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.
5443 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-PJG3-CH5Q-948J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:20 – Updated: 2023-02-08 00:30An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the Web-Based Management (WBM) functionality of WAGO PFC 200 03.03.10(15). A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can cause code execution resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-6090"
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"CWE-269",
"CWE-345"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-11T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the Web-Based Management (WBM) functionality of WAGO PFC 200 03.03.10(15). A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can cause code execution resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-pjg3-ch5q-948j",
"modified": "2023-02-08T00:30:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:20:22Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6090"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1010"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PJQ5-WXP4-R9PJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:34Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.
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"aliases": [
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-03-29T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.",
"id": "GHSA-pjq5-wxp4-r9pj",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:34:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:46:14Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5671"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-PJQ8-J3MP-FHVG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 09:31 – Updated: 2024-05-17 09:31Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in IOSS WP MLM Unilevel allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP MLM Unilevel: from n/a through 4.0.
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"CVE-2023-51476"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T09:15:17Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in IOSS WP MLM Unilevel allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP MLM Unilevel: from n/a through 4.0.",
"id": "GHSA-pjq8-j3mp-fhvg",
"modified": "2024-05-17T09:31:01Z",
"published": "2024-05-17T09:31:01Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51476"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-mlm/wordpress-wp-mlm-unilevel-plugin-4-0-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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GHSA-PJV6-J329-8R94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-23 00:03 – Updated: 2022-04-30 00:00IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation where a lower level user could have read access to to the 'Data Connections' page to which they don't have access. IBM X-Force ID: 204468.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-22T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation where a lower level user could have read access to to the \u0027Data Connections\u0027 page to which they don\u0027t have access. IBM X-Force ID: 204468.",
"id": "GHSA-pjv6-j329-8r94",
"modified": "2022-04-30T00:00:45Z",
"published": "2022-04-23T00:03:02Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29824"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/204468"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003"
},
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"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-PJXP-VFPQ-9869
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:20 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:20ftusbbus2.sys in FabulaTech USB for Remote Desktop through 2020-02-19 allows privilege escalation via crafted IoCtl code related to a USB HID device.
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"CVE-2020-9332"
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "ftusbbus2.sys in FabulaTech USB for Remote Desktop through 2020-02-19 allows privilege escalation via crafted IoCtl code related to a USB HID device.",
"id": "GHSA-pjxp-vfpq-9869",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:20:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:20:49Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9332"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://labs.sentinelone.com/click-from-the-backyard-cve-2020-9332"
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"url": "https://www.fabulatech.com"
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GHSA-PM73-X2H5-CMJ3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-23 09:30 – Updated: 2023-07-05 17:16A REST interface in Apache StreamPipes (versions 0.69.0 to 0.91.0) was not properly restricted to admin-only access. This allowed a non-admin user with valid login credentials to elevate privileges beyond the initially assigned roles. The issue is resolved by upgrading to StreamPipes 0.92.0.
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-06-23T21:44:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-23T08:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A REST interface in Apache StreamPipes (versions 0.69.0 to 0.91.0) was not properly restricted to admin-only access. This allowed a non-admin user with valid login credentials to elevate privileges beyond the initially assigned roles.\nThe issue is resolved by upgrading to StreamPipes 0.92.0.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-pm73-x2h5-cmj3",
"modified": "2023-07-05T17:16:47Z",
"published": "2023-06-23T09:30:17Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31469"
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"url": "https://github.com/apache/streampipes"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/c4y8kf9bzpf36v4bottfmd8tc9cxo19m"
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"summary": "Apache StreamPipes Improper Privilege Management vulnerability"
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GHSA-PM8F-4P6P-6X53
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 15:30 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic
The 'dumpability' of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of the task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and makes no sense when you don't have an associated mm.
And almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task has a mm pointer.
But we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses 'dumpable' to check various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically explicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS). Including for threads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel threads).
It's not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is.
The ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to be uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the traditional "drop capabilities" model doesn't make any difference for this all.
Make it all make a bit more sense by saying that if you don't have a MM pointer, we'll use a cached "last dumpability" flag if the thread ever had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never set), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-15T14:16:35Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nptrace: slightly saner \u0027get_dumpable()\u0027 logic\n\nThe \u0027dumpability\u0027 of a task is fundamentally about the memory image of\nthe task - the concept comes from whether it can core dump or not - and\nmakes no sense when you don\u0027t have an associated mm.\n\nAnd almost all users do in fact use it only for the case where the task\nhas a mm pointer.\n\nBut we have one odd special case: ptrace_may_access() uses \u0027dumpable\u0027 to\ncheck various other things entirely independently of the MM (typically\nexplicitly using flags like PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS). Including for\nthreads that no longer have a VM (and maybe never did, like most kernel\nthreads).\n\nIt\u0027s not what this flag was designed for, but it is what it is.\n\nThe ptrace code does check that the uid/gid matches, so you do have to\nbe uid-0 to see kernel thread details, but this means that the\ntraditional \"drop capabilities\" model doesn\u0027t make any difference for\nthis all.\n\nMake it all make a *bit* more sense by saying that if you don\u0027t have a\nMM pointer, we\u0027ll use a cached \"last dumpability\" flag if the thread\never had a MM (it will be zero for kernel threads since it is never\nset), and require a proper CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability to override.",
"id": "GHSA-pm8f-4p6p-6x53",
"modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:58Z",
"published": "2026-05-15T15:30:44Z",
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GHSA-PM9G-2HV5-XFP2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-15 21:30 – Updated: 2023-02-24 18:30ASUS EC Tool driver (aka d.sys) 1beb15c90dcf7a5234ed077833a0a3e900969b60be1d04fcebce0a9f8994bdbb, as signed by ASUS and shipped with multiple ASUS software products, contains multiple IOCTL handlers that provide raw read and write access to port I/O and MSRs via unprivileged IOCTL calls. Local users can gain privileges.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-15T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "ASUS EC Tool driver (aka d.sys) 1beb15c90dcf7a5234ed077833a0a3e900969b60be1d04fcebce0a9f8994bdbb, as signed by ASUS and shipped with multiple ASUS software products, contains multiple IOCTL handlers that provide raw read and write access to port I/O and MSRs via unprivileged IOCTL calls. Local users can gain privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-pm9g-2hv5-xfp2",
"modified": "2023-02-24T18:30:28Z",
"published": "2023-02-15T21:30:27Z",
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GHSA-PM9M-J33X-2WCX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:09 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:09danfruehauf NetworkManager-ssh before 1.2.11 allows privilege escalation because extra options are mishandled.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-02-23T02:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "danfruehauf NetworkManager-ssh before 1.2.11 allows privilege escalation because extra options are mishandled.",
"id": "GHSA-pm9m-j33x-2wcx",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:09:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:09:31Z",
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"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4637"
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GHSA-PM9R-6VCG-HV7C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:08An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Connected Devices Platform Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Connected Devices Platform Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0740, CVE-2020-0741, CVE-2020-0742, CVE-2020-0743, CVE-2020-0749.
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-02-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Connected Devices Platform Service handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Connected Devices Platform Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0740, CVE-2020-0741, CVE-2020-0742, CVE-2020-0743, CVE-2020-0749.",
"id": "GHSA-pm9r-6vcg-hv7c",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:08:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:08:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0750"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0750"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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.