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.
5706 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
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'.
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"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'.
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"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-8QVR-JR3J-P3RG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-22 18:30 – Updated: 2024-05-22 18:30Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before 14.187.4 allows a remote attacker to elevate their privilege due to improper validation. The attacker can elevate their privilege to the internal system role, which allows them to execute commands on the server. This affects February 2024 Patch 3 (14.173.3 through 14.173.7), November 2023 Patch 8 (14.159.4 through 14.159.13), August 2023 Patch 13 (14.139.3 through 14.139.20), May 2023 Patch 15 (14.129.3 through 14.129.22), February 2023 Patch 13 (14.113.1 through 14.113.18), November 2022 Patch 13 (14.97.2 through 14.97.18), August 2022 Patch 16 (14.78.3 through 14.78.23), and May 2022 Patch 17 (14.67.7 through 14.67.31). This has been fixed in May 2024 (14.187.4), February 2024 Patch 4 (14.173.8), November 2023 Patch 9 (14.159.14), August 2023 Patch 14 (14.139.21), May 2023 Patch 16 (14.129.23), February 2023 Patch 14 (14.113.19), November 2022 Patch 14 (14.97.19), August 2022 Patch 17 (14.78.25), and May 2022 Patch 18 (14.67.34).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-36077"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-22T17:16:15Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before 14.187.4 allows a remote attacker to elevate their privilege due to improper validation. The attacker can elevate their privilege to the internal system role, which allows them to execute commands on the server. This affects February 2024 Patch 3 (14.173.3 through 14.173.7), November 2023 Patch 8 (14.159.4 through 14.159.13), August 2023 Patch 13 (14.139.3 through 14.139.20), May 2023 Patch 15 (14.129.3 through 14.129.22), February 2023 Patch 13 (14.113.1 through 14.113.18), November 2022 Patch 13 (14.97.2 through 14.97.18), August 2022 Patch 16 (14.78.3 through 14.78.23), and May 2022 Patch 17 (14.67.7 through 14.67.31). This has been fixed in May 2024 (14.187.4), February 2024 Patch 4 (14.173.8), November 2023 Patch 9 (14.159.14), August 2023 Patch 14 (14.139.21), May 2023 Patch 16 (14.129.23), February 2023 Patch 14 (14.113.19), November 2022 Patch 14 (14.97.19), August 2022 Patch 17 (14.78.25), and May 2022 Patch 18 (14.67.34).",
"id": "GHSA-8qvr-jr3j-p3rg",
"modified": "2024-05-22T18:30:42Z",
"published": "2024-05-22T18:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36077"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/High-Severity-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for/ta-p/2452509"
}
],
"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-8QW5-974F-HF78
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 03:31 – Updated: 2026-03-11 21:30Multiple SUID root-owned binaries are found in /home/monitor/terminal, /home/monitor/kore-terminal, /home/monitor/IDE-DPack/terminal-dpack, and /home/monitor/IDE-DPack/terminal-dpack2 in International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 Satellite Receiver, which may lead to local privlidge escalation from the monitor user to root
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-29124"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-05T02:16:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Multiple SUID root-owned binaries are found in /home/monitor/terminal, /home/monitor/kore-terminal, /home/monitor/IDE-DPack/terminal-dpack, and /home/monitor/IDE-DPack/terminal-dpack2\u00a0in International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 Satellite Receiver, which may lead to local privlidge escalation from the `monitor` user to root",
"id": "GHSA-8qw5-974f-hf78",
"modified": "2026-03-11T21:30:58Z",
"published": "2026-03-05T03:31:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29124"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.abdulmhsblog.com/posts/sfx2100-vulns"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.abdulmhsblog.com/posts/spfx-vulnrabilities"
}
],
"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:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/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-8R2J-P454-PCGC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01An issue was discovered in Zammad before 5.0.1. In some cases, there is improper enforcement of the privilege requirement for viewing a list of tickets that shows title, state, etc.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-42137"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-11T05:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Zammad before 5.0.1. In some cases, there is improper enforcement of the privilege requirement for viewing a list of tickets that shows title, state, etc.",
"id": "GHSA-8r2j-p454-pcgc",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42137"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://zammad.com/en/advisories/zaa-2021-19"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8R7C-VJV4-WP6X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-14 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22960"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-732"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-13T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to \u0027root\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:31Z",
"published": "2022-04-14T00:00:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22960"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22960"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.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-8R95-GGQQ-RP99
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-10 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:02Microsoft Defender for IoT Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-23266"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-09T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Defender for IoT Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-8r95-ggqq-rp99",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:02:35Z",
"published": "2022-03-10T00:00:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23266"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23266"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-23266"
}
],
"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-8R9C-HVWG-Q85H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:22 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:22openSIS through 7.4 has Incorrect Access Control.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-13382"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-01T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "openSIS through 7.4 has Incorrect Access Control.",
"id": "GHSA-8r9c-hvwg-q85h",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:22:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:22:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13382"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/OS4ED/openSIS-Responsive-Design/commits/master"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158255/openSIS-7.4-Incorrect-Access-Control.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158331/openSIS-7.4-Unauthenticated-PHP-Code-Execution.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:N",
"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.