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-2026-70838MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12026-08-18
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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with log…
- CVE-2026-60162MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12026-07-21
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastr…
- CVE-2026-11229MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12026-06-04
Inappropriate implementation in Enterprise in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via physical access to the device. (Chromium security severity: Low)
- CVE-2024-32918MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12024-06-13
Permission Bypass allowing attackers to disable HDCP 2.2 encryption by not completing the HDCP Key Exchange initialization steps
- CVE-2024-21034MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12024-04-16
Vulnerability in the Oracle Complex Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: LOV). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated at…
- CVE-2023-38496MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12023-07-25
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rath…
- CVE-2023-21513MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12023-06-28
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CC Mode prior to SMR Jun-2023 Release 1 allows physical attackers to manipulate device to operate in way that results in unexpected behavior in CC Mode under specific condition.
- CVE-2022-24072MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12022-03-17
The devtools API in Whale browser before 3.12.129.18 allowed extension developers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the extension store web page via devtools.inspectedWindow, leading to extensions downloading and uploading when users ope…
- CVE-2021-36809MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12022-03-08
A local attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with VPN client logs using administrator privileges, potentially resulting in a denial of service and data loss, in all versions of Sophos SSL VPN client.
- CVE-2022-21970MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12022-01-11
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-21954MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12022-01-11
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-33697MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-09-15
Under certain conditions, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (SAPUI5), versions - 420, 430, can allow an unauthenticated attacker to redirect users to a malicious site due to Reverse Tabnabbing vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2021-31961MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-07-14
Windows InstallService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-28014MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-05-06
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. The -oP option is available to the exim user, and allows a denial of service because root-owned files can be overwritten.
- CVE-2021-20208MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-04-19
A flaw was found in cifs-utils in versions before 6.13. A user when mounting a krb5 CIFS file system from within a container can use Kerberos credentials of the host. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality an…
- CVE-2021-26866MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12021-03-11
Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-16981MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12020-11-11
Azure Sphere Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-1598MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12020-09-11
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevate…
- CVE-2020-1506MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12020-09-11
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Wininit.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>There are multiple w…
- CVE-2020-7324MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12020-09-09
Improper Access Control vulnerability in McAfee MVISION Endpoint prior to 20.9 Update allows local users to bypass security mechanisms and deny access to the SYSTEM folder via incorrectly applied permissions.
- CVE-2012-4767MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12020-01-13
An issue exists in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.9772 in the securitylayer.log file in the logs.9972 directory, which could let a malicious user decrypt and potentially change the Safend security policies applied to the machine.
- CVE-2019-9536MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12019-11-22
Apple iPhone 3GS bootrom malloc implementation returns a non-NULL pointer when unable to allocate memory, aka 'alloc8'. An attacker with physical access to the device can install arbitrary firmware.
- CVE-2023-28261MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 6.12023-04-27
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-6507MEDIUMCVSS 4.9EG 6.12023-12-08
An issue was found in CPython 3.12.0 `subprocess` module on POSIX platforms. The issue was fixed in CPython 3.12.1 and does not affect other stable releases. When using the `extra_groups=` parameter with an empty list as a value (ie `extr…
- CVE-2026-20246MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-06-17
A vulnerability in the vmadmin CLI of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied comma…
- CVE-2026-46877MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-06-17
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the in…
- CVE-2025-62625MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-05-14
Improper privilege management in the KVM key download component could allow an attacker to swap tokens and download sensitive keys, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to privileged resources and loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2026-20044MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-03-04
A vulnerability in the lockdown mechanism of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform arbitrary commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictio…
- CVE-2025-46310MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-02-11
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
- CVE-2026-21963MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02026-01-20
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the i…
- CVE-2025-62592MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-10-21
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the i…
- CVE-2025-53030MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-07-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.1.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastruc…
- CVE-2025-53026MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-07-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.1.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastruc…
- CVE-2025-53025MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-07-15
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.1.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastruc…
- CVE-2025-32955MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-04-21
Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. Versions from 0.12.0 to before 2.12.0 are vulnerable to `disable-sudo` bypass. Harden-Runner includes a policy option `disable-sudo` to prevent the …
- CVE-2024-22068MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02024-10-10
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ZTE ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series on 64 bit allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects ZXR10 1800-2S series ,ZXR10 2800-4,ZXR10 3800-8,ZXR10 160 series: …
- CVE-2024-6908MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02024-07-19
Improper privilege management in Yugabyte Platform allows authenticated admin users to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT HTTP request, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.
- CVE-2024-20282MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02024-04-03
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid rescue-user credentials to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient protections for a se…
- CVE-2024-25961MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02024-03-28
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.7.0.x contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2024-1442MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02024-03-07
A user with the permissions to create a data source can use Grafana API to create a data source with UID set to *. Doing this will grant the user access to read, query, edit and delete all data sources within the organization.
- CVE-2021-25271MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02021-10-08
A local attacker could read or write arbitrary files with administrator privileges in HitmanPro before version Build 318.
- CVE-2020-4981MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02021-04-27
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4.1 through 5.1.0.3 could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 192541.
- CVE-2017-5703MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02018-04-03
Configuration of SPI Flash in platforms based on multiple Intel platforms allow a local attacker to alter the behavior of the SPI flash potentially leading to a Denial of Service.
- CVE-2023-51429MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 6.02023-12-29
Some Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation could cause information leak.
- CVE-2022-38378MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 6.02023-02-16
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System…
- CVE-2025-2324MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92025-03-19
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability for users configured as Shared Accounts in Progress MOVEit Transfer (SFTP module) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: from 2023.1.0 before 2023.1.12, from 2024.0.0 bef…
- CVE-2024-44439MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92024-10-04
An issue in Shanghai Zhouma Network Technology CO., Ltd IMS Intelligent Manufacturing Collaborative Internet of Things System v.1.9.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the open port.
- CVE-2024-33500MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92024-06-11
A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (All versions < V10.11.0), Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (V10.6) (All versions < V10.6.9), Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (All versions >= V9.3.0 < V9.24.…
- CVE-2024-3470MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92024-04-19
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to use a deploy key pertaining to an organization to bypass an organization ruleset. An attacker would require access to a v…
- CVE-2024-24694MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92024-04-09
Improper privilege management in the installer for Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before version 5.17.10 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
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