CWE-280
AllowedImproper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.
285 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-97M6-7WJ3-G2CM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-07 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:32An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could cause enable command execution. A vulnerability exists in the AC500 V3 version mentioned. After successfully exploiting CVE-2024-12429 (directory traversal), a successfully authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into a specifically crafted file, which then will be executed by root user. All AC500 V3 products (PM5xxx) with firmware version earlier than 3.8.0 are affected by this vulnerability.
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could cause enable command execution. A vulnerability exists in the AC500 V3 version mentioned. After successfully exploiting CVE-2024-12429 (directory traversal), a successfully authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into a specifically crafted file, which then will be executed by root user.\nAll AC500 V3 products (PM5xxx) with firmware version earlier than 3.8.0 are affected by this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-97m6-7wj3-g2cm",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:32:15Z",
"published": "2025-01-07T18:30:52Z",
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"url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR011377\u0026LanguageCode=en\u0026DocumentPartId=\u0026Action=Launch"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/5"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/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-9MW6-XC46-HFFJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-12 18:31Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"details": "Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-9mw6-xc46-hffj",
"modified": "2025-08-12T18:31:31Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T18:31:31Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50170"
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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-9Q3Q-H6MJ-695H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-02 06:30 – Updated: 2025-06-02 15:31Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to subvert GPU HW to write to arbitrary physical memory pages.
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"details": "Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to subvert GPU HW to write to arbitrary physical memory pages.",
"id": "GHSA-9q3q-h6mj-695h",
"modified": "2025-06-02T15:31:20Z",
"published": "2025-06-02T06:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25179"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities"
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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-9RX7-CP4P-RWX4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 15:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:31Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in Apache Kylin. Improper authorization in job information retrieval, where an attacker may get access to unauthorized jobs in other projects.
This issue affects Apache Kylin: from 4 through 5.0.3.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.4, which fixes the issue.
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"details": "Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in Apache Kylin.\u00a0Improper authorization in job information retrieval, where an attacker may get access to unauthorized jobs in other projects.\n\nThis issue affects Apache Kylin: from 4 through 5.0.3.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 5.0.4, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-9rx7-cp4p-rwx4",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:31:54Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T15:32:16Z",
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/xg8dcyjw0nkq5y8dhq3r25x3rxc62x9j"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/14/6"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-C2XX-CJMH-9Q8F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-20 18:45 – Updated: 2026-08-20 18:45Impact
The Documents and Images API V2 incorrectly listed items in descendants of private collections, which should inherit the view restrictions defined on their ancestors. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in these descendant collections.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.
Workarounds
Site owners using Wagtail's API can avoid the vulnerability by adding authentication to the Documents and Images APIs.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ta Duc Thien for reporting this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Email us at security@wagtail.org (view our security policy for more information).
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"details": "### Impact\n\nThe Documents and Images [API V2](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/index.html) incorrectly listed items in descendants of private collections, which should inherit the view restrictions defined on their ancestors. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in these descendant collections.\n\n### Patches\n\nPatched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3 and 8.0rc2.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nSite owners using Wagtail\u0027s API can avoid the vulnerability by adding [authentication](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/advanced_topics/api/v2/configuration.html#authentication) to the Documents and Images APIs.\n\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nMany thanks to Ta Duc Thien for reporting this issue.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Visit Wagtail\u0027s [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)\n* Email us at [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view our [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).",
"id": "GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f",
"modified": "2026-08-20T18:45:14Z",
"published": "2026-08-20T18:45:14Z",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API"
}
GHSA-C4MR-889M-VGF6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-08 20:19 – Updated: 2026-06-08 19:55Impact
A CMS user without the ability to edit a page could still access the history report for the page, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive information.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.
Workarounds
No workaround is available.
Acknowledgements
Wagtail thanks Seoyoung Kang @seoyoung-kang who is from AhnLab and also an independent security researcher for reporting this issue.
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Send an email to security@wagtail.org (view the security policy for more information).
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "### Impact\n\nA CMS user without the ability to edit a page could still access the history report for the page, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive information.\n\n### Patches\nPatched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo workaround is available.\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nWagtail thanks Seoyoung Kang @seoyoung-kang who is from AhnLab and also an independent security researcher for reporting this issue.\n\n### For more information\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Visit Wagtail\u0027s [support channels](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/support.html)\n* Send an email to [security@wagtail.org](mailto:security@wagtail.org) (view the [security policy](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/policy) for more information).",
"id": "GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6",
"modified": "2026-06-08T19:55:31Z",
"published": "2026-05-08T20:19:08Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6"
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"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/wagtail/PYSEC-2026-147.yaml"
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"summary": "Wagtail has improper permission handling when viewing page history"
}
GHSA-C6WJ-9VCJ-75PJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-08 20:17 – Updated: 2026-06-08 19:53Impact
A CMS user without the ability to edit a page could access revisions of the page through the revision compare view if they knew the primary key of two revisions. This could potentially result in disclosure of sensitive information.
Patches
Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.
Workarounds
No workaround is available.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Seoyoung Kang @seoyoung-kang from AhnLab and an independent security researcher for reporting this issue.
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Visit Wagtail's support channels
- Send an email to security@wagtail.org (view the security policy for more information).
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"id": "GHSA-c6wj-9vcj-75pj",
"modified": "2026-06-08T19:53:10Z",
"published": "2026-05-08T20:17:31Z",
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GHSA-C8P4-5648-86R9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-17 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-17 21:31Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to gain write permissions to memory buffers exported as read-only.
This is caused by improper handling of the memory protections for the buffer resource.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-17T17:15:48Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to gain write permissions to memory buffers exported as read-only.\n\nThis is caused by improper handling of the memory protections for the buffer resource.",
"id": "GHSA-c8p4-5648-86r9",
"modified": "2025-11-17T21:31:23Z",
"published": "2025-11-17T18:30:31Z",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-CR9C-4PG9-32J3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-17 18:33 – Updated: 2024-12-17 18:33An improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges affects HCL BigFix Inventory. An attacker having access via a read-only account can possibly change certain configuration parameters by crafting a specific REST API call.
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"CVE-2024-42194"
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"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "An improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges affects HCL BigFix Inventory. An attacker having access via a read-only account can possibly change certain configuration parameters by crafting a specific REST API call.",
"id": "GHSA-cr9c-4pg9-32j3",
"modified": "2024-12-17T18:33:50Z",
"published": "2024-12-17T18:33:50Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42194"
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"url": "https://https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0118212"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-CWWG-GRJW-CMP5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-20 15:32 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:30An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. The SQLite database file has weak permissions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-20T05:15:45Z",
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"details": "An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. The SQLite database file has weak permissions.",
"id": "GHSA-cwwg-grjw-cmp5",
"modified": "2024-08-03T21:30:33Z",
"published": "2024-03-20T15:32:29Z",
"references": [
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Mitigation MIT-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
Mitigation
Always check to see if you have successfully accessed a resource or system functionality, and use proper error handling if it is unsuccessful. Do this even when you are operating in a highly privileged mode, because errors or environmental conditions might still cause a failure. For example, environments with highly granular permissions/privilege models, such as Windows or Linux capabilities, can cause unexpected failures.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.