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 108 of 164| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-6767 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.1 | 0.01 | Aug 17, 2017 | A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted the privileges of the last user to log in, regardless of whether those… | ||
| CVE-2017-6728 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Jul 10, 2017 | A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system, because of Incorrect Permissions. More Information: CSCvb99389. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE.… | ||
| CVE-2017-6339 | Med | 0.46 | 6.5 | 0.04 | Apr 5, 2017 | Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) 6.5 before CP 1746 mismanages certain key and certificate data. Per IWSVA documentation, by default, IWSVA acts as a private Certificate Authority (CA) and dynamically generates digital certificates that are sent to… | ||
| CVE-2016-2059 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | May 5, 2016 | The msm_ipc_router_bind_control_port function in net/ipc_router/ipc_router_core.c in the IPC router kernel module for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not verify that a port is a… | ||
| CVE-2026-61549 | hig | 0.45 | — | — | Jul 14, 2026 | ### Impact A privilege escalation vulnerability affects Woodpecker instances using the **Kubernetes backend**. The pipeline option `backend_options.kubernetes.serviceAccountName` was passed directly to the pod spec without any admin gating. **Who is impacted:** any operator… | ||
| CVE-2026-55225 | imp | 0.45 | 8.0 | — | Jun 17, 2026 | strimzi-cluster-operator: Cross-namespace privilege escalation via Kafka.spec.entityOperator.watchedNamespace in Strimzi | ||
| CVE-2025-66265 | Med | 0.45 | — | 0.00 | Nov 26, 2025 | CMService.exe creates the C:\\usr directory and subdirectories with insecure permissions, granting write access to all authenticated users. This allows attackers to replace configuration files (such as snmp.conf) or hijack DLLs to escalate privileges. | ||
| CVE-2023-29018 | Hig | 0.45 | 8.0 | 0.01 | Apr 14, 2023 | The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to… | ||
| CVE-2020-17526 | Hig | 0.45 | 7.7 | 0.23 | Dec 21, 2020 | Incorrect Session Validation in Apache Airflow Webserver versions prior to 1.10.14 with default config allows a malicious airflow user on site A where they log in normally, to access unauthorized Airflow Webserver on Site B through the session from Site A. This does not affect… | ||
| CVE-2020-7310 | Med | 0.45 | 6.9 | 0.00 | Aug 21, 2020 | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended… | ||
| CVE-2026-16742 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Aug 10, 2026 | systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user | ||
| CVE-2026-61176 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Jul 21, 2026 | Vulnerability in the Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Installation Issues). The supported version that is affected is 3.6.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise… | ||
| CVE-2026-46680 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jul 1, 2026 | containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot evasion. If a crafted… | ||
| CVE-2026-0086 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Jun 1, 2026 | In onCreate of DisableSupervisionActivity.kt, there is a possible way to delete supervision data due to a missing null check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. | ||
| CVE-2026-0048 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Jun 1, 2026 | In hide of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to trick the user into approving permissions due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. | ||
| CVE-2026-26946 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | May 11, 2026 | Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of… | ||
| CVE-2025-52347 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 1, 2026 | An issue in the component DirectIo64.sys of PassMark BurnInTest v11.0 Build 1011, OSForensics v11.1 Build 1007, and PerformanceTest v11.1 Build 1004 allows attackers to access kernel memory and escalate privileges via a crafted IOCTL 0x8011E044 call. | ||
| CVE-2026-30874 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 19, 2026 | OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. In versions prior to 24.10.6, a vulnerability in the hotplug_call function allows an attacker to bypass environment variable filtering and inject an arbitrary PATH variable, potentially leading to privilege… | ||
| CVE-2026-24510 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Mar 11, 2026 | Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.12.24.0, contain an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges. | ||
| CVE-2025-13918 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Jan 28, 2026 | Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to… |
- risk 0.46cvss 7.1epss 0.01
A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted the privileges of the last user to log in, regardless of whether those…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system, because of Incorrect Permissions. More Information: CSCvb99389. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE.…
- risk 0.46cvss 6.5epss 0.04
Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) 6.5 before CP 1746 mismanages certain key and certificate data. Per IWSVA documentation, by default, IWSVA acts as a private Certificate Authority (CA) and dynamically generates digital certificates that are sent to…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
The msm_ipc_router_bind_control_port function in net/ipc_router/ipc_router_core.c in the IPC router kernel module for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not verify that a port is a…
- risk 0.45cvss —epss —
### Impact A privilege escalation vulnerability affects Woodpecker instances using the **Kubernetes backend**. The pipeline option `backend_options.kubernetes.serviceAccountName` was passed directly to the pod spec without any admin gating. **Who is impacted:** any operator…
- risk 0.45cvss 8.0epss —
strimzi-cluster-operator: Cross-namespace privilege escalation via Kafka.spec.entityOperator.watchedNamespace in Strimzi
- risk 0.45cvss —epss 0.00
CMService.exe creates the C:\\usr directory and subdirectories with insecure permissions, granting write access to all authenticated users. This allows attackers to replace configuration files (such as snmp.conf) or hijack DLLs to escalate privileges.
- risk 0.45cvss 8.0epss 0.01
The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to…
- risk 0.45cvss 7.7epss 0.23
Incorrect Session Validation in Apache Airflow Webserver versions prior to 1.10.14 with default config allows a malicious airflow user on site A where they log in normally, to access unauthorized Airflow Webserver on Site B through the session from Site A. This does not affect…
- risk 0.45cvss 6.9epss 0.00
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Vulnerability in the Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Installation Issues). The supported version that is affected is 3.6.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise…
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
containerd is an open-source container runtime. In versions prior to 1.7.32, 2.0.9, 2.2.4 and 2.3.1, containers launched with a numeric User directive that cannot be parsed as a 32-bit integer are incorrectly treated as a username, leading to runAsNonRoot evasion. If a crafted…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
In onCreate of DisableSupervisionActivity.kt, there is a possible way to delete supervision data due to a missing null check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
In hide of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to trick the user into approving permissions due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of…
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
An issue in the component DirectIo64.sys of PassMark BurnInTest v11.0 Build 1011, OSForensics v11.1 Build 1007, and PerformanceTest v11.1 Build 1004 allows attackers to access kernel memory and escalate privileges via a crafted IOCTL 0x8011E044 call.
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. In versions prior to 24.10.6, a vulnerability in the hotplug_call function allows an attacker to bypass environment variable filtering and inject an arbitrary PATH variable, potentially leading to privilege…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.12.24.0, contain an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3 RU10 Patch 1, RU9 Patch 2, and RU8 Patch 3, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to…