic. Errors are not properly considered (an invalid token parameter).
- CVE-2021-1223HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-01-13
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of an HT…
- CVE-2021-1694HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52021-01-12
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-8258HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-12-14
Improper privilege management on services run by Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows, versions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15, allows an attacker to modify arbitrary files.
- CVE-2020-7335HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-12-01
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a …
- CVE-2020-2022HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-11-12
An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Panorama software that discloses the token for the Panorama web interface administrator's session to a managed device when the Panorama administrator performs a context swi…
- CVE-2020-16992HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-11-11
Azure Sphere Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7330HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-10-14
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.176.1 allows local users to schedule tasks which call malicious software to execute with elevated privileges via editing of environment variables
- CVE-2020-26604HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-10-06
An issue was discovered in SystemUI on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. PendingIntent allows an unprivileged process to access contact numbers. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18467 (October 2020).
- CVE-2020-26601HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-10-06
An issue was discovered in DirEncryptService on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. PendingIntent with an empty intent is mishandled, allowing an attacker to perform a privileged action via a modified intent. …
- CVE-2020-1013HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-09-11
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows processes group policy updates. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially escalate permissions or perform additional privileged acti…
- CVE-2020-9733HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-09-10
An AEM java servlet in AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) executes with the permissions of a high privileged service user. If exploited, this could lead to read-only access to sensitive data in an AEM repository.
- CVE-2020-8623HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-08-21
In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a…
- CVE-2020-14215HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-08-21
Zulip Server before 2.1.5 has Incorrect Access Control because 0198_preregistrationuser_invited_as adds the administrator role to invitations.
- CVE-2020-1565HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-08-17
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacke…
- CVE-2020-7283HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-07-03
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through …
- CVE-2020-7281HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-07-03
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an u…
- CVE-2019-20886HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-06-19
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.8.0. The first user is sometimes inadvertently a system admin.
- CVE-2019-20859HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-06-19
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.15.0. Login access control can be bypassed via crafted input.
- CVE-2019-3617HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-06-10
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS prior to 4.6 allows local users to gain root privileges via incorrect protection of temporary files.
- CVE-2020-2575HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-04-29
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high priv…
- CVE-2020-2907HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-04-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high priv…
- CVE-2020-11463HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-04-01
An issue was discovered in Deskpro before 2019.8.0. The /api/email_accounts endpoint failed to properly validate a user's privilege, allowing an attacker to retrieve cleartext credentials of all helpdesk email accounts, including incoming …
- CVE-2020-4276HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-03-26
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability when using token-based authentication in an admin request over the SOAP connector. X-Force ID: 175984.
- CVE-2020-0815HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-03-12
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Services improperly handle pipeline job tokens, aka 'Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This C…
- CVE-2020-0758HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-03-12
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Services improperly handle pipeline job tokens, aka 'Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This C…
- CVE-2019-12183HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-03-02
Incorrect Access Control in Safescan Timemoto TM-616 and TA-8000 series allows remote attackers to read any file via the administrative API.
- CVE-2019-5472HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-01-28
An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
- CVE-2018-16270HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-01-22
Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2 includes the hcidump utility with no privilege or permission restriction. This allows an unprivileged process to dump Bluetooth HCI packets to an arbitrary file path.
- CVE-2012-1563HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-01-15
Joomla! before 2.5.3 allows Admin Account Creation.
- CVE-2019-19728HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52020-01-13
SchedMD Slurm before 18.08.9 and 19.x before 19.05.5 executes srun --uid with incorrect privileges.
- CVE-2012-5663HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-12-30
The isearch package (textproc/isearch) before 1.47.01nb1 uses the tempnam() function to create insecure temporary files into a publicly-writable area (/tmp).
- CVE-2018-0728HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-12-04
This improper access control vulnerability in Helpdesk allows attackers to access the system logs. To fix the vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating QTS and Helpdesk to their latest versions.
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