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 9 of 18| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-50590 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 8, 2024 | Attackers with local access to the medical office computer can escalate their Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by overwriting one of two Elefant service binaries with weak permissions. The default installation directory of Elefant is "C:\Elefant1" which is … | ||
| CVE-2024-9473 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 9, 2024 | A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file… | ||
| CVE-2024-43583 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Oct 8, 2024 | Winlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-5623 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 29, 2024 | An untrusted search path vulnerability in B&R APROL <= R 4.4-00P3 may be used by an authenticated local attacker to get other users to execute arbitrary code under their privileges. | ||
| CVE-2024-5622 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 29, 2024 | An untrusted search path vulnerability in the AprolConfigureCCServices of B&R APROL <= R 4.2.-07P3 and <= R 4.4-00P3 may allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. | ||
| CVE-2024-36398 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 13, 2024 | A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V3.0). The affected application executes a subset of its services as `NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`. This could allow a local attacker to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges. | ||
| CVE-2023-30998 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 27, 2024 | IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 254649. | ||
| CVE-2023-30997 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 27, 2024 | IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 254638. | ||
| CVE-2024-31890 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 21, 2024 | IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local 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. IBM… | ||
| CVE-2024-3498 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 14, 2024 | Attackers can then execute malicious files by enabling certain services of the printer via the web configuration page and elevate its privileges to root. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL. | ||
| CVE-2024-0084 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 13, 2024 | NVIDIA vGPU software for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where the guest OS could execute privileged operations. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, escalation of privileges, and denial of… | ||
| CVE-2023-38042 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 31, 2024 | A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows allows a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM. | ||
| CVE-2024-34477 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 27, 2024 | configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable… | ||
| CVE-2024-24245 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Apr 9, 2024 | An issue in Canimaan Software LTD ClamXAV v3.1.2 through v3.6.1 and fixed in v.3.6.2 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the ClamXAV helper tool component. | ||
| CVE-2024-0073 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 27, 2024 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer when the driver is performing an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial… | ||
| CVE-2023-33873 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 15, 2023 | This privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, cloud allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to escalate to System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in complete compromise of the target machine. | ||
| CVE-2023-6006 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 14, 2023 | This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system.… | ||
| CVE-2023-38641 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 8, 2023 | A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM TOOLBOX II (All versions < V07.10). The affected application's database service is executed as `NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`. This could allow a local attacker to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges. | ||
| CVE-2022-34384 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 11, 2023 | Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer (version 3.11.1 and prior), SupportAssist Client Commercial (version 3.2 and prior), Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.5 contain a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore… | ||
| CVE-2018-25078 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jan 26, 2023 | man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.) |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Attackers with local access to the medical office computer can escalate their Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by overwriting one of two Elefant service binaries with weak permissions. The default installation directory of Elefant is "C:\Elefant1" which is …
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Winlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An untrusted search path vulnerability in B&R APROL <= R 4.4-00P3 may be used by an authenticated local attacker to get other users to execute arbitrary code under their privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An untrusted search path vulnerability in the AprolConfigureCCServices of B&R APROL <= R 4.2.-07P3 and <= R 4.4-00P3 may allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V3.0). The affected application executes a subset of its services as `NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`. This could allow a local attacker to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 254649.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 254638.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local 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. IBM…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Attackers can then execute malicious files by enabling certain services of the printer via the web configuration page and elevate its privileges to root. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
NVIDIA vGPU software for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where the guest OS could execute privileged operations. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, escalation of privileges, and denial of…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows allows a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An issue in Canimaan Software LTD ClamXAV v3.1.2 through v3.6.1 and fixed in v.3.6.2 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the ClamXAV helper tool component.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer when the driver is performing an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
This privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, cloud allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to escalate to System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in complete compromise of the target machine.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system.…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM TOOLBOX II (All versions < V07.10). The affected application's database service is executed as `NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`. This could allow a local attacker to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer (version 3.11.1 and prior), SupportAssist Client Commercial (version 3.2 and prior), Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions before 4.5 contain a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in the Advanced Driver Restore…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)