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.
5451 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-W6W3-Q7MH-R859
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:03 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:38An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to 250 and CAPI-release versions prior to 1.12.0. A user with the SpaceAuditor role is over-privileged with the ability to restage applications. This could cause application downtime if the restage fails.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-8219"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-06-13T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to 250 and CAPI-release versions prior to 1.12.0. A user with the SpaceAuditor role is over-privileged with the ability to restage applications. This could cause application downtime if the restage fails.",
"id": "GHSA-w6w3-q7mh-r859",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:03:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8219"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-8219"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W765-6G68-FXF9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-11 09:30 – Updated: 2025-07-11 09:30Installation file of ESET security products on Windows
allow an attacker to misuse to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5028"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-11T07:15:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Installation file of ESET security products on Windows \n\nallow an attacker to misuse\u00a0to delete an arbitrary file without having the permissions to do so.",
"id": "GHSA-w765-6g68-fxf9",
"modified": "2025-07-11T09:30:31Z",
"published": "2025-07-11T09:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5028"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.eset.com/en/ca8838-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-eset-product-installers-on-windows-fixed"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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"
}
]
}
GHSA-W772-F4FJ-G5XQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:02 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:02An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.3 through 12.4. It has Insecure Permissions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-18462"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-26T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.3 through 12.4. It has Insecure Permissions.",
"id": "GHSA-w772-f4fj-g5xq",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:02:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:02:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18462"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/10/30/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-4-dot-1-released"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-W776-W5X6-C2XF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-14 21:31 – Updated: 2024-02-13 21:30Insufficient protections in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-20565"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-14T19:15:15Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Insufficient protections in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-w776-w5x6-c2xf",
"modified": "2024-02-13T21:30:27Z",
"published": "2023-11-14T21:31:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20565"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-5001"
}
],
"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-W79P-2Q4Q-MWMW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-11 18:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:58Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms before version 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-34118"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-250",
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-11T18:15:16Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms before version 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.\n",
"id": "GHSA-w79p-2q4q-mwmw",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:58:23Z",
"published": "2023-07-11T18:31:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7G5-2M2H-5X5F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:25 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:25An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory, aka 'Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1377.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1378"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-08-17T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1377.",
"id": "GHSA-w7g5-2m2h-5x5f",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:25:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:25:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1378"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1378"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158939/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReadTxRBigLogRecord-Memory-Corruption-Privilege-Escalation.html"
}
],
"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-W7GV-93F8-5PGW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:08An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Function Discovery Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Function Discovery Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0679, CVE-2020-0680.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0682"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-02-11T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Function Discovery Service handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Function Discovery Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0679, CVE-2020-0680.",
"id": "GHSA-w7gv-93f8-5pgw",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:08:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:08:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0682"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0682"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-W7J9-WX98-H6RQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-02 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-02 21:31FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-57443"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-02T15:15:53Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.",
"id": "GHSA-w7j9-wx98-h6rq",
"modified": "2025-10-02T21:31:17Z",
"published": "2025-10-02T15:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57443"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-57443"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7JG-G9CC-QHXV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:10An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0778, CVE-2020-0803, CVE-2020-0804, CVE-2020-0845.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0802"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0778, CVE-2020-0803, CVE-2020-0804, CVE-2020-0845.",
"id": "GHSA-w7jg-g9cc-qhxv",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:10:57Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:10:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0802"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0802"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-W7W7-XR2R-4X55
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-07 09:30 – Updated: 2024-08-29 21:31Vulnerability of starting activities in the background in the ActivityManagerService (AMS) module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52716"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-07T09:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability of starting activities in the background in the ActivityManagerService (AMS) module.\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.",
"id": "GHSA-w7w7-xr2r-4x55",
"modified": "2024-08-29T21:31:02Z",
"published": "2024-04-07T09:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52716"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202404-0000001880501689"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.