CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Description
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-122 · CAPEC-233 · CAPEC-58
CVEs mapped to this weakness (3,267)
page 1 of 164| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-20021 | Cri | 0.88 | 9.8 | 0.83 | KEV | Apr 9, 2021 | A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host. | |
| CVE-2020-1938 | Cri | 0.87 | 9.8 | 0.99 | KEV | Feb 24, 2020 | When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be… | |
| CVE-2017-5689 | Cri | 0.86 | 9.8 | 0.92 | KEV | May 2, 2017 | An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). An unprivileged local attacker could provision manageability features gaining unprivileged… | |
| CVE-2026-46817 | Cri | 0.77 | 9.8 | 0.13 | KEV | May 28, 2026 | Vulnerability in the Oracle Payments product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: File Transmission). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle… | |
| CVE-2016-0151 | Hig | 0.77 | 7.8 | 0.63 | KEV | Apr 12, 2016 | The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security… | |
| CVE-2020-3243 | Cri | 0.74 | 9.8 | 0.88 | Apr 15, 2020 | Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the… | ||
| CVE-2019-1405 | Hig | 0.74 | 7.8 | 0.30 | KEV | Nov 12, 2019 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. | |
| CVE-2019-1215 | Hig | 0.73 | 7.8 | 0.19 | KEV | Sep 11, 2019 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303. | |
| CVE-2017-11467 | Cri | 0.73 | 9.8 | 0.73 | Jul 20, 2017 | OrientDB through 2.2.22 does not enforce privilege requirements during "where" or "fetchplan" or "order by" use, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request. | ||
| CVE-2014-1511 | Cri | 0.73 | 9.8 | 0.84 | Mar 19, 2014 | Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via unspecified vectors. | ||
| CVE-2014-1510 | Cri | 0.73 | 9.8 | 0.82 | Mar 19, 2014 | The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call. | ||
| CVE-2021-35064 | Cri | 0.72 | 9.8 | 0.71 | Jul 12, 2021 | KramerAV VIAWare, all tested versions, allow privilege escalation through misconfiguration of sudo. Sudoers permits running of multiple dangerous commands, including unzip, systemctl and dpkg. | ||
| CVE-2021-34621 | Cri | 0.72 | 9.8 | 0.69 | Jul 7, 2021 | A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to register on sites as an administrator. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. . | ||
| CVE-2020-3250 | Cri | 0.72 | 9.8 | 0.60 | Apr 15, 2020 | Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the… | ||
| CVE-2020-13638 | Cri | 0.70 | 9.8 | 0.77 | Nov 13, 2020 | lib/crud/userprocess.php in rConfig 3.9.x before 3.9.7 has an authentication bypass, leading to administrator account creation. This issue has been fixed in 3.9.7. | ||
| CVE-2020-13693 | Cri | 0.70 | 9.8 | 0.44 | May 29, 2020 | An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled. | ||
| CVE-2020-8655 | Hig | 0.70 | 7.8 | 0.60 | KEV | Feb 7, 2020 | An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7. | |
| CVE-2013-0643 | Hig | 0.70 | 8.8 | 0.11 | KEV | Feb 27, 2013 | The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, does not properly restrict privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary… | |
| CVE-2024-49035 | Hig | 0.69 | 8.7 | 0.01 | KEV | Nov 26, 2024 | An improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | |
| CVE-2024-26169 | Hig | 0.69 | 7.8 | 0.04 | KEV | Mar 12, 2024 | Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
- risk 0.88cvss 9.8epss 0.83
A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.
- risk 0.87cvss 9.8epss 0.99
When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be…
- risk 0.86cvss 9.8epss 0.92
An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). An unprivileged local attacker could provision manageability features gaining unprivileged…
- risk 0.77cvss 9.8epss 0.13
Vulnerability in the Oracle Payments product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: File Transmission). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle…
- risk 0.77cvss 7.8epss 0.63
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security…
- risk 0.74cvss 9.8epss 0.88
Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the…
- risk 0.74cvss 7.8epss 0.30
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- risk 0.73cvss 7.8epss 0.19
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1278, CVE-2019-1303.
- risk 0.73cvss 9.8epss 0.73
OrientDB through 2.2.22 does not enforce privilege requirements during "where" or "fetchplan" or "order by" use, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.
- risk 0.73cvss 9.8epss 0.84
Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote attackers to bypass the popup blocker via unspecified vectors.
- risk 0.73cvss 9.8epss 0.82
The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.
- risk 0.72cvss 9.8epss 0.71
KramerAV VIAWare, all tested versions, allow privilege escalation through misconfiguration of sudo. Sudoers permits running of multiple dangerous commands, including unzip, systemctl and dpkg.
- risk 0.72cvss 9.8epss 0.69
A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to register on sites as an administrator. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
- risk 0.72cvss 9.8epss 0.60
Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the…
- risk 0.70cvss 9.8epss 0.77
lib/crud/userprocess.php in rConfig 3.9.x before 3.9.7 has an authentication bypass, leading to administrator account creation. This issue has been fixed in 3.9.7.
- risk 0.70cvss 9.8epss 0.44
An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled.
- risk 0.70cvss 7.8epss 0.60
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.
- risk 0.70cvss 8.8epss 0.11
The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, does not properly restrict privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
- risk 0.69cvss 8.7epss 0.01
An improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- risk 0.69cvss 7.8epss 0.04
Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability