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.
5678 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-JCC6-G3RX-46FG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:00 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:00Insufficient access control in system firmware for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors, 2nd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors and Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors D Family may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-11136"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-14T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Insufficient access control in system firmware for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors, 2nd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors and Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors D Family may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.",
"id": "GHSA-jcc6-g3rx-46fg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:00:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:00:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11136"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56215245?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp;utm_medium=RSS"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US\u0026docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03967en_us"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00280.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-JCHR-7V8H-CH5R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:18An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1124, CVE-2020-1131, CVE-2020-1134, CVE-2020-1184, CVE-2020-1185, CVE-2020-1186, CVE-2020-1187, CVE-2020-1188, CVE-2020-1189, CVE-2020-1190, CVE-2020-1191.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1144"
],
"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 State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1124, CVE-2020-1131, CVE-2020-1134, CVE-2020-1184, CVE-2020-1185, CVE-2020-1186, CVE-2020-1187, CVE-2020-1188, CVE-2020-1189, CVE-2020-1190, CVE-2020-1191.",
"id": "GHSA-jchr-7v8h-ch5r",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:18:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1144"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1144"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JCJJ-HQG4-GR43
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:14The file management interface of iCatch DVR contains broken access control which allows the attacker to remotely manipulate arbitrary file.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-10513"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-732"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-15T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The file management interface of iCatch DVR contains broken access control which allows the attacker to remotely manipulate arbitrary file.",
"id": "GHSA-jcjj-hqg4-gr43",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:14:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:14:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10513"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/008fcbe8-198e-4c21-9417-5ba79a6b0e7d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-3533-10afe-1.html"
}
],
"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-JCMH-X32V-7MGF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:07 – Updated: 2024-03-01 20:07An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.7.4.17"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.6.11"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.7.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.9.13"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.10.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-4992"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-03-01T20:07:33Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2017-06-13T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v261; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.17, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.11, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.13, and other versions prior to v4.2.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.15, 24.x versions prior to v24.10, 30.x versions prior to 30.3, and other versions prior to v37. There is privilege escalation (arbitrary password reset) with user invitations.",
"id": "GHSA-jcmh-x32v-7mgf",
"modified": "2024-03-01T20:07:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:07:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4992"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/1c9c6dd88266cfa7d333e5d8be1031fa31c5c939"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/3ce42a4c75828cb58287c3c7495dde3f5261f12c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/4f942064d85454a4bcc4da04cd482d114816c14a"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/96a294013c0c9a13ef32afc49d2b759f5107dc49"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4992"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations"
}
GHSA-JCPM-Q6XP-XHV2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:10An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0769.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0771"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka \u0027Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0769.",
"id": "GHSA-jcpm-q6xp-xhv2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:10:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:10:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0771"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0771"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-JCR2-44H4-65M5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:30 – Updated: 2022-11-16 19:00Sympa through 6.2.57b.2 allows a local privilege escalation from the sympa user account to full root access by modifying the sympa.conf configuration file (which is owned by sympa) and parsing it through the setuid sympa_newaliases-wrapper executable.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-26880"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-07T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Sympa through 6.2.57b.2 allows a local privilege escalation from the sympa user account to full root access by modifying the sympa.conf configuration file (which is owned by sympa) and parsing it through the setuid sympa_newaliases-wrapper executable.",
"id": "GHSA-jcr2-44h4-65m5",
"modified": "2022-11-16T19:00:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26880"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1009"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943#issuecomment-704779420"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943#issuecomment-704842235"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00015.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CUVLHGWCDA6B2NH467ZMKL6O2NGLQZN"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5MFWWYY4TSQAXBWZ6SBFX43BLUL3WWI"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E2TKOL454ZKKLQCUSUPNEZ52WELN4OAH"
}
],
"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-JCR3-86Q3-M6J8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-21 00:30 – Updated: 2022-12-29 21:30WFS, Inc HeavenBurnsRed 2020.3.15.7141260 is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-42046"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-20T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "WFS, Inc HeavenBurnsRed 2020.3.15.7141260 is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-jcr3-86q3-m6j8",
"modified": "2022-12-29T21:30:30Z",
"published": "2022-12-21T00:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42046"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/kkent030315/CVE-2022-42046"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wfs.games/news/20221220_01.html"
}
],
"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-JCV4-98X3-HRJW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-05 06:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:33Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.933 Application 20.0.2368 allows Local Privilege Escalation V-2024-007.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-27644"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-05T06:15:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) before Virtual Appliance Host 22.0.933 Application 20.0.2368 allows Local Privilege Escalation V-2024-007.",
"id": "GHSA-jcv4-98x3-hrjw",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:33:05Z",
"published": "2025-03-05T06:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27644"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://help.printerlogic.com/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/18"
}
],
"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-JCW3-R84F-H8JQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 09:31 – Updated: 2024-05-17 09:31Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Thrive Themes Thrive Theme Builder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Thrive Theme Builder: from n/a before 3.24.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47782"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T09:15:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Thrive Themes Thrive Theme Builder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Thrive Theme Builder: from n/a before 3.24.0.",
"id": "GHSA-jcw3-r84f-h8jq",
"modified": "2024-05-17T09:31:01Z",
"published": "2024-05-17T09:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47782"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/thrive-theme/wordpress-thrive-theme-builder-theme-3-20-1-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=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-JCX8-J739-FP6Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:07 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:46log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. As the root user, sarg creates this directory or reuses an existing one in an insecure manner. An attacker can pre-create the directory, and place symlinks in it (after winning a /tmp/sarg/denied.int_unsort race condition). The outcome will be corrupted or newly created files in privileged file system locations.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-18932"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-362"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-01-21T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. As the root user, sarg creates this directory or reuses an existing one in an insecure manner. An attacker can pre-create the directory, and place symlinks in it (after winning a /tmp/sarg/denied.int_unsort race condition). The outcome will be corrupted or newly created files in privileged file system locations.",
"id": "GHSA-jcx8-j739-fp6q",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:46:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:07:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18932"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150554"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q1/23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/sarg"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00051.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00063.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/27/1"
}
],
"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.