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.
6454 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2026-76266 (GCVE-0-2026-76266)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 20:46 – Updated: 2026-10-08 18:01- CWE-269 - The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise |
Affected:
10.4 , < 10.4.3
(custom)
Affected: 10.2 , < 10.2.7 (custom) Affected: 10.0 , < 10.0.10 (custom) Affected: 9.4 , < 9.4.15 (custom) |
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CVE-2026-76259 (GCVE-0-2026-76259)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 21:34 – Updated: 2026-08-27 16:24- CWE-269 - The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Affected:
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(custom)
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CVE-2026-76253 (GCVE-0-2026-76253)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 21:34 – Updated: 2026-08-27 16:24- CWE-269 - The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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(custom)
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CVE-2026-76145 (GCVE-0-2026-76145)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-01 04:53 – Updated: 2026-10-01 15:50- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Genians, Inc | Genian SSL PNS (watchcat-ui) |
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CVE-2026-75983 (GCVE-0-2026-75983)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 06:07 – Updated: 2026-09-15 14:10- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| arraytics | Eventin – Event Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-75977 (GCVE-0-2026-75977)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 07:42 – Updated: 2026-08-26 14:00- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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| kitae-park | Mang Board WP |
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CVE-2026-75971 (GCVE-0-2026-75971)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 11:27 – Updated: 2026-08-25 13:08- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| roxnor | ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets |
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CVE-2026-75927 (GCVE-0-2026-75927)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 07:40 – Updated: 2026-09-11 20:19- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| publishpress | User Role Editor – PublishPress Capabilities: Access Control and User Roles |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-75924 (GCVE-0-2026-75924)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 16:27 – Updated: 2026-08-18 17:58- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75924 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515720 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes |
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
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cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
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Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 15:21 – Updated: 2026-08-19 14:37- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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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.