VYPR

CWE-648

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

BaseIncompleteLikelihood: Low

Description

The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.

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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)

CAPEC-107 · CAPEC-234

CVEs mapped to this weakness (67)

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  • CVE-2024-32008HigNov 11, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 4 (All versions < V4.70 SP12 Update 2). The affected application is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to an exposed debug interface on the localhost. This allows any local user to gain code execution as…

  • CVE-2025-23375HigApr 28, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting, version(s) 19.17, contain(s) an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

  • CVE-2024-22042HigFeb 13, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a child process with SYSTEM privileges. This could be exploited…

  • CVE-2019-14812HigNov 27, 2019
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    A flaw was found in all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50, in the .setuserparams2 procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then…

  • CVE-2019-10216HigNov 27, 2019
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    In ghostscript before version 9.50, the .buildfont1 procedure did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges and…

  • CVE-2019-14817HigSep 3, 2019
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and…

  • CVE-2019-14811HigSep 3, 2019
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04

    A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and…

  • CVE-2026-35669HigApr 10, 2026
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. Attackers can exploit this scope boundary bypass to gain elevated…

  • CVE-2026-35663HigApr 10, 2026
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing non-admin operators to self-request broader scopes during backend reconnect. Attackers can bypass pairing requirements to reconnect as operator.admin, gaining unauthorized administrative privileges.

  • CVE-2026-35639HigApr 9, 2026
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an operator.pairing approver to approve pending device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver actually holds. Attackers can exploit insufficient…

  • CVE-2026-11877HigJun 24, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    An unauthorized user can modify configuration through API calls that affects the OpenText Access Manager. This issue affects Access Manager before 5.1.3.

  • CVE-2025-54502HigApr 16, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

  • CVE-2026-20122MedKEVFeb 25, 2026
    risk 0.49cvss 5.4epss 0.25

    A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only credentials with API access on the affected…

  • CVE-2023-4993HigFeb 15, 2024
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Utarit Information Technologies SoliPay Mobile App allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects SoliPay Mobile App: before 5.0.8.

  • CVE-2023-6151HigNov 28, 2023
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ESKOM Computer e-municipality module allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects e-municipality module: before v.105.

  • CVE-2023-6150HigNov 28, 2023
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ESKOM Computer e-municipality module allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects e-municipality module: before v.105.

  • CVE-2022-23720HigJun 30, 2022
    risk 0.49cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    PingID Windows Login prior to 2.8 does not alert or halt operation if it has been provisioned with the full permissions PingID properties file. An IT administrator could mistakenly deploy administrator privileged PingID API credentials, such as those typically used by…

  • CVE-2023-6522HigApr 5, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.00

    Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ExtremePacs Extreme XDS allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects Extreme XDS: before 3914.

  • CVE-2023-4009HigAug 8, 2023
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.01

    In MongoDB Ops Manager v5.0 prior to 5.0.22 and v6.0 prior to 6.0.17 it is possible for an authenticated user with project owner or project user admin access to generate an API key with the privileges of org owner resulting in privilege escalation.

  • CVE-2026-35645HigApr 9, 2026
    risk 0.46cvss 8.1epss 0.00

    OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope. Attackers can exploit this by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client to…