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.
5702 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8QCM-792H-PRF3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-01 03:31 – Updated: 2025-08-01 03:31The Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not restricting user role selection at the time of registration through the aonesms_fn_savedata_after_signup() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator user.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5954"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-01T03:15:24Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not restricting user role selection at the time of registration through the aonesms_fn_savedata_after_signup() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator user.",
"id": "GHSA-8qcm-792h-prf3",
"modified": "2025-08-01T03:31:15Z",
"published": "2025-08-01T03:31:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5954"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/service-finder-service-and-business-listing-wordpress-theme/15208793"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/520c1e8b-d0c1-4201-90bf-0cefab9af7e0?source=cve"
}
],
"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-8QF9-PC52-J7CM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-28 03:33 – Updated: 2026-06-28 03:33Gitea act_runner with the Docker backend (through act 0.262.0) passes a workflow's container.options string to the Docker job container's HostConfig and, when configured with privileged: false, forces only the Privileged flag off while merging options such as --pid=host, --cap-add, and --security-opt unchanged. A user who can run a workflow on a Docker-backed runner can create a job container with host namespaces and broad capabilities and escape to the host as root despite privileged mode being disabled.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-58053"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-28T02:16:32Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Gitea act_runner with the Docker backend (through act 0.262.0) passes a workflow\u0027s container.options string to the Docker job container\u0027s HostConfig and, when configured with privileged: false, forces only the Privileged flag off while merging options such as --pid=host, --cap-add, and --security-opt unchanged. A user who can run a workflow on a Docker-backed runner can create a job container with host namespaces and broad capabilities and escape to the host as root despite privileged mode being disabled.",
"id": "GHSA-8qf9-pc52-j7cm",
"modified": "2026-06-28T03:33:40Z",
"published": "2026-06-28T03:33:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58053"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/gitea-act-runner-container-options-poc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitea-act-runner-container-hardening-bypass-via-workflow-container-options"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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-8QGQ-CVG5-99MR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-07 18:15 – Updated: 2022-10-10 00:00IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information that should only be available to a privileged user.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-36772"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-07T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information that should only be available to a privileged user.",
"id": "GHSA-8qgq-cvg5-99mr",
"modified": "2022-10-10T00:00:32Z",
"published": "2022-10-07T18:15:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36772"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/233299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6612325"
}
],
"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-8QH8-MHQ2-7VQG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:33Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) CSME Driver for Windows versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel TXE 3.1.80, 4.0.30 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via local access.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-12297"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-12T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) CSME Driver for Windows versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel TXE 3.1.80, 4.0.30 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via local access.",
"id": "GHSA-8qh8-mhq2-7vqg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:33:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12297"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-8QHP-JQ8M-C4M4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:14Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26434"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-732"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-15T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-8qhp-jq8m-c4m4",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:14:47Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:14:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1077"
}
],
"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-8QJ5-3C9X-P5Q4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:32 – Updated: 2023-02-27 15:30Issues were discovered in Open TFTP Server multithreaded 1.66 and Open TFTP Server single port 1.66. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenTFTPServerMT.exe or the OpenTFTPServerSP.exe binary.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-26130"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-732"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-28T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Issues were discovered in Open TFTP Server multithreaded 1.66 and Open TFTP Server single port 1.66. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenTFTPServerMT.exe or the OpenTFTPServerSP.exe binary.",
"id": "GHSA-8qj5-3c9x-p5q4",
"modified": "2023-02-27T15:30:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:32:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26130"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/OffensiveOceloot/advisories/blob/main/CVE-2020-26130.md"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/an0ry/advisories"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/tftp-server"
}
],
"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-8QM4-VMVC-XRPJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:45 – Updated: 2023-05-22 21:30A vulnerability in the role-based access control of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only privileges to obtain administrative privileges by using the console port when the device is in the default SD-WAN configuration. This vulnerability occurs because the default configuration is applied for console authentication and authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the console port and authenticating as a read-only user. A successful exploit could allow a user with read-only permissions to access administrative privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-1371"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-24T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the role-based access control of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only privileges to obtain administrative privileges by using the console port when the device is in the default SD-WAN configuration. This vulnerability occurs because the default configuration is applied for console authentication and authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the console port and authenticating as a read-only user. A successful exploit could allow a user with read-only permissions to access administrative privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-8qm4-vmvc-xrpj",
"modified": "2023-05-22T21:30:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:45:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1371"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8QM7-F87M-VR5V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:42GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a subgroup.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-11438"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-08-02T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a subgroup.",
"id": "GHSA-8qm7-f87m-vr5v",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:42:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:42:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11438"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/19/gitlab-9-dot-3-dot-8-released"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8QMW-PM39-CGXW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:35 – Updated: 2025-08-29 00:31, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-17089"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-10T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": ", aka \u0027Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-8qmw-pm39-cgxw",
"modified": "2025-08-29T00:31:12Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:35:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17089"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17089"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17089"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8QV6-HPMQ-2QQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:26 – Updated: 2024-01-04 03:30An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the dnsrslvr.dll handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows dnsrslvr.dll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1584"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-08-17T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the dnsrslvr.dll handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows dnsrslvr.dll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-8qv6-hpmq-2qqm",
"modified": "2024-01-04T03:30:37Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:26:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1584"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1584"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.