VYPR

CWE-272

Least Privilege Violation

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Description

The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.

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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-17 · CAPEC-35 · CAPEC-76

CVEs mapped to this weakness (42)

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  • CVE-2024-24830CriFeb 8, 2024
    risk 0.64cvss 9.9epss 0.01

    OpenObserve is a observability platform built specifically for logs, metrics, traces, analytics, designed to work at petabyte scale. A vulnerability has been identified in the "/api/{org_id}/users" endpoint. This vulnerability allows any authenticated regular user ('member') to…

  • CVE-2024-25106CriFeb 8, 2024
    risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.00

    OpenObserve is a observability platform built specifically for logs, metrics, traces, analytics, designed to work at petabyte scale. A critical vulnerability has been identified in the "/api/{org_id}/users/{email_id}" endpoint. This vulnerability allows any authenticated user…

  • CVE-2025-59106HigJan 26, 2026
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    The binary serving the web server and executing basically all actions launched from the Web UI is running with root privileges. This is against the least privilege principle. If an attacker is able to execute code on the system via other vulnerabilities it is possible to…

  • CVE-2025-7722HigJul 23, 2025
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    The Social Streams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their user meta information in the update_user_meta() function. This…

  • CVE-2024-28824HigMar 22, 2024
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

  • CVE-2021-26726HigFeb 16, 2022
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.01

    A remote code execution vulnerability affecting a Valmet DNA service listening on TCP port 1517, allows an attacker to execute commands with SYSTEM privileges This issue affects: Valmet DNA versions from Collection 2012 until Collection 2021.

  • CVE-2024-35204HigMay 14, 2024
    risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00

    Veritas System Recovery before 23.3_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks.

  • CVE-2025-47809HigMay 16, 2025
    risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00

    Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot). For exploitation, there must have been an unprivileged installation with UAC, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must be installed, and the…

  • CVE-2024-0638HigMar 22, 2024
    risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00

    Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mk_oracle, mk_oracle.ps1, and mk_oracle_crs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

  • CVE-2025-9711HigFeb 3, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1c3 could allow elevating the privileges of the local authenticated user to “root” using the export option of seccertmgmt and seccryptocfg commands.

  • CVE-2024-28829HigAug 20, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0p12, 2.2.0p32, 2.1.0p47 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

  • CVE-2024-27165HigJun 14, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Toshiba printers contain a suidperl binary and it has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can get root privileges. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.

  • CVE-2024-55954HigJan 16, 2025
    risk 0.50cvss 8.7epss 0.01

    OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform. A vulnerability in the user management endpoint `/api/{org_id}/users/{email_id}` allows an "Admin" role user to remove a "Root" user from the organization. This violates the intended privilege hierarchy, enabling a non-root…

  • CVE-2026-15271HigJul 9, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    A security vulnerability has been detected in TOTOLINK A3000RU, A3100R, A950RG, AC1200T10, CP450, CS185R_T10 and EX200 up to 20260906. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/boa/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to…

  • CVE-2026-15270HigJul 9, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    A weakness has been identified in D-link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05_20181207. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/boa/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to least privilege violation. The attack can be…

  • CVE-2026-59915HigAug 18, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.20.0, contain a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.

  • CVE-2026-39459HigMay 13, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.00

    A vulnerability exists in iControl REST and the TMOS Shell (tmsh) where a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with at least the Manager role can create configuration objects that allow running arbitrary commands.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of…

  • CVE-2025-8181HigJul 26, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.01

    A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TOTOLINK N600R and X2000R 1.0.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the file vsftpd.conf of the component FTP Service. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. It is possible to initiate the attack…

  • CVE-2023-32451HigFeb 6, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Dell Display Manager application, version 2.1.1.17, contains a vulnerability that low privilege user can execute malicious code during installation and uninstallation

  • CVE-2023-28047HigApr 20, 2023
    risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00

    Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder creation vulnerability during installation. A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the operating system with…