CWE-250
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Description
The product 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.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-104 · CAPEC-470 · CAPEC-69
CVEs mapped to this weakness (373)
page 18 of 19| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-10856 | Med | 0.28 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Jul 3, 2018 | It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container. | ||
| CVE-2026-30225 | Med | 0.27 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Mar 6, 2026 | OliveTin gives access to predefined shell commands from a web interface. Prior to version 3000.11.1, an authentication context confusion vulnerability in RestartAction allows a low‑privileged authenticated user to execute actions they are not permitted to run. RestartAction… | ||
| CVE-2020-7252 | Med | 0.27 | 4.2 | 0.01 | Feb 17, 2020 | Unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker in McAfee Data eXchange Layer (DXL) Framework 6.0.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files. | ||
| CVE-2026-50565 | Med | 0.25 | 4.9 | 0.00 | Jun 10, 2026 | Fission is an open-source, Kubernetes-native serverless framework that simplifies the deployment of functions and applications on Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.24.0, Fission builder pods were created with ServiceAccountName: fission-builder and no AutomountServiceAccountToken:… | ||
| CVE-2026-22008 | Low | 0.24 | 3.7 | 0.00 | Apr 21, 2026 | Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). The supported version that is affected is Oracle Java SE: 25.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful… | ||
| CVE-2026-79942 | Low | 0.22 | 3.4 | 0.00 | Sep 9, 2026 | Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to… | ||
| CVE-2026-47190 | Med | 0.22 | 4.4 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2026 | IPAM is the IP address Manager for Cluster API Provider Metal3. Prior to versions 1.11.7, 1.12.4, and 1.13.0, the IPAM controller's ClusterRole granted full CRUD permissions (create, delete, get, list, patch, update, watch) on core/v1 Secrets. The controller never accesses… | ||
| CVE-2025-20185 | Low | 0.22 | 3.4 | 0.00 | Feb 5, 2025 | A vulnerability in the implementation of the remote access functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, Cisco Secure Email Gateway, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root. The… | ||
| CVE-2024-23743 | Low | 0.21 | 3.3 | 0.00 | Jan 28, 2024 | Notion through 3.1.0 on macOS might allow code execution because of RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments. NOTE: the vendor states "the attacker must launch the Notion Desktop application with nonstandard flags that turn the Electron-based application into a Node.js… | ||
| CVE-2026-54319 | Med | 0.20 | 4.2 | 0.00 | Jun 23, 2026 | Daytona is a secure and elastic infrastructure runtime for AI-generated code execution and agent workflows. Prior to 0.186, a sandbox volume reference (volumeId, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the runner and used to build the host bind-mount source path… | ||
| CVE-2024-21003 | Low | 0.20 | 3.1 | 0.01 | Apr 16, 2024 | Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JavaFX). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u401; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.13 and 21.3.9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability… | ||
| CVE-2020-27826 | Med | 0.20 | 4.2 | 0.01 | May 28, 2021 | A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 12.0.0 where it is possible to update the user's metadata attributes using Account REST API. This flaw allows an attacker to change its own NameID attribute to impersonate the admin user for any particular application. | ||
| CVE-2019-15790 | Low | 0.18 | 2.8 | 0.01 | Apr 28, 2020 | Apport reads and writes information on a crashed process to /proc/pid with elevated privileges. Apport then determines which user the crashed process belongs to by reading /proc/pid through get_pid_info() in data/apport. An unprivileged user could exploit this to read… | ||
| CVE-2026-14172 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jul 24, 2026 | Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and the Insight Agent execute discovered executables during authenticated assessment without validating file ownership, allowing a local low-privileged user to run code as the scan credential (Scan Engine) or as root/SYSTEM (Insight Agent). Fixed in… | ||
| CVE-2026-14985 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jul 22, 2026 | The Analog Way Picturall Quad Compact Mark II version 3.5.8, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the core firmware. This is due to improper privilege delegation and insufficient input validation in a maintenance script. | ||
| CVE-2026-13104 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Jul 16, 2026 | A potential vulnerability was reported in Lenovo App Store, distributed exclusively in the Chinese market, that could allow a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. | ||
| CVE-2026-15584 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jul 13, 2026 | A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on… | ||
| CVE-2026-42486 | Cri | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jul 9, 2026 | [This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: … | ||
| CVE-2026-23562 | Cri | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jul 9, 2026 | [This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: … | ||
| CVE-2026-23561 | Cri | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jul 9, 2026 | [This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: … |
- risk 0.28cvss 5.3epss 0.01
It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container.
- risk 0.27cvss 5.3epss 0.01
OliveTin gives access to predefined shell commands from a web interface. Prior to version 3000.11.1, an authentication context confusion vulnerability in RestartAction allows a low‑privileged authenticated user to execute actions they are not permitted to run. RestartAction…
- risk 0.27cvss 4.2epss 0.01
Unquoted service executable path in DXL Broker in McAfee Data eXchange Layer (DXL) Framework 6.0.0 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and malicious file execution via carefully crafted and named executable files.
- risk 0.25cvss 4.9epss 0.00
Fission is an open-source, Kubernetes-native serverless framework that simplifies the deployment of functions and applications on Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.24.0, Fission builder pods were created with ServiceAccountName: fission-builder and no AutomountServiceAccountToken:…
- risk 0.24cvss 3.7epss 0.00
Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). The supported version that is affected is Oracle Java SE: 25.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful…
- risk 0.22cvss 3.4epss 0.00
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to…
- risk 0.22cvss 4.4epss 0.00
IPAM is the IP address Manager for Cluster API Provider Metal3. Prior to versions 1.11.7, 1.12.4, and 1.13.0, the IPAM controller's ClusterRole granted full CRUD permissions (create, delete, get, list, patch, update, watch) on core/v1 Secrets. The controller never accesses…
- risk 0.22cvss 3.4epss 0.00
A vulnerability in the implementation of the remote access functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, Cisco Secure Email Gateway, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root. The…
- risk 0.21cvss 3.3epss 0.00
Notion through 3.1.0 on macOS might allow code execution because of RunAsNode and enableNodeClilnspectArguments. NOTE: the vendor states "the attacker must launch the Notion Desktop application with nonstandard flags that turn the Electron-based application into a Node.js…
- risk 0.20cvss 4.2epss 0.00
Daytona is a secure and elastic infrastructure runtime for AI-generated code execution and agent workflows. Prior to 0.186, a sandbox volume reference (volumeId, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the runner and used to build the host bind-mount source path…
- risk 0.20cvss 3.1epss 0.01
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JavaFX). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u401; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.13 and 21.3.9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability…
- risk 0.20cvss 4.2epss 0.01
A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 12.0.0 where it is possible to update the user's metadata attributes using Account REST API. This flaw allows an attacker to change its own NameID attribute to impersonate the admin user for any particular application.
- risk 0.18cvss 2.8epss 0.01
Apport reads and writes information on a crashed process to /proc/pid with elevated privileges. Apport then determines which user the crashed process belongs to by reading /proc/pid through get_pid_info() in data/apport. An unprivileged user could exploit this to read…
- risk 0.00cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and the Insight Agent execute discovered executables during authenticated assessment without validating file ownership, allowing a local low-privileged user to run code as the scan credential (Scan Engine) or as root/SYSTEM (Insight Agent). Fixed in…
- risk 0.00cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The Analog Way Picturall Quad Compact Mark II version 3.5.8, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the core firmware. This is due to improper privilege delegation and insufficient input validation in a maintenance script.
- risk 0.00cvss 7.3epss 0.00
A potential vulnerability was reported in Lenovo App Store, distributed exclusively in the Chinese market, that could allow a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- risk 0.00cvss 7.5epss 0.00
A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the incluster-checks tool for OpenShift. The tool creates privileged debug pods with host filesystem access in the shared default namespace, where any user with the standard edit role can exec into them and obtain root access on…
- risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: …
- risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: …
- risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see: …