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.
5632 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R7Q3-QVG7-W57C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:25 – Updated: 2024-01-04 03:30An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1535, CVE-2020-1536, CVE-2020-1539, CVE-2020-1540, CVE-2020-1541, CVE-2020-1542, CVE-2020-1543, CVE-2020-1544, CVE-2020-1545, CVE-2020-1547, CVE-2020-1551.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1546"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-08-17T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka \u0027Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1535, CVE-2020-1536, CVE-2020-1539, CVE-2020-1540, CVE-2020-1541, CVE-2020-1542, CVE-2020-1543, CVE-2020-1544, CVE-2020-1545, CVE-2020-1547, CVE-2020-1551.",
"id": "GHSA-r7q3-qvg7-w57c",
"modified": "2024-01-04T03:30:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:25:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1546"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1546"
}
],
"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-R854-85QM-M3F9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-10 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-21997, CVE-2022-21999, CVE-2022-22717.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22718"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-09T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-21997, CVE-2022-21999, CVE-2022-22717.",
"id": "GHSA-r854-85qm-m3f9",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:29Z",
"published": "2022-02-10T00:00:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22718"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22718"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-22718"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22718"
}
],
"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-R86G-X26V-WR3R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:01 – Updated: 2022-07-11 00:00Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Online Book Store v1.0 via admin_verify.php, which could let a remote mailicious user bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-19111"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-06T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Online Book Store v1.0 via admin_verify.php, which could let a remote mailicious user bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-r86g-x26v-wr3r",
"modified": "2022-07-11T00:00:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:01:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19111"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/projectworldsofficial/online-book-store-project-in-php/issues/14"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R87H-X862-5M42
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:20 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:00Escape call interface in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows may cause privilege escalation.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12962"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-15T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Escape call interface in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows may cause privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-r87h-x862-5m42",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:00:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:20:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000"
}
],
"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-R88J-HWQM-286V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 00:30 – Updated: 2025-02-12 00:32A vulnerability in the BitdefenderVirusScanner binary as used in Bitdefender Virus Scanner for MacOS may allow .dynamic library injection (DYLD injection) without being blocked by AppleMobileFileIntegrity (AMFI). This issue is caused by the absence of Hardened Runtime or Library Validation signing. This issue affects Bitdefender Virus Scanner versions before 3.18.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-11128"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-13T22:15:13Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the BitdefenderVirusScanner binary as used in\u00a0Bitdefender Virus Scanner for MacOS may allow .dynamic library injection\u00a0(DYLD injection) without being blocked by AppleMobileFileIntegrity (AMFI). This issue is caused by the absence of Hardened Runtime or Library Validation signing. This issue affects Bitdefender Virus Scanner versions before 3.18.",
"id": "GHSA-r88j-hwqm-286v",
"modified": "2025-02-12T00:32:14Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T00:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11128"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/insufficient-hardened-runtime-or-library-validation-signing-in-bitdefender-virus-scanner-for-macos"
}
],
"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:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/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-R89W-9FR4-C7C9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-11-11 21:31An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. It lacks an offboarding process for members who leave an organization. As a result, the shared organization key is not rotated when a member departs. Consequently, the departing member, whose access should be revoked, retains a copy of the organization key. Additionally, the application fails to adequately protect some encrypted data stored on the server. Consequently, an authenticated user could gain unauthorized access to encrypted data of any organization, even if the user is not a member of the targeted organization. However, the user would need to know the corresponding organizationId. Hence, if a user (whose access to an organization has been revoked) already possesses the organization key, that user could use the key to decrypt the leaked data.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-39925"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-13T18:15:03Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. It lacks an offboarding process for members who leave an organization. As a result, the shared organization key is not rotated when a member departs. Consequently, the departing member, whose access should be revoked, retains a copy of the organization key. Additionally, the application fails to adequately protect some encrypted data stored on the server. Consequently, an authenticated user could gain unauthorized access to encrypted data of any organization, even if the user is not a member of the targeted organization. However, the user would need to know the corresponding organizationId. Hence, if a user (whose access to an organization has been revoked) already possesses the organization key, that user could use the key to decrypt the leaked data.",
"id": "GHSA-r89w-9fr4-c7c9",
"modified": "2024-11-11T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2024-09-13T18:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39925"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.32.0"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mgm-sp.com/cve/missing-rotation-of-the-organization-key"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R8FW-C3WM-75M3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2023-12-28 21:30Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-36966"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-15T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-r8fw-c3wm-75m3",
"modified": "2023-12-28T21:30:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:14:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36966"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36966"
}
],
"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-R8RP-5F55-5J9X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-14 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-16 01:31A Broken Object-Level Authorization (BOLA) in the /Settings/UserController.php endpoint of Webkul Krayin CRM v2.2.x allows authenticated attackers to arbitrarily reset user passwords and perform a full account takeover via supplying a crafted HTTP request.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "krayin/laravel-crm"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-38529"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-16T01:31:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-14T16:16:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Broken Object-Level Authorization (BOLA) in the /Settings/UserController.php endpoint of Webkul Krayin CRM v2.2.x allows authenticated attackers to arbitrarily reset user passwords and perform a full account takeover via supplying a crafted HTTP request.",
"id": "GHSA-r8rp-5f55-5j9x",
"modified": "2026-04-16T01:31:46Z",
"published": "2026-04-14T18:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-38529"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/TREXNEGRO/Security-Advisories/tree/main/CVE-2026-38529"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/krayin/laravel-crm"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "Webkul Krayin CRM has Broken Object-Level Authorization (BOLA) in the /Settings/UserController.php"
}
GHSA-R8WP-652F-677F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 00:32 – Updated: 2026-07-22 00:32Vulnerability in the Oracle JDeveloper product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle JDeveloper executes to compromise Oracle JDeveloper. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle JDeveloper. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-61061"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T22:18:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle JDeveloper product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle JDeveloper executes to compromise Oracle JDeveloper. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle JDeveloper. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-r8wp-652f-677f",
"modified": "2026-07-22T00:32:12Z",
"published": "2026-07-22T00:32:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61061"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R979-3CMV-8P2V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:36 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:36Foreman since version 1.5 is vulnerable to an incorrect authorization check due to which users with user management permission who are assigned to some organization(s) can do all operations granted by these permissions on all administrator user object outside of their scope, such as editing global admin accounts including changing their passwords.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-7505"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-26T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Foreman since version 1.5 is vulnerable to an incorrect authorization check due to which users with user management permission who are assigned to some organization(s) can do all operations granted by these permissions on all administrator user object outside of their scope, such as editing global admin accounts including changing their passwords.",
"id": "GHSA-r979-3cmv-8p2v",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:36:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:36:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7505"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/pull/4545"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/19612"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98607"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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.