CWE-862
Allowed-with-ReviewMissing Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
14925 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-9PM3-74F7-Q229
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 00:32 – Updated: 2026-07-22 00:32Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized cross-space information disclosure via user-supplied input that circumvents space-level access control.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-63262"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-22T00:17:31Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized cross-space information disclosure via user-supplied input that circumvents space-level access control.",
"id": "GHSA-9pm3-74f7-q229",
"modified": "2026-07-22T00:32:36Z",
"published": "2026-07-22T00:32:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63262"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-73/388576"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9PM7-6G36-6J78
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-26 19:38 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:38Summary
A vulnerability in Fleet’s Android MDM Pub/Sub handling could allow unauthenticated requests to trigger device unenrollment events. This may result in unauthorized removal of individual Android devices from Fleet management.
Impact
If Android MDM is enabled, an attacker could send a crafted request to the Android Pub/Sub endpoint to unenroll a targeted Android device from Fleet without authentication.
This issue does not grant access to Fleet, allow execution of commands, or provide visibility into device data. Impact is limited to disruption of Android device management for the affected device.
Workarounds
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, affected Fleet users should temporarily disable Android MDM.
For more information
If there any questions or comments about this advisory:
Email Fleet at security@fleetdm.com Join #fleet in osquery Slack
Credits
Fleet thanks @secfox-ai for responsibly reporting this issue.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.80.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-24004"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-26T19:38:56Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-26T03:16:04Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nA vulnerability in Fleet\u2019s Android MDM Pub/Sub handling could allow unauthenticated requests to trigger device unenrollment events. This may result in unauthorized removal of individual Android devices from Fleet management.\n\n### Impact\n\nIf Android MDM is enabled, an attacker could send a crafted request to the Android Pub/Sub endpoint to unenroll a targeted Android device from Fleet without authentication.\n\nThis issue does not grant access to Fleet, allow execution of commands, or provide visibility into device data. Impact is limited to disruption of Android device management for the affected device.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf an immediate upgrade is not possible, affected Fleet users should temporarily disable Android MDM.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf there any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nEmail Fleet at [security@fleetdm.com](mailto:security@fleetdm.com)\nJoin #fleet in [osquery Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/osquery/shared_invite/zt-h29zm0gk-s2DBtGUTW4CFel0f0IjTEw)\n\n### Credits\n\nFleet thanks @secfox-ai for responsibly reporting this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-9pm7-6g36-6j78",
"modified": "2026-02-26T19:38:56Z",
"published": "2026-02-26T19:38:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-9pm7-6g36-6j78"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24004"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/commit/24dd2257ae7127680a2f6cd1a4eee58a9c95dd34"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Fleet: Unauthenticated Android device disenrollment vulnerability via Pub/Sub endpoint "
}
GHSA-9PM8-XCJ6-2M33
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-07-26 21:34 – Updated: 2021-07-28 19:18The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 has Broken Access Control for newsletter subscriber tables.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "directmailteam/direct-mail"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.2.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12698"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-07-26T20:48:53Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-13T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The direct_mail extension through 5.2.3 for TYPO3 has Broken Access Control for newsletter subscriber tables.",
"id": "GHSA-9pm8-xcj6-2m33",
"modified": "2021-07-28T19:18:32Z",
"published": "2021-07-26T21:34:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12698"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://typo3.org/help/security-advisories"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2020-005"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Missing Authorization in TYPO3 extension"
}
GHSA-9PQC-CPP8-5MGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 15:32 – Updated: 2024-05-14 15:32The ShopLentor (formerly WooLentor) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the purchased_new_products function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view all products purchased in the past week, along with the users that purchased them.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-6327"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T14:33:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The ShopLentor (formerly WooLentor) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the purchased_new_products function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view all products purchased in the past week, along with the users that purchased them.",
"id": "GHSA-9pqc-cpp8-5mgq",
"modified": "2024-05-14T15:32:51Z",
"published": "2024-05-14T15:32:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6327"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woolentor-addons/tags/2.7.4/includes/modules/sales-notification/class.sale_notification.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3080097/woolentor-addons/trunk/includes/modules/sales-notification/class.sale_notification.php?contextall=1\u0026old=3061864\u0026old_path=%2Fwoolentor-addons%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fmodules%2Fsales-notification%2Fclass.sale_notification.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/263324cb-31b7-40ad-ad7d-4582e128cd75?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9PR5-G9XR-GP22
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-18 12:31 – Updated: 2026-02-18 12:31The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the b2s_curation_draft AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.4. The curationDraft() function only verifies current_user_can('read') without checking whether the user has edit_post permission for the target post. Combined with the plugin granting UI access and nonce exposure to all roles, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the title and content of arbitrary posts and pages by supplying a target post ID via the 'b2s-draft-id' parameter.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-1942"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-18T11:16:32Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post \u0026 Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the b2s_curation_draft AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.4. The curationDraft() function only verifies current_user_can(\u0027read\u0027) without checking whether the user has edit_post permission for the target post. Combined with the plugin granting UI access and nonce exposure to all roles, this makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the title and content of arbitrary posts and pages by supplying a target post ID via the \u0027b2s-draft-id\u0027 parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-9pr5-g9xr-gp22",
"modified": "2026-02-18T12:31:11Z",
"published": "2026-02-18T12:31:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1942"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blog2social/tags/8.7.3/includes/Ajax/Post.php#L159"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blog2social/tags/8.7.3/includes/B2S/Curation/Save.php#L39"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blog2social/trunk/includes/Ajax/Post.php?rev=3462464"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/930e7fd6-ae0b-465a-aa93-04ef80011d32?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9PRC-7VHQ-7M47
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-24 19:00 – Updated: 2022-10-24 19:00A broken access control vulnerability in the SubNet_handler_func function of spx_restservice allows an attacker to arbitrarily change the security access rights to KVM and Virtual Media functionalities. This issue affects: Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A standard firmware version 1.10.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-44776"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-24T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A broken access control vulnerability in the SubNet_handler_func function of spx_restservice allows an attacker to arbitrarily change the security access rights to KVM and Virtual Media functionalities. This issue affects: Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A standard firmware version 1.10.0.",
"id": "GHSA-9prc-7vhq-7m47",
"modified": "2022-10-24T19:00:16Z",
"published": "2022-10-24T19:00:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44776"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/blob/master/2021/44xxx/CVE-2021-44776.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/vulnerabilities-in-bmc-firmware-affect-ot-iot-device-security-part-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories/CVE-2021-44776"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9Q53-P4M8-GM9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-17 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-17 21:31Anviz CX7 Firmware is vulnerable to the most recently captured test photo that can be retrieved without authentication, revealing sensitive operational imagery.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-35061"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-17T20:16:35Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Anviz CX7 Firmware\u00a0is vulnerable to the most recently captured test photo that can be \nretrieved without authentication, revealing sensitive operational \nimagery.",
"id": "GHSA-9q53-p4m8-gm9v",
"modified": "2026-04-17T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2026-04-17T21:31:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35061"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-106-03.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.anviz.com/contact-us.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-106-03"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9Q55-3953-MQGF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:14SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (JMS Connector Service) - versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform necessary authorization checks for user privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-37535"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-14T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (JMS Connector Service) - versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform necessary authorization checks for user privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-9q55-3953-mqgf",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:14:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:14:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37535"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3078609"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-9Q58-XHX2-PWFC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-08 06:30 – Updated: 2025-01-08 06:30The WordPress Webinar Plugin – WebinarPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file creation due to a missing capability check on the 'sync-import-imgs' function and missing file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 1.33.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary files that can lead to remote code execution.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-11270"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-08T05:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The WordPress Webinar Plugin \u2013 WebinarPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file creation due to a missing capability check on the \u0027sync-import-imgs\u0027 function and missing file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 1.33.24. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary files that can lead to remote code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-9q58-xhx2-pwfc",
"modified": "2025-01-08T06:30:55Z",
"published": "2025-01-08T06:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11270"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3216237/wp-webinarsystem/trunk/includes/class-webinarsysteem-ajax.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1c2cb3f-2f9e-40c5-9e5f-5b85a53e5868?source=cve"
}
],
"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-9Q5V-HCVJ-3V9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 09:30 – Updated: 2025-01-14 09:30The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the is_w3tc_admin_page function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain the plugin's nonce value and perform unauthorized actions, resulting in information disclosure, service plan limits consumption as well as making web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application that can be used to query information from internal services, including instance metadata on cloud-based applications.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12365"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T07:15:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the is_w3tc_admin_page function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain the plugin\u0027s nonce value and perform unauthorized actions, resulting in information disclosure, service plan limits consumption as well as making web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application that can be used to query information from internal services, including instance metadata on cloud-based applications.",
"id": "GHSA-9q5v-hcvj-3v9v",
"modified": "2025-01-14T09:30:33Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T09:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12365"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extension_ImageService_Plugin_Admin.php#L200"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L246"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Extensions_Plugin_Admin.php#L55"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Generic_Plugin_Admin.php#L385"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Generic_Plugin_Admin.php#L516"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Generic_Plugin_Admin.php#L55"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Root_Loader.php#L269"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/UsageStatistics_Plugin_Admin.php#L10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/UsageStatistics_Plugin_Admin.php#L94"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/Util_Admin.php#L822"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/inc/options/common/footer.php#L49"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/inc/options/common/top_nav_bar.php#L217"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3-total-cache/tags/2.8.0/w3-total-cache.php#L71"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/196e629f-7c77-4bcb-8224-305a0108b630?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) [REF-229] to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
- Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
Mitigation
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor [REF-7].
Mitigation MIT-4.4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
Mitigation
- For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page.
- One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
Mitigation
Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.
CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
An adversary leverages a firmware weakness within the Thunderbolt protocol, on a computing device to manipulate Thunderbolt controller firmware in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the implementation of authorization and verification schemes within Thunderbolt protection mechanisms. Upon gaining physical access to a target device, the adversary conducts high-level firmware manipulation of the victim Thunderbolt controller SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) flash, through the use of a SPI Programing device and an external Thunderbolt device, typically as the target device is booting up. If successful, this allows the adversary to modify memory, subvert authentication mechanisms, spoof identities and content, and extract data and memory from the target device. Currently 7 major vulnerabilities exist within Thunderbolt protocol with 9 attack vectors as noted in the Execution Flow.