CWE-250
AllowedExecution with Unnecessary Privileges
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
604 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R9PX-XRXR-FQ25
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-03 03:30 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:30Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1 has a vulnerability that could allow a local authenticated attacker to reveal command line passwords using commands that may expose higher privilege sensitive information by a lower privileged user.
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"CVE-2025-58379"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-03T02:16:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Brocade Fabric OS before 9.2.1 has a vulnerability that could allow a local authenticated attacker to reveal command line passwords using commands that may expose higher privilege sensitive information by a lower privileged user.",
"id": "GHSA-r9px-xrxr-fq25",
"modified": "2026-02-06T21:30:47Z",
"published": "2026-02-03T03:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58379"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36850"
}
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"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:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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"
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}
GHSA-RFX4-QXJ5-WP67
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-11 09:30 – Updated: 2025-11-11 09:30The VAPIX Edge storage API that allowed a privilege escalation, enabling a VAPIX administrator-privileged user to gain Linux Root privileges. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an administrator-privileged service account.
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"CVE-2025-9055"
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"CWE-250"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-11T08:15:35Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The VAPIX Edge storage API that allowed a privilege escalation, enabling a VAPIX administrator-privileged user to gain Linux Root privileges. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an\u00a0administrator-privileged service account.",
"id": "GHSA-rfx4-qxj5-wp67",
"modified": "2025-11-11T09:30:30Z",
"published": "2025-11-11T09:30:30Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9055"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.axis.com/dam/public/23/a3/00/cve-2025-9055pdf-en-US-504219.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RJVV-8F3F-39MJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-10 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-10 18:30Dell Display and Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 2.1.2.12, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Installer. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
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"CVE-2025-46430"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-10T16:15:44Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Dell Display and Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 2.1.2.12, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Installer. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-rjvv-8f3f-39mj",
"modified": "2025-11-10T18:30:34Z",
"published": "2025-11-10T18:30:34Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46430"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000384546/dsa-2025-411"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RJWC-5X92-9QG7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-05 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 18:31Inappropriate implementation in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-11167"
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"CWE-250"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T23:17:23Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "Inappropriate implementation in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-rjwc-5x92-9qg7",
"modified": "2026-06-05T18:31:37Z",
"published": "2026-06-05T00:31:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11167"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/502228856"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-RPMR-9M52-WM2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-11 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-17 00:00An attacker may be able to execute malicious actions due to the lack of device access protections and device permissions when using the web application. This could lead to uploading python files which can be later executed.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2634"
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"CWE-250"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-10T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "An attacker may be able to execute malicious actions due to the lack of device access protections and device permissions when using the web application. This could lead to uploading python files which can be later executed.",
"id": "GHSA-rpmr-9m52-wm2f",
"modified": "2022-08-17T00:00:32Z",
"published": "2022-08-11T00:00:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2634"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-216-01"
}
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"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-RRMH-M2FW-63JP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-29 18:31 – Updated: 2025-01-29 18:31IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 could allow a privileged user to make system changes without proper access controls.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-37412"
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"CWE-250"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-29T17:15:26Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 could allow a privileged user to make system changes without proper access controls.",
"id": "GHSA-rrmh-m2fw-63jp",
"modified": "2025-01-29T18:31:22Z",
"published": "2025-01-29T18:31:22Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37412"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7181814"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-RRRP-HJQW-649M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-09 18:31 – Updated: 2026-07-09 18:31[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]
XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role Based Access Control. For more details, see:
https://docs.xenserver.com/en-us/xencenter/current-release/rbac-overview.html#rbac-roles
The pool-admin role is fully privileged. Notably, users with this role can also SSH into the host as root.
The other administrator roles are pool-operator, vm-power-admin and vm-admin, each of which are authorised to configure and manage various aspects of the system.
Some settings are inadequately restricted, and can be set by a lower privilege of administrator than expected.
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CVE-2026-23559: A vm-admin can set VBD.other_config:backend-local and turn arbitrary files in dom0 into VDIs (virtual disks) and give said disks to a VM they control. This is an arbitrary read and/or modify of files in dom0.
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CVE-2026-23560: A vm-admin can set VM.other-config:is_system_domain and mark a VM as a system domain. System domains are ignored and left running during certain other host/pool operations, and may be hidden from view in tooling.
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CVE-2026-23561: A vm-admin can set VM.other_config:storage_driver_domain and mark a VM as the storage domain for a particular host storage connection (PBD). Shutting down the VM can cause the PBD to be erroneously marked as unplugged when it is not.
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CVE-2026-23562: Configuration of PCI passthrough is normally restricted to the pool-admin role. However one API was missing this check, allowing a vm-admin access to unintended host hardware.
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CVE-2026-42486: A vm-admin can set the VM.platform:hvm_serial parameter, which should be restricted to the pool-admin role, as it can allow arbitrary dom0 file write.
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"CVE-2026-23559"
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"CWE-250"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-09T16:16:38Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]\n\n\nXAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role\nBased Access Control. For more details, see:\n\n https://docs.xenserver.com/en-us/xencenter/current-release/rbac-overview.html#rbac-roles \n\nThe pool-admin role is fully privileged. Notably, users with this role\ncan also SSH into the host as root.\n\nThe other administrator roles are pool-operator, vm-power-admin and\nvm-admin, each of which are authorised to configure and manage various\naspects of the system.\n\nSome settings are inadequately restricted, and can be set by a lower\nprivilege of administrator than expected.\n\n * CVE-2026-23559: A vm-admin can set VBD.other_config:backend-local and\n turn arbitrary files in dom0 into VDIs (virtual disks) and give said\n disks to a VM they control. This is an arbitrary read and/or modify\n of files in dom0.\n\n * CVE-2026-23560: A vm-admin can set VM.other-config:is_system_domain\n and mark a VM as a system domain. System domains are ignored and\n left running during certain other host/pool operations, and may be\n hidden from view in tooling.\n\n * CVE-2026-23561: A vm-admin can set VM.other_config:storage_driver_domain\n and mark a VM as the storage domain for a particular host storage\n connection (PBD). Shutting down the VM can cause the PBD to be\n erroneously marked as unplugged when it is not.\n\n * CVE-2026-23562: Configuration of PCI passthrough is normally\n restricted to the pool-admin role. However one API was missing this\n check, allowing a vm-admin access to unintended host hardware.\n\n * CVE-2026-42486: A vm-admin can set the VM.platform:hvm_serial\n parameter, which should be restricted to the pool-admin role, as it\n can allow arbitrary dom0 file write.",
"id": "GHSA-rrrp-hjqw-649m",
"modified": "2026-07-09T18:31:50Z",
"published": "2026-07-09T18:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23559"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-489.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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-RV43-HP4F-HX6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-16 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-06 21:31Ilevia EVE X1 Server firmware versions ≤ 4.7.18.0.eden contain an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in sync_project.sh that allows an attacker to escalate privileges to root. Ilevia has declined to service this vulnerability, and recommends that customers not expose port 8080 to the internet.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-34515"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-250"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-16T18:15:35Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Ilevia\u00a0EVE X1 Server firmware versions \u2264 4.7.18.0.eden contain an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in sync_project.sh\u00a0that allows an attacker to escalate privileges to root.\u00a0Ilevia has declined to service this vulnerability, and recommends that customers not expose port 8080 to the internet.",
"id": "GHSA-rv43-hp4f-hx6x",
"modified": "2025-11-06T21:31:18Z",
"published": "2025-10-16T18:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34515"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ilevia.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilevia-eve-x1-server-root-priv-esc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2025-5965.php"
}
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"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"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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"
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}
GHSA-RXVC-6R3X-5P47
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-06 09:31 – Updated: 2025-02-06 09:31Execution with unnecessary privileges issue exists in Defense Platform Home Edition Ver.3.9.51.x and earlier. If an attacker performs a specific operation, SYSTEM privilege of the Windows system where the product is running may be obtained.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22890"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-250"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-06T07:15:17Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Execution with unnecessary privileges issue exists in Defense Platform Home Edition Ver.3.9.51.x and earlier. If an attacker performs a specific operation, SYSTEM privilege of the Windows system where the product is running may be obtained.",
"id": "GHSA-rxvc-6r3x-5p47",
"modified": "2025-02-06T09:31:46Z",
"published": "2025-02-06T09:31:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22890"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN66673020"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.hummingheads.co.jp/dep/storelist"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V32Q-PVC7-FGQC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-06 18:31 – Updated: 2025-10-06 18:31IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.9.0 and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.1.0 could allow a locally authenticated user to escalate their privileges to root due to execution with more privileges than required.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-36356"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-250"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-06T17:16:05Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.9.0 and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.1.0 could allow a locally authenticated user to escalate their privileges to root due to execution with more privileges than required.",
"id": "GHSA-v32q-pvc7-fgqc",
"modified": "2025-10-06T18:31:06Z",
"published": "2025-10-06T18:31:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36356"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7247215"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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Mitigation MIT-17
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks [REF-76]. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
Mitigation MIT-18
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code [REF-76]. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
Mitigation MIT-18
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code [REF-76]. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
Mitigation
Perform extensive input validation for any privileged code that must be exposed to the user and reject anything that does not fit your strict requirements.
Mitigation MIT-19
When dropping privileges, ensure that they have been dropped successfully to avoid CWE-273. As protection mechanisms in the environment get stronger, privilege-dropping calls may fail even if it seems like they would always succeed.
Mitigation
If circumstances force you to run with extra privileges, then determine the minimum access level necessary. First identify the different permissions that the software and its users will need to perform their actions, such as file read and write permissions, network socket permissions, and so forth. Then explicitly allow those actions while denying all else [REF-76]. Perform extensive input validation and canonicalization to minimize the chances of introducing a separate vulnerability. This mitigation is much more prone to error than dropping the privileges in the first place.
Mitigation MIT-37
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Ensure that the software runs properly under the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) [REF-199] or an equivalent hardening configuration guide, which many organizations use to limit the attack surface and potential risk of deployed software.
CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting
An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security.
CAPEC-470: Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database
An attacker is able to leverage access gained to the database to read / write data to the file system, compromise the operating system, create a tunnel for accessing the host machine, and use this access to potentially attack other machines on the same network as the database machine. Traditionally SQL injections attacks are viewed as a way to gain unauthorized read access to the data stored in the database, modify the data in the database, delete the data, etc. However, almost every data base management system (DBMS) system includes facilities that if compromised allow an attacker complete access to the file system, operating system, and full access to the host running the database. The attacker can then use this privileged access to launch subsequent attacks. These facilities include dropping into a command shell, creating user defined functions that can call system level libraries present on the host machine, stored procedures, etc.
CAPEC-69: Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The adversary tries to leverage a vulnerability in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges.