VYPR

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

ClassDraftLikelihood: Medium

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 (3,702)

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  • CVE-2018-6674MedMay 25, 2018
    risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00

    Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges…

  • CVE-2018-4844MedMar 20, 2018
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA UI for Android (All versions < V3.15.10), SIMATIC WinCC OA UI for iOS (All versions < V3.15.10). Insufficient limitation of CONTROL script capabilities could allow read and write access from one HMI project cache folder to…

  • CVE-2017-6152MedMar 8, 2018
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    A local user on F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.1.0-5.2.0 with the Access Manager role has privileges to change the passwords of other users on the system, including the local admin account password.

  • CVE-2017-14380MedDec 13, 2017
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    In EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 - 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, and 7.1.1.x, a malicious compliance admin (compadmin) account user could exploit a vulnerability in isi_get_itrace or isi_get_profile maintenance scripts to run any shell script as…

  • CVE-2017-14330MedOct 23, 2017
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to obtain a root shell via vectors involving a privileged process.

  • CVE-2017-14329MedOct 23, 2017
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to obtain a root shell via vectors involving an exsh debug shell.

  • CVE-2017-6732MedJul 10, 2017
    risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00

    A vulnerability in the installation procedure for Cisco Prime Network Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root privileges. More Information: CSCvd47343. Known Affected Releases: 4.2(2.1)PP1 4.2(3.0)PP6 4.3(0.0)PP4 4.3(1.0)PP2.…

  • CVE-2016-3697HigJun 1, 2016
    risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

  • CVE-2015-8539HigFeb 8, 2016
    risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c, security/keys/trusted.c, and…

  • CVE-2008-2931HigJul 9, 2008
    risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    The do_change_type function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying the properties of a mountpoint.

  • CVE-2026-94048MedSep 20, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss —

    A vulnerability was detected in CodeAstro QR Code Attendance Management System 1.0. This affects the function Save of the file app/Controllers/UserController.php. The manipulation of the argument role_id results in improper privilege management. The attack can be executed…

  • CVE-2026-87068MedSep 20, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.2.1 does not apply the role validation it enforces elsewhere when a registration form is nested inside an imported quiz, allowing a user who may import quizzes to publish a live, publicly reachable form that grants any role,…

  • CVE-2026-76694MedSep 15, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the command line interface of HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges to escalate privileges beyond their authorized level, and execute…

  • CVE-2026-65831HigSep 15, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 7.7epss 0.00

    ArcadeDB is a Multi-Model DBMS. Prior to 26.7.1, a reader-role user can submit POST /api/v1/command/{database} with language: js because PolyglotQueryEngine.command, PolyglotQueryEngine.analyze, and PolyglotQueryEngine.registerFunctions do not enforce database-administrator…

  • CVE-2026-81766MedAug 30, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 does not check that the user is allowed to install Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 before installing one from a user-supplied URL, allowing an administrator of a subsite on a multisite network to…

  • CVE-2026-19222MedAug 22, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    The Forminator Forms WordPress plugin before 1.57.0.7 does not consistently enforce the role restriction it applies to registration forms, allowing users who are permitted to build forms to configure one that assigns the administrator role to any visitor who registers through…

  • CVE-2026-35291MedJun 17, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    Vulnerability in the WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 14.1.2.0.0 and 15.1.1.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise…

  • CVE-2026-53832HigJun 12, 2026
    risk 0.43cvss 7.7epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an identity header validation vulnerability allowing local same-host callers to forge trusted-proxy identity headers. Attackers with access to the proxy-facing Gateway port can supply forged identity headers to assume operator identity and…

  • CVE-2025-55582MedAug 27, 2025
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00

    D-Link DCS-825L firmware v1.08.01 contains a vulnerability in the watchdog script `mydlink-watch-dog.sh`, which blindly respawns binaries such as `dcp` and `signalc` without verifying integrity, authenticity, or permissions. An attacker with local filesystem access (via physical…

  • CVE-2025-22254MedJun 10, 2025
    risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.01

    An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.15, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, FortiProxy 7.4.0…