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 (358)
page 6 of 18| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-33108 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.5 | 0.01 | Jun 14, 2025 | IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with… | ||
| CVE-2025-33103 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.5 | 0.00 | May 17, 2025 | IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. | ||
| CVE-2025-1951 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Apr 22, 2025 | IBM Hardware Management Console - Power Systems V10.2.1030.0 and V10.3.1050.0 could allow a local user to execute commands as a privileged user due to execution of commands with unnecessary privileges. | ||
| CVE-2024-35142 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | May 31, 2024 | IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 through 10.0.6 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to execution of unnecessary privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 292418. | ||
| CVE-2024-27260 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | May 16, 2024 | IBM AIX could 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1 allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 283985. | ||
| CVE-2024-27110 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | May 14, 2024 | Elevation of privilege vulnerability in GE HealthCare EchoPAC products | ||
| CVE-2022-41290 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Dec 23, 2022 | IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690. | ||
| CVE-2025-67510 | Cri | 0.54 | 9.4 | 0.00 | Dec 10, 2025 | Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. In versions 2.8.11 and below, the MySQLWriteTool executes arbitrary SQL provided by the caller using PDO::prepare() + execute() without semantic restrictions. This is consistent with the name (“write tool”),… | ||
| CVE-2023-27313 | Hig | 0.54 | 8.3 | 0.01 | Oct 12, 2023 | SnapCenter versions 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.9 are susceptible to a vulnerability which may allow an authenticated unprivileged user to gain access as an admin user. | ||
| CVE-2023-27010 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 13, 2023 | Wondershare Dr.Fone v12.9.6 was discovered to contain weak permissions for the service WsDrvInst. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges via modifying or overwriting the executable. | ||
| CVE-2026-17445 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Aug 12, 2026 | IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of an attacker-supplied user profile name. | ||
| CVE-2024-21924 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Feb 11, 2025 | SMM callout vulnerability within the AmdPlatformRasSspSmm driver could allow a ring 0 attacker to modify boot services handlers, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. | ||
| CVE-2024-20999 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Apr 16, 2024 | Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Zones). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle… | ||
| CVE-2023-5207 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.01 | Sep 30, 2023 | A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user. | ||
| CVE-2022-22239 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Oct 18, 2022 | An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Management Daemon (mgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges on the device and potentially remote systems. This vulnerability allows… | ||
| CVE-2021-1579 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.02 | Aug 25, 2021 | A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges… | ||
| CVE-2025-23181 | — | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2025 | CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges | |
| CVE-2025-23180 | — | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2025 | CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges | |
| CVE-2024-7387 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.02 | Sep 17, 2024 | A flaw was found in openshift/builder. This vulnerability allows command injection via path traversal, where a malicious user can execute arbitrary commands on the OpenShift node running the builder container. When using the “Docker” strategy, executable files inside the… | ||
| CVE-2023-1943 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.01 | Oct 12, 2023 | Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode. |
- risk 0.55cvss 8.5epss 0.01
IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with…
- risk 0.55cvss 8.5epss 0.00
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
IBM Hardware Management Console - Power Systems V10.2.1030.0 and V10.3.1050.0 could allow a local user to execute commands as a privileged user due to execution of commands with unnecessary privileges.
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0 through 10.0.6 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to execution of unnecessary privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 292418.
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
IBM AIX could 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1 allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 283985.
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in GE HealthCare EchoPAC products
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.
- risk 0.54cvss 9.4epss 0.00
Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. In versions 2.8.11 and below, the MySQLWriteTool executes arbitrary SQL provided by the caller using PDO::prepare() + execute() without semantic restrictions. This is consistent with the name (“write tool”),…
- risk 0.54cvss 8.3epss 0.01
SnapCenter versions 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.9 are susceptible to a vulnerability which may allow an authenticated unprivileged user to gain access as an admin user.
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Wondershare Dr.Fone v12.9.6 was discovered to contain weak permissions for the service WsDrvInst. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges via modifying or overwriting the executable.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation of an attacker-supplied user profile name.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
SMM callout vulnerability within the AmdPlatformRasSspSmm driver could allow a ring 0 attacker to modify boot services handlers, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Zones). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.01
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Management Daemon (mgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges on the device and potentially remote systems. This vulnerability allows…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.02
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges…
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.00
CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.00
CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.02
A flaw was found in openshift/builder. This vulnerability allows command injection via path traversal, where a malicious user can execute arbitrary commands on the OpenShift node running the builder container. When using the “Docker” strategy, executable files inside the…
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.01
Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.