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 7 of 18| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-32080 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.0 | 0.01 | May 10, 2023 | Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. A vulnerability affecting versions prior to 1.7.5 and versions 1.11.0 prior to 1.11.6 impacts anyone running the affected versions of Wings. This vulnerability can be used to gain access to the host system running Wings… | ||
| CVE-2021-25653 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.01 | Jun 24, 2021 | A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU. | ||
| CVE-2021-25651 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.00 | Jun 24, 2021 | A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Utility Services that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects all 7.x versions of Avaya Aura Utility Services | ||
| CVE-2018-1087 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.01 | May 15, 2018 | kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions.… | ||
| CVE-2026-8933 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jul 21, 2026 | A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured… | ||
| CVE-2026-12505 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted request_key payload to… | ||
| CVE-2025-12694 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 4, 2026 | A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Forcepoint VPN Client that allows a local non-administrative user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects VPN Client for Windows: versions 6.11.3 and prior. | ||
| CVE-2026-3623 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 27, 2026 | IBM Netezza Performance Server Replication Services 3.0.2.0 through 3.0.5.0 allows an attacker with low‑privileged access to escalate their privileges to root. By exploiting this flaw, the attacker can execute root‑level commands, obtain a root shell, and change the root… | ||
| CVE-2026-33793 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Apr 9, 2026 | An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python… | ||
| CVE-2025-69783 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 16, 2026 | A local attacker can bypass OpenEDR's 2.5.1.0 self-defense mechanism by renaming a malicious executable to match a trusted process name (e.g., csrss.exe, edrsvc.exe, edrcon.exe). This allows unauthorized interaction with the OpenEDR kernel driver, granting access to privileged… | ||
| CVE-2025-12690 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 11, 2026 | Execution with unnecessary privileges in Forcepoint NGFW Engine allows local privilege escalation.This issue affects NGFW Engine through 6.10.19, through 7.3.0, through 7.2.4, through 7.1.10. | ||
| CVE-2026-3315 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 10, 2026 | Incorrect Default Permissions, : Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASSA ABLOY Visionline on Windows allows Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects Visionline: from 1.0 before 1.33. | ||
| CVE-2026-0870 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 9, 2026 | MacroHub developed by GIGABYTE has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Due to the MacroHub application launching external applications with improper privileges, allowing authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. | ||
| CVE-2026-1680 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jan 30, 2026 | Improper access control in the WCF endpoint in Edgemo (now owned by Danoffice IT) Local Admin Service 1.2.7.23180 on Windows allows a local user to escalate their privileges to local administrator via direct communication with the LocalAdminService.exe named pipe, bypassing… | ||
| CVE-2025-48573 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Dec 8, 2025 | In sendCommand of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to launch the foreground service while the app is in the background due to FGS while-in-use abuse. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction… | ||
| CVE-2025-10885 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 6, 2025 | A maliciously crafted file, when executed on the victim's machine, can lead to privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to an insufficient validation of loaded binaries. An attacker with local and low-privilege access could exploit this to execute code as SYSTEM. | ||
| CVE-2025-33003 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 31, 2025 | IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a non-root user to gain higher privileges/capabilities within the scope of a container due to execution with unnecessary privileges. | ||
| CVE-2021-47700 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 30, 2025 | Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and… | ||
| CVE-2020-36868 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 30, 2025 | Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script. The script performed profile retrieval and initialization routines using insecure file/command handling and insufficient validation of attacker-controlled inputs,… | ||
| CVE-2018-25123 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 30, 2025 | Nagios XI versions prior to 5.5.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MRTG graphing component. MRTG-related processes/scripts executed with excessive privileges, allowing a local attacker with limited system access to abuse file/command execution paths or… |
- risk 0.52cvss 9.0epss 0.01
Wings is the server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. A vulnerability affecting versions prior to 1.7.5 and versions 1.11.0 prior to 1.11.6 impacts anyone running the affected versions of Wings. This vulnerability can be used to gain access to the host system running Wings…
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.01
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.00
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Utility Services that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects all 7.x versions of Avaya Aura Utility Services
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.01
kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions.…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A flaw was found in the cifs-utils package where the cifs.upcall helper fails to securely drop its root privileges before looking up user information inside a user-controlled environment. A local, low privileged attacker can exploit this by using a crafted request_key payload to…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Forcepoint VPN Client that allows a local non-administrative user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects VPN Client for Windows: versions 6.11.3 and prior.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
IBM Netezza Performance Server Replication Services 3.0.2.0 through 3.0.5.0 allows an attacker with low‑privileged access to escalate their privileges to root. By exploiting this flaw, the attacker can execute root‑level commands, obtain a root shell, and change the root…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain root privileges, thus compromising the system. When a configuration that allows unsigned Python…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A local attacker can bypass OpenEDR's 2.5.1.0 self-defense mechanism by renaming a malicious executable to match a trusted process name (e.g., csrss.exe, edrsvc.exe, edrcon.exe). This allows unauthorized interaction with the OpenEDR kernel driver, granting access to privileged…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Execution with unnecessary privileges in Forcepoint NGFW Engine allows local privilege escalation.This issue affects NGFW Engine through 6.10.19, through 7.3.0, through 7.2.4, through 7.1.10.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Incorrect Default Permissions, : Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASSA ABLOY Visionline on Windows allows Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects Visionline: from 1.0 before 1.33.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
MacroHub developed by GIGABYTE has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Due to the MacroHub application launching external applications with improper privileges, allowing authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Improper access control in the WCF endpoint in Edgemo (now owned by Danoffice IT) Local Admin Service 1.2.7.23180 on Windows allows a local user to escalate their privileges to local administrator via direct communication with the LocalAdminService.exe named pipe, bypassing…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
In sendCommand of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to launch the foreground service while the app is in the background due to FGS while-in-use abuse. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A maliciously crafted file, when executed on the victim's machine, can lead to privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to an insufficient validation of loaded binaries. An attacker with local and low-privilege access could exploit this to execute code as SYSTEM.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 could allow a non-root user to gain higher privileges/capabilities within the scope of a container due to execution with unnecessary privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script. The script performed profile retrieval and initialization routines using insecure file/command handling and insufficient validation of attacker-controlled inputs,…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.5.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MRTG graphing component. MRTG-related processes/scripts executed with excessive privileges, allowing a local attacker with limited system access to abuse file/command execution paths or…