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.
5433 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XXJW-6QX2-CRCM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:15 – Updated: 2023-11-15 21:35Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31836"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-22T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper privilege management vulnerability in maconfig for McAfee Agent for Windows prior to 5.7.4 allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information. The utility was able to be run from any location on the file system and by a low privileged user.",
"id": "GHSA-xxjw-6qx2-crcm",
"modified": "2023-11-15T21:35:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:15:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31836"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10369"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XXVC-6XWM-7PRP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-04 15:30 – Updated: 2025-06-04 21:31A local privilege escalation in the razer_elevation_service.exe in Razer Synapse 4 through 4.0.86.2502180127 allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges via a vulnerable COM interface in the target service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-27811"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-04T14:15:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A local privilege escalation in the razer_elevation_service.exe in Razer Synapse 4 through 4.0.86.2502180127 allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges via a vulnerable COM interface in the target service.",
"id": "GHSA-xxvc-6xwm-7prp",
"modified": "2025-06-04T21:31:14Z",
"published": "2025-06-04T15:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27811"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://app.inspectiv.com/#/submissions/EAEDG9ssRaTWKSJJ5Bbrt9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/leonjza/829a98f6c0954d7cb3f6614d05f87f37"
}
],
"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:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XXX7-J74C-5XRG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 21:31 – Updated: 2026-03-11 21:31During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo PC Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to terminate privileged processes.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-2640"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-11T21:16:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo PC Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to terminate privileged processes.",
"id": "GHSA-xxx7-j74c-5xrg",
"modified": "2026-03-11T21:31:04Z",
"published": "2026-03-11T21:31:04Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2640"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://iknow.lenovo.com.cn/detail/438816"
}
],
"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:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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"
}
]
}
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.