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.
6487 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FV6C-RFG3-GVJW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-23 12:30 – Updated: 2023-01-02 20:21Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/usememos/memos"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.9.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-4687"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-648"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-30T16:25:32Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-23T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.9.0.",
"id": "GHSA-fv6c-rfg3-gvjw",
"modified": "2023-01-02T20:21:28Z",
"published": "2022-12-23T12:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4687"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/usememos/memos/commit/dca35bde877aab6e64ef51b52e590b5d48f692f9"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/usememos/memos"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/b908377f-a61b-432c-8e6a-c7498da69788"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "usememos/memos makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs"
}
GHSA-FV7F-JC64-WR7H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-05 21:31 – Updated: 2026-10-06 15:31In updateState of DeviceAdminAppsPreferenceController.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-28647"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-05T19:17:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In updateState of DeviceAdminAppsPreferenceController.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-fv7f-jc64-wr7h",
"modified": "2026-10-06T15:31:43Z",
"published": "2026-10-05T21:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28647"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/aaos/2026/2026-10-01"
}
],
"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-FV8Q-F428-3P67
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-14 06:30 – Updated: 2025-03-14 06:30The Industrial theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the _ajax_get_total_content_import_items() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-13376"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-14T06:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Industrial theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the _ajax_get_total_content_import_items() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.",
"id": "GHSA-fv8q-f428-3p67",
"modified": "2025-03-14T06:30:42Z",
"published": "2025-03-14T06:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13376"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://themeforest.net/item/industrial-manufacturing-wordpress-theme/15776179"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e25ca990-eee1-4f72-b543-7a65bc4855a8?source=cve"
}
],
"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-FV94-F3JQ-Q69Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:43 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:43Windows PKU2U Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-25195"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-25T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows PKU2U Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-fv94-f3jq-q69q",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:43:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:43:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-25195"
}
],
"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-FVG2-CPPR-V38P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:49 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:49A remote unauthorized access vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-25167"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-78"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-29T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A remote unauthorized access vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s) prior to 8.2.12.1. Aruba has released patches for AirWave Management Platform that address this security vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-fvg2-cppr-v38p",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:49:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:49:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25167"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-010.txt"
}
],
"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-FVH7-79FR-WWCG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-01 09:30 – Updated: 2023-02-10 18:30Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in the BIOS (UEFI Firmware) for certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution. HP is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3809"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-01T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in the BIOS (UEFI Firmware) for certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution. HP is releasing firmware updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.",
"id": "GHSA-fvh7-79fr-wwcg",
"modified": "2023-02-10T18:30:31Z",
"published": "2023-02-01T09:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3809"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6184733-6184761-16/hpsbhf03788"
}
],
"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-FVHW-88H4-WRGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-13 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-21 00:00In handleNfcStateChanged of SecureNfcEnabler.java, there is a possible way to enable NFC from the Guest account due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege from the Guest account with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-209446496
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-39807"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-12T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In handleNfcStateChanged of SecureNfcEnabler.java, there is a possible way to enable NFC from the Guest account due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege from the Guest account with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-209446496",
"id": "GHSA-fvhw-88h4-wrgq",
"modified": "2022-04-21T00:00:57Z",
"published": "2022-04-13T00:00:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39807"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-04-01"
}
],
"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-FVJV-FGJ3-PM5R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-07 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-07 18:31Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-80166"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-07T17:17:25Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-fvjv-fgj3-pm5r",
"modified": "2026-09-07T18:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-09-07T18:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80166"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9"
}
],
"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-FVVG-H3G4-94GM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-08-13 21:36IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper privilege management.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-17074"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-13T21:17:41Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper privilege management.",
"id": "GHSA-fvvg-h3g4-94gm",
"modified": "2026-08-13T21:36:12Z",
"published": "2026-08-13T21:36:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17074"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283572"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FVWF-8JMX-G7FX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:19An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1258"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-06-09T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-fvwf-8jmx-g7fx",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:19:54Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:19:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1258"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1258"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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.