CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions
Description
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
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Parents
Children
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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-1 · CAPEC-127 · CAPEC-81
CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,561)
page 13 of 79| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2016-6914 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Dec 27, 2017 | Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file. | ||
| CVE-2016-5425 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.04 | Oct 13, 2016 | The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group. | ||
| CVE-2016-3943 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Apr 18, 2016 | Panda Endpoint Administration Agent before 7.50.00, as used in Panda Security for Business products for Windows, uses a weak ACL for the Panda Security/WaAgent directory and sub-directories, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying an executable module. | ||
| CVE-2015-7378 | Hig | 0.54 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Apr 18, 2016 | Panda Security URL Filtering before 4.3.1.9 uses a weak ACL for the "Panda Security URL Filtering" directory and installed files, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying Panda_URL_Filteringb.exe. | ||
| CVE-2026-24063 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Mar 18, 2026 | When a plugin is installed using the Arturia Software Center (MacOS), it also installs an uninstall.sh bash script in a root owned path. This script is written to disk with the file permissions 777, meaning it is writable by any user. When uninstalling a plugin via the Arturia… | ||
| CVE-2025-32091 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Nov 11, 2025 | Incorrect default permissions in some firmware for the Intel(R) Arc(TM) B-series GPUs within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege.… | ||
| CVE-2024-46916 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.00 | Aug 29, 2025 | Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic Security Suite through 4.3.0 SR06 contains functionality that allows the removal of critical system files before the filesystem is properly mounted (e.g., leveraging a delete call in /etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs to remove the /etc/fstab file). This can allow… | ||
| CVE-2024-45067 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | May 14, 2025 | Incorrect default permissions in some Intel(R) Gaudi(R) software installers before version 1.18 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | ||
| CVE-2025-3528 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | May 9, 2025 | A flaw was found in the Mirror Registry. The quay-app container shipped as part of the Mirror Registry for OpenShift has write access to the `/etc/passwd`. This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to the container to modify the passwd file and elevate their privileges to… | ||
| CVE-2024-9947 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Oct 23, 2024 | The ProfilePress Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to… | ||
| CVE-2024-7525 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Aug 6, 2024 | It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of requests on any site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, Firefox ESR < 128.1, Thunderbird < 128.1, and… | ||
| CVE-2023-24460 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | May 16, 2024 | Incorrect default permissions in some Intel(R) GPA software installers before version 2023.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. | ||
| CVE-2024-20005 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Mar 4, 2024 | In da, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08355599; Issue ID: ALPS08355599. | ||
| CVE-2023-40363 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Nov 18, 2023 | IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to change installation files due to incorrect file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 263332. | ||
| CVE-2022-45924 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Jan 18, 2023 | An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). The endpoint itemtemplate.createtemplate2 allows a low-privilege user to delete arbitrary files on the server's local filesystem. | ||
| CVE-2019-9579 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Dec 26, 2022 | An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITE_XATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS… | ||
| CVE-2022-4020 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.00 | Nov 28, 2022 | Vulnerability in the HQSwSmiDxe DXE driver on some consumer Acer Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify UEFI Secure Boot settings by modifying an NVRAM variable. | ||
| CVE-2021-44905 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.01 | Mar 25, 2022 | Incorrect permissions in the Bluetooth Services in the Fortessa FTBTLD Smart Lock as of 12-13-2022 allows a remote attacker to disable the lock via an unauthenticated edit to the lock name. | ||
| CVE-2022-25364 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Mar 17, 2022 | In Gradle Enterprise before 2021.4.2, the default built-in build cache configuration allowed anonymous write access. If this was not manually changed, a malicious actor with network access to the build cache could potentially populate it with manipulated entries that execute… | ||
| CVE-2020-5906 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Jul 1, 2020 | In versions 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, the BIG-IP system does not properly enforce the access controls for the scp.blacklist files. This allows Admin and Resource Admin users with Secure Copy (SCP) protocol access to read and overwrite blacklisted… |
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.04
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Panda Endpoint Administration Agent before 7.50.00, as used in Panda Security for Business products for Windows, uses a weak ACL for the Panda Security/WaAgent directory and sub-directories, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying an executable module.
- risk 0.54cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Panda Security URL Filtering before 4.3.1.9 uses a weak ACL for the "Panda Security URL Filtering" directory and installed files, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying Panda_URL_Filteringb.exe.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
When a plugin is installed using the Arturia Software Center (MacOS), it also installs an uninstall.sh bash script in a root owned path. This script is written to disk with the file permissions 777, meaning it is writable by any user. When uninstalling a plugin via the Arturia…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Incorrect default permissions in some firmware for the Intel(R) Arc(TM) B-series GPUs within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege.…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.00
Diebold Nixdorf Vynamic Security Suite through 4.3.0 SR06 contains functionality that allows the removal of critical system files before the filesystem is properly mounted (e.g., leveraging a delete call in /etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs to remove the /etc/fstab file). This can allow…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Incorrect default permissions in some Intel(R) Gaudi(R) software installers before version 1.18 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
A flaw was found in the Mirror Registry. The quay-app container shipped as part of the Mirror Registry for OpenShift has write access to the `/etc/passwd`. This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to the container to modify the passwd file and elevate their privileges to…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
The ProfilePress Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
It was possible for a web extension with minimal permissions to create a `StreamFilter` which could be used to read and modify the response body of requests on any site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, Firefox ESR < 128.1, Thunderbird < 128.1, and…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Incorrect default permissions in some Intel(R) GPA software installers before version 2023.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
In da, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08355599; Issue ID: ALPS08355599.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to change installation files due to incorrect file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 263332.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). The endpoint itemtemplate.createtemplate2 allows a low-privilege user to delete arbitrary files on the server's local filesystem.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITE_XATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.00
Vulnerability in the HQSwSmiDxe DXE driver on some consumer Acer Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify UEFI Secure Boot settings by modifying an NVRAM variable.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.01
Incorrect permissions in the Bluetooth Services in the Fortessa FTBTLD Smart Lock as of 12-13-2022 allows a remote attacker to disable the lock via an unauthenticated edit to the lock name.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
In Gradle Enterprise before 2021.4.2, the default built-in build cache configuration allowed anonymous write access. If this was not manually changed, a malicious actor with network access to the build cache could potentially populate it with manipulated entries that execute…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
In versions 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, the BIG-IP system does not properly enforce the access controls for the scp.blacklist files. This allows Admin and Resource Admin users with Secure Copy (SCP) protocol access to read and overwrite blacklisted…