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 (1,039)
page 40 of 52| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44218 | Low | 0.13 | 3.0 | 0.00 | May 12, 2026 | ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.1.0 to 0.8.1, the published ghcr.io/jo-jo98/ciguard container image inherits the default root user because the Dockerfile lacks a USER directive. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2. | ||
| CVE-2025-54821 | Low | 0.12 | 1.9 | 0.00 | Nov 18, 2025 | An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6.0, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all… | ||
| CVE-2025-10650 | Low | 0.12 | — | 0.00 | Sep 18, 2025 | SoftIron HyperCloud 2.5.0 through 2.6.3 may incorrectly add user SSH keys to the administrator-level authorized keys under certain conditions, allowing unauthorized privilege escalation to admin via SSH. Affects non-production debug and internal development builds created… | ||
| CVE-2023-28434 | 0.06 | — | 0.07 | KEV | Mar 22, 2023 | Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. Prior to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z, an attacker can use crafted requests to bypass metadata bucket name checking and put an object into any bucket while processing `PostPolicyBucket`. To carry out this attack, the attacker… | ||
| CVE-2020-13693 | — | 0.06 | — | 0.44 | May 28, 2020 | An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled. | ||
| CVE-2012-3993 | 0.06 | — | 0.43 | Oct 10, 2012 | The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 does not properly interact with failures of InstallTrigger methods, which allows… | |||
| CVE-2022-24637 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.99 | Mar 18, 2022 | Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (instead of the intended "<?php sequence)… | ||
| CVE-2018-1002105 | 0.03 | — | 0.87 | Dec 5, 2018 | In all Kubernetes versions prior to v1.10.11, v1.11.5, and v1.12.3, incorrect handling of error responses to proxied upgrade requests in the kube-apiserver allowed specially crafted requests to establish a connection through the Kubernetes API server to backend servers, then… | |||
| CVE-2018-13405 | Hig | 0.03 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jul 6, 2018 | The inode_init_owner function in fs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16 allows local users to create files with an unintended group ownership, in a scenario where a directory is SGID to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of that group. Here, the… | ||
| CVE-2010-4258 | 0.03 | — | 0.03 | Dec 30, 2010 | The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1)… | |||
| CVE-2010-4347 | 0.03 | — | 0.02 | Dec 22, 2010 | The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in… | |||
| CVE-2010-3301 | 0.03 | — | 0.04 | Sep 22, 2010 | The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by… | |||
| CVE-2009-0080 | 0.03 | — | 0.02 | Apr 15, 2009 | The ThreadPool class in Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly implement isolation among a set of distinct processes that (1) all run under the NetworkService account or (2) all run under the LocalService account, which allows local users to gain… | |||
| CVE-2021-33026 | — | 0.01 | — | 0.07 | May 13, 2021 | The Flask-Caching extension through 1.10.1 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which may lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation. If an attacker gains access to cache storage (e.g., filesystem, Memcached, Redis, etc.), they can construct a crafted… | ||
| CVE-2002-0049 | 0.01 | — | 0.13 | Mar 8, 2002 | Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 System Attendant gives "Everyone" group privileges to the WinReg key, which could allow remote attackers to read or modify registry keys. | |||
| CVE-2026-54319 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | ## Summary A sandbox volume reference (`volumeId`, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the runner and used to build the host bind-mount source path without confinement. A reference containing path-traversal sequences could in principle resolve the mount source… | |||
| CVE-2026-55226 | 0.00 | — | — | Jun 18, 2026 | ### Impact When only the Topic or only the User operators are deployed as part of the Entity Operator in the `Kafka` custom resource, the RBAC rights are not following the principle of least-privilege and the Entity Operator ServiceAccount still has access rights corresponding… | |||
| CVE-2026-48010 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jun 4, 2026 | `UserController::upsertUser()` writes user data in `SYSTEM_SCOPE` and does not filter the `admin` field. A non-admin API user with `user:create` or `user:update` ACL permission can set `admin: true` on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access. ## The Problem In… | |||
| CVE-2026-47411 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jun 1, 2026 | ## Summary **Type:** Authorization bypass enabling workspace metadata + settings tampering. The `PATCH /workspaces/{workspace_id}` endpoint is gated only by `require_workspace_member(workspace_id)` (default `min_role="member"`). Any member can rewrite the workspace's `name`,… | |||
| CVE-2026-33509 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Mar 24, 2026 | pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. From version 0.4.0 to before version 0.5.0b3.dev97, the set_config_value() API endpoint allows users with the non-admin SETTINGS permission to modify any configuration option without restriction. The… |
- risk 0.13cvss 3.0epss 0.00
ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.1.0 to 0.8.1, the published ghcr.io/jo-jo98/ciguard container image inherits the default root user because the Dockerfile lacks a USER directive. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2.
- risk 0.12cvss 1.9epss 0.00
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6.0, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all…
- risk 0.12cvss —epss 0.00
SoftIron HyperCloud 2.5.0 through 2.6.3 may incorrectly add user SSH keys to the administrator-level authorized keys under certain conditions, allowing unauthorized privilege escalation to admin via SSH. Affects non-production debug and internal development builds created…
- risk 0.06cvss —epss 0.07
Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. Prior to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z, an attacker can use crafted requests to bypass metadata bucket name checking and put an object into any bucket while processing `PostPolicyBucket`. To carry out this attack, the attacker…
- CVE-2020-13693May 28, 2020risk 0.06cvss —epss 0.44
An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5 for WordPress when New User Registration is enabled.
- CVE-2012-3993Oct 10, 2012risk 0.06cvss —epss 0.43
The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 does not properly interact with failures of InstallTrigger methods, which allows…
- CVE-2022-24637Mar 18, 2022risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.99
Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (instead of the intended "<?php sequence)…
- CVE-2018-1002105Dec 5, 2018risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.87
In all Kubernetes versions prior to v1.10.11, v1.11.5, and v1.12.3, incorrect handling of error responses to proxied upgrade requests in the kube-apiserver allowed specially crafted requests to establish a connection through the Kubernetes API server to backend servers, then…
- risk 0.03cvss 7.8epss 0.01
The inode_init_owner function in fs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16 allows local users to create files with an unintended group ownership, in a scenario where a directory is SGID to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of that group. Here, the…
- CVE-2010-4258Dec 30, 2010risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.03
The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1)…
- CVE-2010-4347Dec 22, 2010risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.02
The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in…
- CVE-2010-3301Sep 22, 2010risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.04
The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by…
- CVE-2009-0080Apr 15, 2009risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.02
The ThreadPool class in Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly implement isolation among a set of distinct processes that (1) all run under the NetworkService account or (2) all run under the LocalService account, which allows local users to gain…
- CVE-2021-33026May 13, 2021risk 0.01cvss —epss 0.07
The Flask-Caching extension through 1.10.1 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which may lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation. If an attacker gains access to cache storage (e.g., filesystem, Memcached, Redis, etc.), they can construct a crafted…
- CVE-2002-0049Mar 8, 2002risk 0.01cvss —epss 0.13
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 System Attendant gives "Everyone" group privileges to the WinReg key, which could allow remote attackers to read or modify registry keys.
- CVE-2026-54319Jun 18, 2026risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
## Summary A sandbox volume reference (`volumeId`, which may also be a volume name) was forwarded to the runner and used to build the host bind-mount source path without confinement. A reference containing path-traversal sequences could in principle resolve the mount source…
- CVE-2026-55226Jun 18, 2026risk 0.00cvss —epss —
### Impact When only the Topic or only the User operators are deployed as part of the Entity Operator in the `Kafka` custom resource, the RBAC rights are not following the principle of least-privilege and the Entity Operator ServiceAccount still has access rights corresponding…
- CVE-2026-48010Jun 4, 2026risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
`UserController::upsertUser()` writes user data in `SYSTEM_SCOPE` and does not filter the `admin` field. A non-admin API user with `user:create` or `user:update` ACL permission can set `admin: true` on new or existing users, escalating to full admin access. ## The Problem In…
- CVE-2026-47411Jun 1, 2026risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
## Summary **Type:** Authorization bypass enabling workspace metadata + settings tampering. The `PATCH /workspaces/{workspace_id}` endpoint is gated only by `require_workspace_member(workspace_id)` (default `min_role="member"`). Any member can rewrite the workspace's `name`,…
- CVE-2026-33509Mar 24, 2026risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. From version 0.4.0 to before version 0.5.0b3.dev97, the set_config_value() API endpoint allows users with the non-admin SETTINGS permission to modify any configuration option without restriction. The…