CWE-269
DiscouragedImproper Privilege Management
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
5455 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-9VMJ-VGQX-PV6V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:03 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-29708"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-25T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0.1 could allow a local with access to the GUI pod container to obtain sensitive cryptographic keys that could allow them to elevate their privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 200883.",
"id": "GHSA-9vmj-vgqx-pv6v",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:03:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29708"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200883"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6455629"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9VMM-WMJJ-7H4G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:10Windows Recovery Environment Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26431"
],
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-12T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Recovery Environment Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-9vmm-wmjj-7h4g",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:10:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26431"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26431"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1053"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9VX5-P3H2-529C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:33An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Moxa MXView series 3.1.8 installation. Depending on the vector chosen, an attacker can either add code to a script or replace a binary.By default MXViewService, which starts as a NT SYSTEM authority user executes a series of Node.Js scripts to start additional application functionality and among them the mosquitto executable is also run.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-13537"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-276"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-05T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Moxa MXView series 3.1.8 installation. Depending on the vector chosen, an attacker can either add code to a script or replace a binary.By default MXViewService, which starts as a NT SYSTEM authority user executes a series of Node.Js scripts to start additional application functionality and among them the mosquitto executable is also run.",
"id": "GHSA-9vx5-p3h2-529c",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:33:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13537"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1148"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9VXJ-Q9QF-H6P2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:14An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0784.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0888"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-15T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0784.",
"id": "GHSA-9vxj-q9qf-h6p2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:14:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:14:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0888"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0888"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-9W32-CQRR-3Q3W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:32Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1652, CVE-2021-1653, CVE-2021-1654, CVE-2021-1659, CVE-2021-1688, CVE-2021-1693.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-1655"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-12T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1652, CVE-2021-1653, CVE-2021-1654, CVE-2021-1659, CVE-2021-1688, CVE-2021-1693.",
"id": "GHSA-9w32-cqrr-3q3w",
"modified": "2024-10-08T18:32:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1655"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1655"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1655"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9W3F-CW3M-94H4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-01 09:30 – Updated: 2025-07-01 09:30The Opal Estate Pro – Property Management and Submission plugin for WordPress, used by the FullHouse - Real Estate Responsive WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to privilege escalation via in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. This is due to a lack of role restriction during registration in the 'on_regiser_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily choose the role, including the Administrator role, assigned when registering.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-6934"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-01T07:15:27Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Opal Estate Pro \u2013 Property Management and Submission plugin for WordPress, used by the FullHouse - Real Estate Responsive WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to privilege escalation via in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. This is due to a lack of role restriction during registration in the \u0027on_regiser_user\u0027 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily choose the role, including the Administrator role, assigned when registering.",
"id": "GHSA-9w3f-cw3m-94h4",
"modified": "2025-07-01T09:30:33Z",
"published": "2025-07-01T09:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6934"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/opal-estate-pro/trunk/inc/user/class-opalestate-user.php#L228"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/opal-estate-pro/trunk/inc/user/class-opalestate-user.php#L235"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/fullhouse-real-estate-responsive-wordpress-theme/16179481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d7b75a4-67b4-4347-91a6-dbf98da5ceaf?source=cve"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9W3J-493X-3WJR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:11 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because cleaner.php does not sanitise input read from the database.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-37349"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-13T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because cleaner.php does not sanitise input read from the database.",
"id": "GHSA-9w3j-493x-3wjr",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:11:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37349"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9W3P-45C2-RMJV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-13 18:31 – Updated: 2025-11-13 18:31A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials.
This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-20346"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-13T17:15:45Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials.\n\nThis vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.",
"id": "GHSA-9w3p-45c2-rmjv",
"modified": "2025-11-13T18:31:05Z",
"published": "2025-11-13T18:31:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20346"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLU"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9W3V-3CHJ-C59G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01RtsUpx.sys in Realtek RtsUpx USB Utility Driver for Camera/Hub/Audio through 1.14.0.0 allows local low-privileged users to achieve unauthorized access to USB device privileged IN and OUT instructions (leading to Escalation of Privileges, Denial of Service, Code Execution, and Information Disclosure) via a crafted Device IO Control packet to a device.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-36923"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-02T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "RtsUpx.sys in Realtek RtsUpx USB Utility Driver for Camera/Hub/Audio through 1.14.0.0 allows local low-privileged users to achieve unauthorized access to USB device privileged IN and OUT instructions (leading to Escalation of Privileges, Denial of Service, Code Execution, and Information Disclosure) via a crafted Device IO Control packet to a device.",
"id": "GHSA-9w3v-3chj-c59g",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36923"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.realtek.com/images/safe-report/Realtek_RtsUpx_Security_Advisory_Report.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sentinelone.com/resources/category/report"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9W4V-2X3H-WXMW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-01 09:30 – Updated: 2023-02-08 21:30Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in HP Support Assistant. These vulnerabilities include privilege escalation, compromise of integrity, allowed communication with untrusted clients, and unauthorized modification of files.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-23455"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-01T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in HP Support Assistant. These vulnerabilities include privilege escalation, compromise of integrity, allowed communication with untrusted clients, and unauthorized modification of files.",
"id": "GHSA-9w4v-2x3h-wxmw",
"modified": "2023-02-08T21:30:22Z",
"published": "2023-02-01T09:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23455"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5585999-5586023-16/hpsbgn03762"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Mitigation MIT-48
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
Mitigation MIT-49
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse
An adversary is able to exploit features of the target that should be reserved for privileged users or administrators but are exposed to use by lower or non-privileged accounts. Access to sensitive information and functionality must be controlled to ensure that only authorized users are able to access these resources.
CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
An adversary exploits a weakness enabling them to elevate their privilege and perform an action that they are not supposed to be authorized to perform.
CAPEC-58: Restful Privilege Elevation
An adversary identifies a Rest HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permission method allowing them to perform various malicious actions upon server data due to lack of access control mechanisms implemented within the application service accepting HTTP messages.