VYPR

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

BaseDraftLikelihood: Medium

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)

Children

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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-104 · CAPEC-470 · CAPEC-69

CVEs mapped to this weakness (358)

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  • CVE-2023-31175HigAug 31, 2023
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator could allow an attacker to run system commands with the highest level privilege on the system. See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E…

  • CVE-2022-43553HigDec 5, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    A remote code execution vulnerability in EdgeRouters (Version 2.0.9-hotfix.4 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with an operator account to run arbitrary administrator commands.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 and later.

  • CVE-2022-40182HigOct 11, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo PXM30-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM30.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM50-1 (All versions <…

  • CVE-2022-0071HigApr 19, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3101. Hotdog, prior to v1.0.2, did not mimic the resource limits, device restrictions, or syscall filters of the target JVM process. This would allow a container to exhaust the resources of the host, modify devices, or make syscalls that would…

  • CVE-2022-0070HigApr 19, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.

  • CVE-2021-3101HigApr 19, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Hotdog, prior to v1.0.1, did not mimic the capabilities or the SELinux label of the target JVM process. This would allow a container to gain full privileges on the host, bypassing restrictions set on the container.

  • CVE-2021-3100HigApr 19, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched, allowing it to escalate privileges.

  • CVE-2021-37174HigSep 14, 2021
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.14.1),…

  • CVE-2020-14493HigJul 29, 2020
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.02

    A low-privilege user may use SQL syntax to write arbitrary files to the OpenClinic GA 5.09.02 and 5.89.05b server, which may allow the execution of arbitrary commands.

  • CVE-2018-5413HigJan 10, 2019
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    Imperva SecureSphere running v13.0, v12.0, or v11.5 allows low privileged users to add SSH login keys to the admin user, resulting in privilege escalation.

  • CVE-2018-8853HigMay 4, 2018
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Philips Brilliance CT devices operate user functions from within a contained kiosk in a Microsoft Windows operating system. Windows boots by default with elevated Windows privileges, enabling a kiosk application, user, or an attacker to potentially attain unauthorized elevated…

  • CVE-2026-29205HigMay 13, 2026
    risk 0.56cvss 8.6epss 0.08

    Incorrect privileges management and insufficient path filtering allow to read arbitrary file on the server via the cpdavd attachment download endpoints.

  • CVE-2024-23299HigJun 10, 2024
    risk 0.56cvss 8.6epss 0.00

    The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

  • CVE-2026-15226HigJul 21, 2026
    risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00

    A sandbox confinement bypass vulnerability exists in Canonical snapd within its internal execution environment compiler (snap-confine). The default seccomp security templates generated by the engine to restrict system calls do not filter or reject process operations capable of…

  • CVE-2026-8370HigMay 19, 2026
    risk 0.55cvss epss 0.00

    Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Programs with Elevated Privileges. This…

  • CVE-2026-42088CriMay 4, 2026
    risk 0.55cvss 9.6epss 0.00

    OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to version 7.0.0-rc3, the Script Runner widget allows users to execute Python and Ruby scripts directly from the openc3-COSMOS-script-runner-api…

  • CVE-2025-34290HigDec 20, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss epss 0.00

    Versa SASE Client for Windows versions released between 7.8.7 and 7.9.4 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the audit log export functionality. The client communicates user-controlled file paths to a privileged service, which performs file system operations…

  • CVE-2025-40602MedKEVDec 18, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss 6.6epss 0.02

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).

  • CVE-2025-14096HigDec 17, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00

    A vulnerability exists in multiple Radiometer products that allow an attacker with physical access to the analyzer possibility to extract credential information. The vulnerability is due to a weakness in the design and insufficient credential protection in operating system. …

  • CVE-2025-50753HigAug 26, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00

    Mitrastar GPT-2741GNAC-N2 devices are provided with access through ssh into a restricted default shell.The command "deviceinfo show file" is supposed to be used from restricted shell to show files and directories. By providing " /bin/sh" (quotes included) to the argument of this…