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.
CVE-2026-16337 (GCVE-0-2026-16337)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-20 19:15 – Updated: 2026-07-21 12:45- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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CVE-2026-16149 (GCVE-0-2026-16149)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-22 23:27 – Updated: 2026-08-24 18:19- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| marc4 | Security Hardener |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.4.4
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CVE-2026-15992 (GCVE-0-2026-15992)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 18:35 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:01- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| teydeastudio | WP Password Policy |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-15989 (GCVE-0-2026-15989)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-01 07:40 – Updated: 2026-10-01 13:47- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebRehab | Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.3.316
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CVE-2026-15982 (GCVE-0-2026-15982)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 05:35 – Updated: 2026-07-17 10:11- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CodeRevolution | Aimogen Pro - All-in-One AI Content Writer, Editor, ChatBot & Automation Toolkit |
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CVE-2026-15897 (GCVE-0-2026-15897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 05:30 – Updated: 2026-10-03 15:42- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebRehab | Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.3.316
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CVE-2026-15451 (GCVE-0-2026-15451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-12 12:30 – Updated: 2026-09-14 15:59- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MemberPress | MemberPress Corporate Accounts |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-15426 (GCVE-0-2026-15426)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 18:26 – Updated: 2026-08-12 16:58- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| acyba | AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 10.11.1
(semver)
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CVE-2026-15414 (GCVE-0-2026-15414)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-01 01:29 – Updated: 2026-08-03 19:08- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpswings | Subscriptions for WooCommerce |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.0
(semver)
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CVE-2026-15369 (GCVE-0-2026-15369)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-29 19:26 – Updated: 2026-09-01 02:15- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addify | Custom User Registration Fields for WooCommerce |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.2.3
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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.