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-QGQM-G2CV-PCMH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01A local escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-40989"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-15T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A local escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version(s): ClearPass Policy Manager 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.9.x prior to 6.9.7-HF1 - - ClearPass Policy Manager 6.8.x prior to 6.8.9-HF1. Aruba has released patches for ClearPass Policy Manager that address this security vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-qgqm-g2cv-pcmh",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:40Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40989"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-018.txt"
}
],
"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-QGR4-X6RM-5FPG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 21:32 – Updated: 2025-02-11 21:32A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21966"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-11T20:15:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Ryzen\u2122 Master Utility could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-qgr4-x6rm-5fpg",
"modified": "2025-02-11T21:32:07Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T21:32:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21966"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-9010.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGR7-38XJ-4JPQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 21:30 – Updated: 2026-03-06 12:30An authorization bypass vulnerability in Tata Consultancy Services Cognix Recon Client v3.0 allows authenticated users to escalate privileges across role boundaries via crafted requests.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-26416"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-05T19:16:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An authorization bypass vulnerability in Tata Consultancy Services Cognix Recon Client v3.0 allows authenticated users to escalate privileges across role boundaries via crafted requests.",
"id": "GHSA-qgr7-38xj-4jpq",
"modified": "2026-03-06T12:30:30Z",
"published": "2026-03-05T21:30:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26416"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/aksalsalimi/CVE-2026-26416"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/aksalsalimi/cognix-recon-client-security-advisories"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/cognitive-business-operations/solution/cognix-platform-business-agility-enhanced-cx"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGRC-7333-5CGX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-14 00:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:27A privilege escalation attack was found in apport-cli 2.26.0 and earlier which is similar to CVE-2023-26604. If a system is specially configured to allow unprivileged users to run sudo apport-cli, less is configured as the pager, and the terminal size can be set: a local attacker can escalate privilege. It is extremely unlikely that a system administrator would configure sudo to allow unprivileged users to perform this class of exploit.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-1326"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-13T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A privilege escalation attack was found in apport-cli 2.26.0 and earlier which is similar to CVE-2023-26604. If a system is specially configured to allow unprivileged users to run sudo apport-cli, less is configured as the pager, and the terminal size can be set: a local attacker can escalate privilege. It is extremely unlikely that a system administrator would configure sudo to allow unprivileged users to perform this class of exploit.",
"id": "GHSA-qgrc-7333-5cgx",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:27:35Z",
"published": "2023-04-14T00:31:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1326"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/canonical/apport/commit/e5f78cc89f1f5888b6a56b785dddcb0364c48ecb"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6018-1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGRQ-6C5W-399W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-10 21:30 – Updated: 2025-07-25 18:30Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6286"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-10T21:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in\u00a0Citrix Workspace app for Windows",
"id": "GHSA-qgrq-6c5w-399w",
"modified": "2025-07-25T18:30:33Z",
"published": "2024-07-10T21:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6286"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX678036"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGV6-6X66-MR9J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:26 – Updated: 2023-02-10 18:30In BIND 9.9.12 -> 9.9.13, 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.1 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.9.12-S1 -> 9.9.13-S1, 9.11.3-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker who has been granted privileges to change a specific subset of the zone's content could abuse these unintended additional privileges to update other contents of the zone.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-8624"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-08-21T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In BIND 9.9.12 -\u003e 9.9.13, 9.10.7 -\u003e 9.10.8, 9.11.3 -\u003e 9.11.21, 9.12.1 -\u003e 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -\u003e 9.17.3, also affects 9.9.12-S1 -\u003e 9.9.13-S1, 9.11.3-S1 -\u003e 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker who has been granted privileges to change a specific subset of the zone\u0027s content could abuse these unintended additional privileges to update other contents of the zone.",
"id": "GHSA-qgv6-6x66-mr9j",
"modified": "2023-02-10T18:30:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:26:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8624"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8624"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DQN62GBMCIC5AY4KYADGXNKVY6AJKSJE"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKAMJZXR66P6S5LEU4SN7USSNCWTXEXP"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-19"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4468-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4752"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_19"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QGXP-H7GX-MFGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:19An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1197"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-09T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka \u0027Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-qgxp-h7gx-mfgq",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:19:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:19:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1197"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1197"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QH2P-QVH3-3X6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:08An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0691, CVE-2020-0719, CVE-2020-0720, CVE-2020-0721, CVE-2020-0722, CVE-2020-0723, CVE-2020-0724, CVE-2020-0725, CVE-2020-0726.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0731"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-02-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \u0027Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0691, CVE-2020-0719, CVE-2020-0720, CVE-2020-0721, CVE-2020-0722, CVE-2020-0723, CVE-2020-0724, CVE-2020-0725, CVE-2020-0726.",
"id": "GHSA-qh2p-qvh3-3x6x",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:08:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:08:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0731"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0731"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QH43-QJMR-4H4Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. A world writable file allowed local users to execute arbitrary code as the user apache, leading to privilege escalation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-43034"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-732"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-06T04:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. A world writable file allowed local users to execute arbitrary code as the user apache, leading to privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-qh43-qjmr-4h4q",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:43Z",
"published": "2021-12-07T00:00:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43034"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4412762258961"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-2"
}
],
"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-QH5Q-Q7CG-53WF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-10 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:02Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-23291.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-23288"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-362"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-09T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-23291.",
"id": "GHSA-qh5q-q7cg-53wf",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:02:29Z",
"published": "2022-03-10T00:00:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23288"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23288"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-23288"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.