CWE-266
Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Description
A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,180)
page 23 of 59| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2025-8758 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Aug 9, 2025 | A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TEW-822DRE FW103B02. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component vsftpd. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather… | ||
| CVE-2025-8757 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Aug 9, 2025 | A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TV-IP110WN 1.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /server/boa.conf of the component Embedded Boa Web Server. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. Local access is… | ||
| CVE-2025-27021 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Jul 2, 2025 | The misconfiguration in the sudoers configuration of the operating system in Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows low privileged OS users to read/write physical memory via devmem command line tool. This could allow sensitive information disclosure, denial of service, and… | ||
| CVE-2025-5791 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Jun 6, 2025 | A flaw was found in the user's crate for Rust. This vulnerability allows privilege escalation via incorrect group listing when a user or process has fewer than exactly 1024 groups, leading to the erroneous inclusion of the root group in the access list. | ||
| CVE-2025-0131 | Hig | 0.46 | — | 0.00 | May 14, 2025 | An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT… | ||
| CVE-2025-0628 | Hig | 0.46 | 8.1 | 0.00 | Mar 20, 2025 | An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin… | ||
| CVE-2024-45187 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.1 | 0.01 | Aug 23, 2024 | Guest users in the Mage AI framework that remain logged in after their accounts are deleted, are mistakenly given high privileges and specifically given access to remotely execute arbitrary code through the Mage AI terminal server | ||
| CVE-2020-1742 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Jun 7, 2021 | An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.… | ||
| CVE-2020-35514 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Jun 2, 2021 | An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig file was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows an attacker with access to a running container which mounts /etc/kubernetes or has local access to the node, to copy this kubeconfig file and attempt to add their own… | ||
| CVE-2019-19353 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 24, 2021 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hive as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. | ||
| CVE-2019-19352 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 24, 2021 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/presto as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. | ||
| CVE-2020-1989 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 8, 2020 | An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global… | ||
| CVE-2019-19348 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 2, 2020 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/apb-base, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and… | ||
| CVE-2019-19346 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 2, 2020 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mariadb-apb, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4 . An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and… | ||
| CVE-2019-19345 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 20, 2020 | A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify… | ||
| CVE-2020-1705 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 19, 2020 | A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-service-broker-operator. An attacker with access to the… | ||
| CVE-2019-19355 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 18, 2020 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the… | ||
| CVE-2019-19351 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 18, 2020 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the… | ||
| CVE-2020-1704 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Feb 17, 2020 | An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and… | ||
| CVE-2020-1708 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Feb 7, 2020 | It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running… |
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TEW-822DRE FW103B02. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component vsftpd. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in TRENDnet TV-IP110WN 1.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /server/boa.conf of the component Embedded Boa Web Server. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. Local access is…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
The misconfiguration in the sudoers configuration of the operating system in Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows low privileged OS users to read/write physical memory via devmem command line tool. This could allow sensitive information disclosure, denial of service, and…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.1epss 0.00
A flaw was found in the user's crate for Rust. This vulnerability allows privilege escalation via incorrect group listing when a user or process has fewer than exactly 1024 groups, leading to the erroneous inclusion of the root group in the access list.
- risk 0.46cvss —epss 0.00
An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT…
- risk 0.46cvss 8.1epss 0.00
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.1epss 0.01
Guest users in the Mage AI framework that remain logged in after their accounts are deleted, are mistakenly given high privileges and specifically given access to remotely execute arbitrary code through the Mage AI terminal server
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig file was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows an attacker with access to a running container which mounts /etc/kubernetes or has local access to the node, to copy this kubeconfig file and attempt to add their own…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hive as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/presto as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/apb-base, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mariadb-apb, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4 . An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-service-broker-operator. An attacker with access to the…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running…