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.
5967 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XMQ2-3XPW-G24H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:32 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:32IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited 'API Administrator level access to give themselves full 'Administrator' level access through the members functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 153914.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-1973"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-20T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited \u0027API Administrator level access to give themselves full \u0027Administrator\u0027 level access through the members functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 153914.",
"id": "GHSA-xmq2-3xpw-g24h",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:32:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:32:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1973"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153914"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10788339"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106281"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XMXR-5HXX-256R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 00:32 – Updated: 2026-07-22 00:32Vulnerability in the Oracle Price Protection product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Price Protection executes to compromise Oracle Price Protection. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Price Protection, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Price Protection accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Price Protection accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-60837"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-21T22:18:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Price Protection product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Price Protection executes to compromise Oracle Price Protection. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Price Protection, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Price Protection accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Price Protection accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).",
"id": "GHSA-xmxr-5hxx-256r",
"modified": "2026-07-22T00:32:03Z",
"published": "2026-07-22T00:32:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60837"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XP6P-29W5-VQ4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2023-12-31 21:30Windows Print Configuration Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-17041"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-11T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Print Configuration Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-xp6p-29w5-vq4h",
"modified": "2023-12-31T21:30:26Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17041"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17041"
}
],
"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-XP76-357G-9WQQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-05 00:28 – Updated: 2024-10-22 16:44The scipy.weave component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "scipy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.12.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-4251"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-29T09:54:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-04T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The `scipy.weave` component in SciPy before 0.12.1 creates insecure temporary directories.",
"id": "GHSA-xp76-357g-9wqq",
"modified": "2024-10-22T16:44:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-05T00:28:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4251"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/bd296e0336420b840fcd2faabb97084fd252a973"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4251"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4251"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88052"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/scipy/PYSEC-2019-156.yaml"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/scipy/scipy"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4251"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120696.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119759.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119771.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"
}
],
"summary": "SciPy creates insecure temporary directories"
}
GHSA-XP82-MCR3-R33G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:11 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:11An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0844"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations, aka \u0027Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027.",
"id": "GHSA-xp82-mcr3-r33g",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:11:00Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:11:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0844"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0844"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-XP8M-VJ7J-CR35
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:06 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:06An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Search Indexer handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Search Indexer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0614, CVE-2020-0623, CVE-2020-0625, CVE-2020-0626, CVE-2020-0627, CVE-2020-0628, CVE-2020-0629, CVE-2020-0630, CVE-2020-0631, CVE-2020-0632, CVE-2020-0633.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0613"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-01-14T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Search Indexer handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Search Indexer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0614, CVE-2020-0623, CVE-2020-0625, CVE-2020-0626, CVE-2020-0627, CVE-2020-0628, CVE-2020-0629, CVE-2020-0630, CVE-2020-0631, CVE-2020-0632, CVE-2020-0633.",
"id": "GHSA-xp8m-vj7j-cr35",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:06:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:06:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0613"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0613"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-XP9Q-9VHJ-GGP6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-05 18:31An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate privileges. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive server-side data when it is accessed by a higher-privileged user.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-7327"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-05T16:17:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate privileges. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive server-side data when it is accessed by a higher-privileged user.",
"id": "GHSA-xp9q-9vhj-ggp6",
"modified": "2026-08-05T18:31:37Z",
"published": "2026-08-05T18:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7327"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XPCC-CJR7-MGVM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:33 – Updated: 2022-05-24 22:33Improper access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This affects Intel® Smart Sound Technology before versions: 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors, version 3431 and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, version 3349.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-0583"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This affects Intel\u00ae Smart Sound Technology before versions: 10th Generation Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 i7 Processors, version 3431 and 8th Generation Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 Processors, version 3349.",
"id": "GHSA-xpcc-cjr7-mgvm",
"modified": "2022-05-24T22:33:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T22:33:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0583"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00354.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-XPG5-PQGJ-C3MP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:31An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1077, CVE-2020-1086, CVE-2020-1090, CVE-2020-1125, CVE-2020-1139, CVE-2020-1149, CVE-2020-1155, CVE-2020-1156, CVE-2020-1157, CVE-2020-1158, CVE-2020-1164.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-1151"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-21T23:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka \u0027Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\u0027. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1077, CVE-2020-1086, CVE-2020-1090, CVE-2020-1125, CVE-2020-1139, CVE-2020-1149, CVE-2020-1155, CVE-2020-1156, CVE-2020-1157, CVE-2020-1158, CVE-2020-1164.",
"id": "GHSA-xpg5-pqgj-c3mp",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:31:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1151"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1151"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1151"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XPHP-JRMH-9RJJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:44 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:31Microsoft Windows Folder Redirection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-26887"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-11T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Windows Folder Redirection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-xphp-jrmh-9rjj",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:31:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:44:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26887"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26887"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26887"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.