CWE-267
AllowedPrivilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity.
102 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2CQ9-M45R-6PRX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-14 06:30 – Updated: 2023-03-20 18:30SAP Authenticator for Android - version 1.3.0, allows the screen to be captured, if an authorized attacker installs a malicious app on the mobile device. The attacker could extract the currently views of the OTP and the secret OTP alphanumeric token during the token setup. On successful exploitation, an attacker can read some sensitive information but cannot modify and delete the data.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-27895"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-14T06:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "SAP Authenticator for Android - version 1.3.0, allows the screen to be captured, if an authorized attacker installs a malicious app on the mobile device. The attacker could extract the currently views of the OTP and the secret OTP alphanumeric token during the token setup. On successful exploitation, an attacker can read some sensitive information but cannot modify and delete the data.",
"id": "GHSA-2cq9-m45r-6prx",
"modified": "2023-03-20T18:30:56Z",
"published": "2023-03-14T06:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27895"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3302710"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3626-W2C4-WVVC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-29 00:31 – Updated: 2025-01-29 15:31An issue was discovered in DTEX DEC-M (DTEX Forwarder) 6.1.1. The com.dtexsystems.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations within the macOS DTEX Event Forwarder agent, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC interprocess communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, security flags, or version of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper logic validation allows malicious actors to exploit the service's methods via unauthorized client connections, and escalate privileges to root by abusing the DTConnectionHelperProtocol protocol's submitQuery method over an unauthorized XPC connection.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-55968"
],
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"CWE-267",
"CWE-798"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-28T22:15:15Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in DTEX DEC-M (DTEX Forwarder) 6.1.1. The com.dtexsystems.helper service, responsible for handling privileged operations within the macOS DTEX Event Forwarder agent, fails to implement critical client validation during XPC interprocess communication (IPC). Specifically, the service does not verify the code requirements, entitlements, security flags, or version of any client attempting to establish a connection. This lack of proper logic validation allows malicious actors to exploit the service\u0027s methods via unauthorized client connections, and escalate privileges to root by abusing the DTConnectionHelperProtocol protocol\u0027s submitQuery method over an unauthorized XPC connection.",
"id": "GHSA-3626-w2c4-wvvc",
"modified": "2025-01-29T15:31:34Z",
"published": "2025-01-29T00:31:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55968"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Wi1DN00B/CVE-2024-55968"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/null-event/CVE-2024-55968"
}
],
"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-379G-G5FJ-GQP9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-21 21:33 – Updated: 2025-10-21 21:33Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62590"
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"CWE-267"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-21T20:20:55Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-379g-g5fj-gqp9",
"modified": "2025-10-21T21:33:44Z",
"published": "2025-10-21T21:33:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62590"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-37C4-M9M7-F6QJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-21 21:33 – Updated: 2025-10-21 21:33Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62591"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-21T20:20:55Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-37c4-m9m7-f6qj",
"modified": "2025-10-21T21:33:44Z",
"published": "2025-10-21T21:33:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62591"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-38Q5-VQF6-27RF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-26 09:31 – Updated: 2025-09-26 09:31A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-7691"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-26T09:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with specific group management permissions to escalate their privileges and obtain unauthorized access to additional system capabilities.",
"id": "GHSA-38q5-vqf6-27rf",
"modified": "2025-09-26T09:31:14Z",
"published": "2025-09-26T09:31:14Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7691"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3200469"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/555786"
}
],
"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-3Q52-HRC2-CQ56
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-25 21:30 – Updated: 2023-04-25 21:30A sandboxing issue in Odoo Community 15.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 15.0 and earlier allows authenticated administrators to access and modify database contents of other tenants, in a multi-tenant system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-23186"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-25T19:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A sandboxing issue in Odoo Community 15.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 15.0 and earlier allows authenticated administrators to access and modify database contents of other tenants, in a multi-tenant system.",
"id": "GHSA-3q52-hrc2-cq56",
"modified": "2023-04-25T21:30:28Z",
"published": "2023-04-25T21:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23186"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/107688"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5399"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-499P-R546-M762
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-29 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:15Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.2.x-9.5.0.x, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32457"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-29T08:15:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "\nDell PowerScale OneFS, versions 8.2.2.x-9.5.0.x, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-499p-r546-m762",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:15:08Z",
"published": "2023-08-29T09:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32457"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216916/dsa-2023-277-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GRR-7H27-H23Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-21 21:33 – Updated: 2025-10-21 21:33Vulnerability in the Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench product of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (component: Logger). Supported versions that are affected are 3.4.0.1.3 and 3.4.1.0.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62288"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-21T20:20:53Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench product of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (component: Logger). Supported versions that are affected are 3.4.0.1.3 and 3.4.1.0.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-4grr-7h27-h23q",
"modified": "2025-10-21T21:33:43Z",
"published": "2025-10-21T21:33:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62288"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5C3M-78CG-3WPV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:02 – Updated: 2023-02-02 21:33A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-14865"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-29T10:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.",
"id": "GHSA-5c3m-78cg-3wpv",
"modified": "2023-02-02T21:33:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:02:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14865"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14865"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764925"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5C4F-PXMX-XCM4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-25 15:32 – Updated: 2025-08-25 21:48Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches.
This issue affects Apache Cassandra 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.16, 4.1.7, 5.0.2, but this advisory is only for 4.0.16 because the fix to CVE-2025-23015 was incorrectly applied to 4.0.16, so that version is still affected.
Users in the 4.0 series are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.17 which fixes the issue. Users from 3.0, 3.11, 4.1 and 5.0 series should follow recommendation from CVE-2025-23015.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.cassandra:cassandra-all"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.16"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.17"
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"4.0.16"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-26467"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-267"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-25T21:48:56Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-25T14:15:30Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in Apache Cassandra. An user with MODIFY permission ON ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser within a targeted Cassandra cluster via unsafe actions to a system resource. Operators granting data MODIFY permission on all keyspaces on affected versions should review data access rules for potential breaches.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Cassandra 3.0.30, 3.11.17, 4.0.16, 4.1.7, 5.0.2, but this advisory is only for 4.0.16 because the fix to CVE-2025-23015 was incorrectly applied to 4.0.16, so that version is still affected.\n\nUsers in the 4.0 series are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.17 which fixes the issue. Users from 3.0, 3.11, 4.1 and 5.0 series should follow recommendation from CVE-2025-23015.",
"id": "GHSA-5c4f-pxmx-xcm4",
"modified": "2025-08-25T21:48:56Z",
"published": "2025-08-25T15:32:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26467"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/cassandra"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/xxj36rr4d6mzyqpld05dn8b9951hfpz7"
}
],
"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": "Apache Cassandra: User with MODIFY permission on ALL KEYSPACES can escalate privileges to superuser via unsafe actions (4.0.16 only)"
}
Mitigation MIT-1
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
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.
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.
CAPEC-634: Probe Audio and Video Peripherals
The adversary exploits the target system's audio and video functionalities through malware or scheduled tasks. The goal is to capture sensitive information about the target for financial, personal, political, or other gains which is accomplished by collecting communication data between two parties via the use of peripheral devices (e.g. microphones and webcams) or applications with audio and video capabilities (e.g. Skype) on a system.
CAPEC-637: Collect Data from Clipboard
The adversary exploits an application that allows for the copying of sensitive data or information by collecting information copied to the clipboard. Data copied to the clipboard can be accessed by other applications, such as malware built to exfiltrate or log clipboard contents on a periodic basis. In this way, the adversary aims to garner information to which they are unauthorized.
CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System
An adversary discovers connections between systems by exploiting the target system's standard practice of revealing them in searchable, common areas. Through the identification of shared folders/drives between systems, the adversary may further their goals of locating and collecting sensitive information/files, or map potential routes for lateral movement within the network.
CAPEC-648: Collect Data from Screen Capture
An adversary gathers sensitive information by exploiting the system's screen capture functionality. Through screenshots, the adversary aims to see what happens on the screen over the course of an operation. The adversary can leverage information gathered in order to carry out further attacks.