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-2019-11270HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-08-05
Cloud Foundry UAA versions prior to v73.4.0 contain a vulnerability where a malicious client possessing the 'clients.write' authority or scope can bypass the restrictions imposed on clients created via 'clients.write' and create clients wi…
- CVE-2019-1010066HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-07-18
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory msr-safe v1.1.0 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: An attacker could modify model specific registers. The component is: ioctl handling. The attack vector is: An attacker could ex…
- CVE-2019-5415HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-03-21
A bug in handling the ignore files and directories feature in serve 6.5.3 allows an attacker to read a file or list the directory that the victim has not allowed access to.
- CVE-2018-1000624HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-28
Battelle V2I Hub 2.5.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to restrict access to a sensitive functionality. By visiting http://V2I_HUB/UI/powerdown.php, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to shut dow…
- CVE-2018-5166HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-06-11
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerabilit…
- CVE-2017-7803HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-06-11
When a page's content security policy (CSP) header contains a "sandbox" directive, other directives are ignored. This results in the incorrect enforcement of CSP. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firef…
- CVE-2018-10550HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-04-30
In Octopus Deploy before 2018.4.7, target and tenant tag variable scopes were not checked against the list of tenants the user has access to.
- CVE-2018-1000133HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-03-16
Pitchfork version 1.4.6 RC1 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Trident Pitchfork components that can result in A standard unprivileged user could gain system administrator permissions within the web portal.. This at…
- CVE-2017-16520HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-11-11
Inedo BuildMaster before 5.8.2 does not properly restrict creation of RequireManageAllPrivileges event listeners.
- CVE-2017-5722HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-10-11
Incorrect policy enforcement in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows attackers with local or physical access to bypass enforcement of integrity protections via man…
- CVE-2017-8308HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-04-27
In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to …
- CVE-2023-41138HIGHCVSS 6.7EG 7.52023-11-09
The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.
- CVE-2024-7473HIGHCVSS 6.5EG 7.52024-10-29
An IDOR vulnerability exists in the 'Evaluations' function of the 'umgws datasets' section in lunary-ai/lunary versions 1.3.2. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to update other users' prompts by manipulating the 'id' paramete…
- CVE-2024-39925HIGHCVSS 6.5EG 7.52024-09-13
An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. It lacks an offboarding process for members who leave an organization. As a result, the shared organization key is not rotated when a member departs. Consequently, the …
- CVE-2022-2498HIGHCVSS 6.4EG 7.52022-08-05
An issue in pipeline subscriptions in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.8 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 triggered new pipelines with the person who created the tag as the pipeline creator instead of…
- CVE-2022-43927HIGHCVSS 5.9EG 7.52023-02-17
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to information Disclosure due to improper privilege management when a specially crafted table access is used. IBM X-Force ID: 241671.
- CVE-2022-30735HIGHCVSS 5.9EG 7.52022-06-07
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to 13.2.00.6 allows attackers to get the access_token without permission.
- CVE-2024-23253HIGHCVSS 3.3EG 7.52024-03-08
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.
- CVE-2011-3898HIGHCVSS v2 7.5EG 7.52011-11-11
Google Chrome before 15.0.874.120, when Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 is used, does not request user confirmation before applet execution begins, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted applet.
- CVE-2026-75823HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42026-09-30
The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.12 does not prevent tampering with the role assigned by its registration form, allowing unauthenticated users to register with a higher privileged role, such as Editor. This affects installat…
- CVE-2026-70823HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42026-08-18
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with …
- CVE-2025-53942HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42025-07-23
authentik is an open-source Identity Provider that emphasizes flexibility and versatility, with support for a wide set of protocols. In versions 2025.4.4 and earlier, as well as versions 2025.6.0-rc1 through 2025.6.3, deactivated users who…
- CVE-2025-6177HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42025-06-16
Privilege Escalation in MiniOS in Google ChromeOS (16063.45.2 and potentially others) on enrolled devices allows a local attacker to gain root code execution via exploiting a debug shell (VT3 console) accessible through specific key combin…
- CVE-2024-53350HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42025-03-21
Insecure permissions in kubeslice v1.3.1 allow attackers to gain access to the service account's token, leading to escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2024-53349HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42025-03-21
Insecure permissions in kuadrant v0.11.3 allow attackers to gain access to the service account's token, leading to escalation of privileges via the secretes component in the k8s cluster
- CVE-2024-34454HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42024-05-26
Nintendo Wii U OS 5.5.5 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to forge SSL certificates as though they came from a Root CA, because there is a secondary verification mechanism that only checks whether a CA is known and ignores the CA details …
- CVE-2024-27264HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42024-05-22
IBM Performance Tools for i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege. IBM X-For…
- CVE-2023-40685HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42023-10-29
Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privile…
- CVE-2023-40375HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42023-09-28
Integrated application server for IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the …
- CVE-2023-1966HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42023-04-28
Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v1.x and v2.x contain an unnecessary privileges vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor could upload and execute code remotely at the operating system level, which could allow an a…
- CVE-2016-9928HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42020-02-06
MCabber before 1.0.4 is vulnerable to roster push attacks, which allows remote attackers to intercept communications, or add themselves as an entity on a 3rd party's roster as another user, which will also garner associated privileges, via…
- CVE-2018-11767HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42019-03-21
In Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6, KMS blocking users or granting access to users incorrectly, if the system uses non-default groups mapping mechanisms.
- CVE-2017-6924HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42019-01-15
In Drupal 8 prior to 8.3.7; When using the REST API, users without the correct permission can post comments via REST that are approved even if the user does not have permission to post approved comments. This issue only affects sites that …
- CVE-2018-1000028HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42018-02-09
Linux kernel version after commit bdcf0a423ea1 - 4.15-rc4+, 4.14.8+, 4.9.76+, 4.4.111+ contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in NFS server (nfsd) that can result in remote users reading or writing files they should not be able …
- CVE-2017-10104HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42017-08-08
Vulnerability in the Java Advanced Management Console component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Server). The supported version that is affected is Java Advanced Management Console: 2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileg…
- CVE-2024-34725HIGHCVSS 7.0EG 7.42024-07-09
In DevmemIntUnexportCtx of devicemem_server.c, there is a possible arbitrary code execution due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User intera…
- CVE-2026-93901HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-25
The Optima Express IDX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.5. This is due to the `provisionBlogCredentials()` function in `iHomefinderAdmin.php` being reachable via the `wp_a…
- CVE-2026-19915HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-22
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.55.10.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges due to insufficient access controls.
- CVE-2026-83193HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-15
Vulnerability in the Siebel Apps - Life Sciences product of Oracle Siebel CRM (component: Life Sciences). Supported versions that are affected are 17.0-26.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to th…
- CVE-2026-83190HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-15
Vulnerability in the Siebel CRM Deployment product of Oracle Siebel CRM (component: Server Infrastructure). Supported versions that are affected are 17.0-26.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to …
- CVE-2026-90856HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-15
A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester College Notes Gallery Management System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file signup.php of the component Registration Flow. Such manipulation of the argument role le…
- CVE-2026-90787HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-14
A vulnerability was identified in Soarkey StudentManagement up to e08f7f1d5015af407aa4cca0ada3dea189b4937e. Affected is the function RegisterServlet.doPost of the file code/WebContent/register.html of the component Registration Workflow. S…
- CVE-2026-90523HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-09-13
A vulnerability was identified in jaychouchannel Tourism-Management-System up to 229956e20dbd4a80eeff14535e44d3099502af09. The affected element is an unknown function of the file travel/src/main/java/com/controller/UsersController.java of …
- CVE-2026-20890HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-08-11
Improper privilege management for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Privileged Process may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a …
- CVE-2026-14719HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-07-05
A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Onlne Examination & Learning Management System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file register.php of the component Registration Endpoint. Executing a manipulation of the argume…
- CVE-2026-23772HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-04-16
Dell Storage Manager - Replay Manager for Microsoft Servers, version(s) 8.0, contain(s) an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to El…
- CVE-2025-67246HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32026-01-15
A local information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Ludashi driver before 5.1025 due to a lack of access control in the IOCTL handler. This driver exposes a device interface accessible to a normal user and handles attacker-controlle…
- CVE-2025-6042HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32025-10-15
The Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to the plugin assigning the editor ro…
- CVE-2025-9966HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32025-09-23
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Novakon P series allows attackers to gain root privileges if one service is compromized.This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06…
- CVE-2025-55581HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 7.32025-08-22
D-Link DCS-825L firmware version 1.08.01 and possibly prior versions contain an insecure implementation in the mydlink-watch-dog.sh script. The script monitors and respawns the `dcp` and `signalc` binaries without validating their integrit…
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