VYPR

CWE-268

Privilege Chaining

BaseDraftLikelihood: High

Description

Two distinct privileges, roles, capabilities, or rights can be combined in a way that allows an entity to perform unsafe actions that would not be allowed without that combination.

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CVEs mapped to this weakness (24)

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  • CVE-2023-0971CriJun 21, 2023
    risk 0.62cvss 9.6epss 0.00

    A logic error in SiLabs Z/IP Gateway SDK 7.18.02 and earlier allows authentication to be bypassed, remote administration of Z-Wave controllers, and S0/S2 encryption keys to be recovered.

  • CVE-2025-32445CriApr 15, 2025
    risk 0.57cvss 9.9epss 0.01

    Argo Events is an event-driven workflow automation framework for Kubernetes. A user with permission to create/modify EventSource and Sensor custom resources can gain privileged access to the host system and cluster, even without having direct administrative privileges. The…

  • CVE-2024-4877HigApr 3, 2025
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges

  • CVE-2025-7973HigAug 14, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss epss 0.00

    A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command…

  • CVE-2025-2903HigApr 17, 2025
    risk 0.55cvss epss 0.00

    An attacker with knowledge of creating user accounts during VM deployment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the OS Login feature, can login via SSH gaining command-line control of the operating system. This allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive data stored on the VM,…

  • CVE-2019-3844HigApr 26, 2019
    risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.01

    It was discovered that a systemd service that uses DynamicUser property can get new privileges through the execution of SUID binaries, which would allow to create binaries owned by the service transient group with the setgid bit set. A local attacker may use this flaw to access…

  • CVE-2026-32325HigJun 1, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Privilege chaining issue exists in ServerView Agents for Windows V11.60.04 and earlier. If this vulnerability is exploited, a local authenticated attacker who can log in to the server where the affected product is installed may obtain SYSTEM privilege.

  • CVE-2025-64701HigDec 11, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    QND Premium/Advance/Standard Ver.11.0.9i and prior contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, which may allow a user who can log in to a Windows system with the affected product to gain administrator privileges. As a result, sensitive information may be accessed or altered,…

  • CVE-2025-2297HigJul 28, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Prior to version 25.4.270.0, a local authenticated attacker can manipulate user profile files to add illegitimate challenge response codes into the local user registry under certain conditions. This allows users with the ability to edit their user profile files to elevate their…

  • CVE-2025-49741HigJul 1, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.4epss 0.04

    No cwe for this issue in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

  • CVE-2025-0889HigFeb 26, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Prior to 25.2, a local authenticated attacker can elevate privileges on a system with Privilege Management for Windows installed, via the manipulation of COM objects under certain circumstances where an EPM policy allows for automatic privilege elevation of a user process.

  • CVE-2024-47045HigSep 26, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Privilege chaining issue exists in the installer of e-Tax software(common program). If this vulnerability is exploited, a malicious DLL prepared by an attacker may be executed with higher privileges than the application privilege.

  • CVE-2023-0759HigFeb 9, 2023
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Privilege Chaining in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.3.8.

  • CVE-2026-3888HigMar 17, 2026
    risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Local privilege escalation in snapd on Linux allows local attackers to get root privilege by re-creating snap's private /tmp directory when systemd-tmpfiles is configured to automatically clean up this directory. This issue affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04…

  • CVE-2024-1299MedMar 7, 2024
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.

  • CVE-2024-1250MedFeb 12, 2024
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.2. When a user is assigned a custom role with manage_group_access_tokens permission, they may be able to create group access tokens with Owner privileges, which may lead to privilege…

  • CVE-2025-36124MedAug 12, 2025
    risk 0.38cvss 5.9epss 0.00

    IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.8 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by a failure to honor JMS messaging configuration

  • CVE-2025-20112MedMay 21, 2025
    risk 0.33cvss 5.1epss 0.00

    A vulnerability in multiple Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to excessive permissions that have been assigned to…

  • CVE-2025-32955MedApr 21, 2025
    risk 0.32cvss 6.0epss 0.00

    Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. Versions from 0.12.0 to before 2.12.0 are vulnerable to `disable-sudo` bypass. Harden-Runner includes a policy option `disable-sudo` to prevent the GitHub Actions runner user from using…

  • CVE-2023-20194MedSep 7, 2023
    risk 0.32cvss 4.9epss 0.01

    A vulnerability in the ERS API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator-level privileges on the affected…