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.
5462 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-RGJP-XW8G-3XWX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-19 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-30 00:01One of the API in Mattermost version 6.3.0 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the system administrators to combine the two distinct privileges/capabilities in a way that allows them to override certain restricted configurations like EnableUploads.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-1003"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-18T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "One of the API in Mattermost version 6.3.0 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the system administrators to combine the two distinct privileges/capabilities in a way that allows them to override certain restricted configurations like EnableUploads.",
"id": "GHSA-rgjp-xw8g-3xwx",
"modified": "2022-03-30T00:01:24Z",
"published": "2022-03-19T00:00:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1003"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RGJQ-VPR7-3HFM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-11 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:33Vulnerability of permissions not being strictly verified in the window management module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-44105"
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"CWE-269"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-11T13:15:09Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Vulnerability of permissions not being strictly verified in the window management module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.",
"id": "GHSA-rgjq-vpr7-3hfm",
"modified": "2024-04-04T08:33:52Z",
"published": "2023-10-11T15:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44105"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202310-0000001663676540"
}
],
"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-RGVG-2QJ5-MW9W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-30 09:30 – Updated: 2025-01-30 09:30Privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in Wondershare Dr.Fone version 13.5.21. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by replacing the binary ‘C:\ProgramData\Wondershare\wsServices\ElevationService.exe’ with a malicious binary. This binary will be executed by SYSTEM automatically.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-0834"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-30T09:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in Wondershare Dr.Fone version 13.5.21. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by replacing the binary \u2018C:\\ProgramData\\Wondershare\\wsServices\\ElevationService.exe\u2019 with a malicious binary. This binary will be executed by SYSTEM automatically.",
"id": "GHSA-rgvg-2qj5-mw9w",
"modified": "2025-01-30T09:30:38Z",
"published": "2025-01-30T09:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0834"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/wondershare-drfone-privilege-scalation-vulnerability"
}
],
"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-RH2H-P77P-XW9H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-03 00:00 – Updated: 2022-02-06 00:01In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH Series 2xxx in version 3.00 an incorrect privilege assignment allows an low privileged user to enable full access to the device configuration.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22509"
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-02T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH Series 2xxx in version 3.00 an incorrect privilege assignment allows an low privileged user to enable full access to the device configuration.",
"id": "GHSA-rh2h-p77p-xw9h",
"modified": "2022-02-06T00:01:09Z",
"published": "2022-02-03T00:00:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22509"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-001"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-RH4X-CCVQ-JC34
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-16 00:02 – Updated: 2022-05-24 00:00Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-43223"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-15T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-rh4x-ccvq-jc34",
"modified": "2022-05-24T00:00:46Z",
"published": "2021-12-16T00:02:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43223"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43223"
}
],
"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-RH6F-H7JM-Q6QR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:43 – Updated: 2023-12-29 18:30Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-24092"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-25T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-rh6f-h7jm-q6qr",
"modified": "2023-12-29T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:43:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24092"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24092"
}
],
"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-RH9R-8973-RV59
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:19 – Updated: 2025-07-28 21:31Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-9193"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2014-12-20T00:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.",
"id": "GHSA-rh9r-8973-rv59",
"modified": "2025-07-28T21:31:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T04:19:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9193"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-352-02"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-352-02"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.innominate.com/data/downloads/software/innominate_security_advisory_20141217_001_en.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-RHCG-3H8R-V6VP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 14:54 – Updated: 2026-03-11 14:54Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Umbraco CMS. Under certain conditions, authenticated backoffice users with permission to manage users, may be able to elevate their privileges due to insufficient authorization enforcement when modifying user group memberships.
The affected functionality does not properly validate whether a user has sufficient privileges to assign highly privileged roles.
Impact
An authenticated backoffice user may be able to escalate their privileges to Administrator level.
Successful exploitation results in full administrative control of the affected Umbraco CMS instance, including unrestricted access to content, user management, and configuration settings.
The impact is significantly mitigated by the fact that this can only be exploited by a user that has already been given access to the "Users" section in the CMS. For most Umbraco setups, such users are already also "Administrators".
Patches
The issue is patched in 16.5.1 and 17.2.2.
Workarounds
There is no workaround other than upgrading for setups where they want to have users with permission for the "Users" section without also being content with those users also being part of the "Administrators" user group.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Umbraco.Cms"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "15.3.1"
},
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"fixed": "16.5.1"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Umbraco.Cms"
},
"ranges": [
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"introduced": "17.0.0"
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"fixed": "17.2.2"
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],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-31834"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-11T14:54:05Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T22:16:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Description\nA privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Umbraco CMS. Under certain conditions, authenticated backoffice users with permission to manage users, may be able to elevate their privileges due to insufficient authorization enforcement when modifying user group memberships.\n\nThe affected functionality does not properly validate whether a user has sufficient privileges to assign highly privileged roles.\n\n### Impact\nAn authenticated backoffice user may be able to escalate their privileges to Administrator level.\n\nSuccessful exploitation results in full administrative control of the affected Umbraco CMS instance, including unrestricted access to content, user management, and configuration settings.\n\nThe impact is significantly mitigated by the fact that this can only be exploited by a user that has already been given access to the \"Users\" section in the CMS. For most Umbraco setups, such users are already also \"Administrators\".\n\n### Patches\nThe issue is patched in 16.5.1 and 17.2.2.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround other than upgrading for setups where they want to have users with permission for the \"Users\" section without also being content with those users also being part of the \"Administrators\" user group.",
"id": "GHSA-rhcg-3h8r-v6vp",
"modified": "2026-03-11T14:54:05Z",
"published": "2026-03-11T14:54:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-rhcg-3h8r-v6vp"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31834"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Umbraco Affected by Vertical Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization Checks"
}
GHSA-RHCM-C7C7-5WQ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-33771, CVE-2021-34514.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31979"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-119",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-14T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-33771, CVE-2021-34514.",
"id": "GHSA-rhcm-c7c7-5wq8",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:18Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31979"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31979"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-31979"
}
],
"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-RHFH-GM98-5FX4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 21:15 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:30Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux (2CQG103201S3021, 2CQG103202S3021, 2CQG103203S3021, 2CQG103204S3021 modules), ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux (2CQG100102R2021, 2CQG100104R2021, 2CQG100105R2021, 2CQG100106R2021, 2CQG100110R2021, 2CQG100112R2021, 2CQG100103R2021, 2CQG100107R2021, 2CQG100108R2021, 2CQG100109R2021, 2CQG100111R2021, 2CQG100113R2021 modules), ABB Ltd. MATRIX Series on MATRIX Series, Linux (2CQG100102R1021, 2CQG100103R1021, 2CQG100104R1021, 2CQG100105R1021, 2CQG100106R1021 modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ASPECT®-Enterprise: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; NEXUS Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; MATRIX Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-0635"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-1391",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-05T04:15:09Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT\u00ae-Enterprise on ASPECT\u00ae-Enterprise, Linux (2CQG103201S3021, 2CQG103202S3021, 2CQG103203S3021, 2CQG103204S3021 modules), ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux (2CQG100102R2021, 2CQG100104R2021, 2CQG100105R2021, 2CQG100106R2021, 2CQG100110R2021, 2CQG100112R2021, 2CQG100103R2021, 2CQG100107R2021, 2CQG100108R2021, 2CQG100109R2021, 2CQG100111R2021, 2CQG100113R2021 modules), ABB Ltd. MATRIX Series on MATRIX Series, Linux (2CQG100102R1021, 2CQG100103R1021, 2CQG100104R1021, 2CQG100105R1021, 2CQG100106R1021 modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ASPECT\u00ae-Enterprise: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; NEXUS Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; MATRIX Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-rhfh-gm98-5fx4",
"modified": "2024-09-19T15:30:47Z",
"published": "2023-07-06T21:15:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0635"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CKA000073B5403\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
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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.