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.
5565 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-467H-6PW9-97GQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:10Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34486, CVE-2021-34487.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26425"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-12T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-34486, CVE-2021-34487.",
"id": "GHSA-467h-6pw9-97gq",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:10:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26425"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26425"
}
],
"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-467J-X6M2-42CH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:00HP Print and Scan Doctor may potentially be vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-6931"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-03T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "HP Print and Scan Doctor may potentially be vulnerable to local elevation of privilege.",
"id": "GHSA-467j-x6m2-42ch",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:00:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6931"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06982375"
}
],
"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-469P-6WJ5-VCQR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:10 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix Profile Management WMI Plugin installed to escalate their privilege level on that Windows VDA to SYSTEM.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-22928"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-05T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix Profile Management WMI Plugin installed to escalate their privilege level on that Windows VDA to SYSTEM.",
"id": "GHSA-469p-6wj5-vcqr",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:10:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22928"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX319750"
}
],
"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-469R-X3H6-WX66
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:23 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:23An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system, aka 'Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1396"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-14T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system, aka \u0027Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-469r-x3h6-wx66",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:23:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:23:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1396"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1396"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-46CW-54VX-86G5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-30 12:00 – Updated: 2022-11-01 12:00multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited alone or in conjunction with CVE-2022-41973. Local users able to write to UNIX domain sockets can bypass access controls and manipulate the multipath setup. This can lead to local privilege escalation to root. This occurs because an attacker can repeat a keyword, which is mishandled because arithmetic ADD is used instead of bitwise OR.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-41974"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-29T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited alone or in conjunction with CVE-2022-41973. Local users able to write to UNIX domain sockets can bypass access controls and manipulate the multipath setup. This can lead to local privilege escalation to root. This occurs because an attacker can repeat a keyword, which is mishandled because arithmetic ADD is used instead of bitwise OR.",
"id": "GHSA-46cw-54vx-86g5",
"modified": "2022-11-01T12:00:37Z",
"published": "2022-10-30T12:00:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41974"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202739"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/opensvc/multipath-tools/releases/tag/0.9.2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00037.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIGZM5NOOMFDCITOLQEJNNX5SCRQLQVV"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIGZM5NOOMFDCITOLQEJNNX5SCRQLQVV"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-06"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5366"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.qualys.com/2022/10/24/leeloo-multipath/leeloo-multipath.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169611/Leeloo-Multipath-Authorization-Bypass-Symlink-Attack.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/25"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/24/2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2"
}
],
"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-46JR-VF5G-X3FG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:18An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1077, CVE-2020-1086, CVE-2020-1090, CVE-2020-1125, CVE-2020-1139, CVE-2020-1149, CVE-2020-1151, CVE-2020-1155, CVE-2020-1156, CVE-2020-1157, CVE-2020-1164.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1158"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-21T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1077, CVE-2020-1086, CVE-2020-1090, CVE-2020-1125, CVE-2020-1139, CVE-2020-1149, CVE-2020-1151, CVE-2020-1155, CVE-2020-1156, CVE-2020-1157, CVE-2020-1164.",
"id": "GHSA-46jr-vf5g-x3fg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:18:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1158"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1158"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-46QP-3938-63JV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:38In reassemble_and_dispatch of packet_fragmenter.cc, there is a possible way to inject packets into an encrypted Bluetooth connection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege between two Bluetooth devices by a proximal attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9, Android-10, Android-11; Android ID: A-169327567.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0471"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In reassemble_and_dispatch of packet_fragmenter.cc, there is a possible way to inject packets into an encrypted Bluetooth connection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege between two Bluetooth devices by a proximal attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9, Android-10, Android-11; Android ID: A-169327567.",
"id": "GHSA-46qp-3938-63jv",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:38:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0471"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-46QW-G75P-JR7H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-23 00:01 – Updated: 2022-04-20 00:01A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Windows version of installation for Advantech R-SeeNet Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.15 (30.07.2021). A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-21910"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-22T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Windows version of installation for Advantech R-SeeNet Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.15 (30.07.2021). A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-46qw-g75p-jr7h",
"modified": "2022-04-20T00:01:56Z",
"published": "2021-12-23T00:01:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21910"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1360"
}
],
"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-46WG-CM84-P5P3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-27 00:30 – Updated: 2025-02-21 18:31By default, SANnav OVA is shipped with root user login enabled. While protected by a password, access to root could expose SANnav to a remote attacker should they gain access to the root account.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-2859"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-27T00:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "By default, SANnav OVA is shipped with root user login enabled. While protected by a password, access to root could expose SANnav to a remote attacker should they gain access to the root account.",
"id": "GHSA-46wg-cm84-p5p3",
"modified": "2025-02-21T18:31:05Z",
"published": "2024-04-27T00:30:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2859"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/23245"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-472X-V993-M3JX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-28 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-28 18:30WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-13917"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-28T17:16:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.",
"id": "GHSA-472x-v993-m3jx",
"modified": "2026-01-28T18:30:47Z",
"published": "2026-01-28T18:30:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13917"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36778"
}
],
"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.