CWE-250
AllowedExecution with Unnecessary Privileges
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
611 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-HR92-G84Q-J4F7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-02 09:32 – Updated: 2024-07-02 09:32Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.7.0.2 contain an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-02T07:15:03Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.7.0.2 contain an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-hr92-g84q-j4f7",
"modified": "2024-07-02T09:32:05Z",
"published": "2024-07-02T09:32:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32853"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000226569/dsa-2024-255-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-J27C-P2Q4-C74C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-27 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:55One Identity Password Manager version 5.9.7.1 - An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a workstation may upgrade privileges to SYSTEM through an unspecified method. CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-27T15:19:39Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "\nOne Identity Password Manager version 5.9.7.1 -\u00a0An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a workstation may upgrade privileges to SYSTEM through an unspecified method. CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. \n\n",
"id": "GHSA-j27c-p2q4-c74c",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:55:39Z",
"published": "2023-09-27T15:30:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4003"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/faq/cve_advisories"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J3CR-GPF3-Q8W2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-28 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-28 18:31A vulnerability in the software upgrade component of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Network Controller, formerly Cisco Cloud APIC, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to install a modified software image, leading to arbitrary code injection on an affected system.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient signature validation of software images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a modified software image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and elevate their privileges to root. Note: Administrators should always validate the hash of any upgrade image before uploading it to Cisco APIC and Cisco Cloud Network Controller.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-28T17:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A vulnerability in the software upgrade component of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco\u0026nbsp;Cloud Network Controller, formerly Cisco Cloud APIC, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to install a modified software image, leading to arbitrary code injection on an affected system.\n\nThis vulnerability is due to insufficient signature validation of software images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a modified software image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and elevate their privileges to root.\nNote: Administrators should always validate the hash of any upgrade image before uploading it to Cisco APIC and Cisco Cloud Network Controller.",
"id": "GHSA-j3cr-gpf3-q8w2",
"modified": "2024-08-28T18:31:54Z",
"published": "2024-08-28T18:31:54Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20478"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-priv-esc-uYQJjnuU"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-J3H2-4RR5-87P6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-19 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-19 15:31A vulnerability in the Incoming Goods Suite allows a user with unprivileged access to the underlying system (e.g. local or via SSH) a privilege escalation to the administrative level due to the usage of component vendor Docker images running with root permissions. Exploiting this misconfiguration leads to the fact that an attacker can gain administrative control. over the whole system.
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"CVE-2024-11075"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-19T14:15:17Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A vulnerability in the Incoming Goods Suite allows a user with unprivileged access to the underlying system (e.g. local or via SSH) a privilege escalation to the administrative level due to the usage of component vendor Docker images running with root permissions. Exploiting this misconfiguration leads to the fact that an attacker can gain administrative control. over the whole system.",
"id": "GHSA-j3h2-4rr5-87p6",
"modified": "2024-11-19T15:31:54Z",
"published": "2024-11-19T15:31:54Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11075"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.sick.com/media/docs/1/11/411/Special_information_CYBERSECURITY_BY_SICK_en_IM0084411.PDF"
},
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"url": "https://sick.com/psirt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1"
},
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"url": "https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/sca-2024-0005.json"
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"url": "https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/sca-2024-0005.pdf"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J45P-G8PV-JG87
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-13 03:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 03:30An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.5.0 which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-13T01:15:24Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.5.0 which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.",
"id": "GHSA-j45p-g8pv-jg87",
"modified": "2025-02-13T03:30:42Z",
"published": "2025-02-13T03:30:42Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7102"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/2623063"
},
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"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/474414"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J55M-95WQ-JP26
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-04-29 18:30CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-29T17:15:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges",
"id": "GHSA-j55m-95wq-jp26",
"modified": "2025-04-29T18:30:59Z",
"published": "2025-04-29T18:30:59Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23180"
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"url": "https://www.gov.il/en/departments/dynamiccollectors/cve_advisories_listing?skip=0"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J7FR-7WRW-RWW2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-05 12:30 – Updated: 2025-04-10 21:30A CWE-250 “Execution with Unnecessary Privileges” vulnerability in the embedded Chromium browser (due to the binary being executed with the “--no-sandbox” option and with root privileges) exacerbates the impacts of successful attacks executed against the browser. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.0.7-2.
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"CVE-2023-45592"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-05T12:15:46Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A CWE-250 \u201cExecution with Unnecessary Privileges\u201d vulnerability in the embedded Chromium browser (due to the binary being executed with the \u201c--no-sandbox\u201d option and with root privileges) exacerbates the impacts of successful attacks executed against the browser. This issue affects: AiLux imx6 bundle below version imx6_1.0.7-2.",
"id": "GHSA-j7fr-7wrw-rww2",
"modified": "2025-04-10T21:30:45Z",
"published": "2024-03-05T12:30:31Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45592"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2023-45592"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J7FR-XVX6-3P7V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-16 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-09 06:30Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Pager agent of multi-agent notification feature in Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 prior to 10.97.3, Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 all versions and Mitsubishi Electric MC Works64 all versions allows a local authenticated attacker to make an unauthorized write to arbitrary files, by creating a symbolic link from a file used as a write destination by the services of the affected products to a target file. This could allow the attacker to destroy the file on a PC with the affected products installed, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC if the destroyed file is necessary for the operation of the PC.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-15T23:15:58Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Pager agent of multi-agent notification feature in Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 prior to 10.97.3, Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 all versions and Mitsubishi Electric MC Works64 all versions allows a local authenticated attacker to make an unauthorized write to arbitrary files, by creating a symbolic link from a file used as a write destination by the services of the affected products to a target file. This could allow the attacker to destroy the file on a PC with the affected products installed, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC if the destroyed file is necessary for the operation of the PC.",
"id": "GHSA-j7fr-xvx6-3p7v",
"modified": "2026-04-09T06:30:26Z",
"published": "2025-05-16T00:31:07Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0921"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93838985"
},
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"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-140-04"
},
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"url": "https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-002_en.pdf"
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"url": "https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-002_en.pdf"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-JGH4-C962-W9QG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-03 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-03 21:30Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.
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"CVE-2026-42061"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-03T20:16:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.",
"id": "GHSA-jgh4-c962-w9qg",
"modified": "2026-06-03T21:30:31Z",
"published": "2026-06-03T21:30:31Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42061"
},
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"url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3083"
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-JP5H-5FJW-CP86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-03 00:30 – Updated: 2023-11-03 00:30IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and Advanced 10.1, 11.1 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 266163.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-03T00:15:12Z",
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"details": "IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and Advanced 10.1, 11.1 performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. IBM X-Force ID: 266163.",
"id": "GHSA-jp5h-5fjw-cp86",
"modified": "2023-11-03T00:30:26Z",
"published": "2023-11-03T00:30:26Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43018"
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"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266163"
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"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7063668"
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Mitigation MIT-17
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks [REF-76]. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
Mitigation MIT-18
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code [REF-76]. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
Mitigation MIT-18
Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction
Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code [REF-76]. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
Mitigation
Perform extensive input validation for any privileged code that must be exposed to the user and reject anything that does not fit your strict requirements.
Mitigation MIT-19
When dropping privileges, ensure that they have been dropped successfully to avoid CWE-273. As protection mechanisms in the environment get stronger, privilege-dropping calls may fail even if it seems like they would always succeed.
Mitigation
If circumstances force you to run with extra privileges, then determine the minimum access level necessary. First identify the different permissions that the software and its users will need to perform their actions, such as file read and write permissions, network socket permissions, and so forth. Then explicitly allow those actions while denying all else [REF-76]. Perform extensive input validation and canonicalization to minimize the chances of introducing a separate vulnerability. This mitigation is much more prone to error than dropping the privileges in the first place.
Mitigation MIT-37
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Ensure that the software runs properly under the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) [REF-199] or an equivalent hardening configuration guide, which many organizations use to limit the attack surface and potential risk of deployed software.
CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting
An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security.
CAPEC-470: Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database
An attacker is able to leverage access gained to the database to read / write data to the file system, compromise the operating system, create a tunnel for accessing the host machine, and use this access to potentially attack other machines on the same network as the database machine. Traditionally SQL injections attacks are viewed as a way to gain unauthorized read access to the data stored in the database, modify the data in the database, delete the data, etc. However, almost every data base management system (DBMS) system includes facilities that if compromised allow an attacker complete access to the file system, operating system, and full access to the host running the database. The attacker can then use this privileged access to launch subsequent attacks. These facilities include dropping into a command shell, creating user defined functions that can call system level libraries present on the host machine, stored procedures, etc.
CAPEC-69: Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The adversary tries to leverage a vulnerability in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges.