CWE-272
AllowedLeast Privilege Violation
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.
68 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-29RW-JX9G-7H6H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-20 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:36Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder creation vulnerability during installation. A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the operating system with high privileges.
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"CVE-2023-28047"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-20T07:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "\nDell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder creation vulnerability during installation. A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the operating system with high privileges.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-29rw-jx9g-7h6h",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:36:35Z",
"published": "2023-04-20T09:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28047"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000211727/dsa-2023"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2RFR-R5FG-2857
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-16 03:30 – Updated: 2026-09-08 09:35Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot). For exploitation, there must have been an unprivileged installation with UAC, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must be installed, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must not have been restarted. In this scenario, the local user can navigate from Import License to a privileged instance of Windows Explorer.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-47809"
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"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-16T01:15:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Wibu CodeMeter before 8.30a sometimes allows privilege escalation immediately after installation (before a logoff or reboot). For exploitation, there must have been an unprivileged installation with UAC, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must be installed, and the CodeMeter Control Center component must not have been restarted. In this scenario, the local user can navigate from Import License to a privileged instance of Windows Explorer.",
"id": "GHSA-2rfr-r5fg-2857",
"modified": "2026-09-08T09:35:27Z",
"published": "2025-05-16T03:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47809"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-201595.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-331739.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wibu.com/support/security-advisories/wibu-100120.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3J55-8X3W-Q728
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-18 21:31Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.20.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of Service and Elevation of Privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-49500"
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"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-18T20:17:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell Alienware Command Center (AWCC), versions prior to 6.14.20.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of Service and Elevation of Privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-3j55-8x3w-q728",
"modified": "2026-08-18T21:31:50Z",
"published": "2026-08-18T21:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49500"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501384/dsa-2026-334-security-update-for-dell-alienware-command-center-6-x-for-multiple-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5PGQ-563R-5Q77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-06 09:31 – Updated: 2023-04-12 21:30Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder deletion vulnerability during uninstallation A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the operating system with high privileges.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-28046"
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"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-06T07:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Dell Display Manager, versions 2.1.0 and prior, contains an arbitrary file or folder deletion vulnerability during uninstallation A local low privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the operating system with high privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-5pgq-563r-5q77",
"modified": "2023-04-12T21:30:21Z",
"published": "2023-04-06T09:31:03Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28046"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000211727/dsa-2023"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-68F4-W7QC-9J4C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-09 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-09 18:32Dell 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 a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-79944"
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"CWE-272"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-09T16:17:08Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"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 a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.",
"id": "GHSA-68f4-w7qc-9j4c",
"modified": "2026-09-09T18:32:03Z",
"published": "2026-09-09T18:32:03Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79944"
},
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"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"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8M7H-PJWW-W469
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-20 15:34 – Updated: 2026-08-20 15:34HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by a least privileges violation which could allow an attacker to access the resource with the elevated privilege that could not be accessed with the attacker's original privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62299"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-20T13:16:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by a least privileges violation which could allow an attacker to access the resource with the elevated privilege that could not be accessed with the attacker\u0027s original privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-8m7h-pjww-w469",
"modified": "2026-08-20T15:34:16Z",
"published": "2026-08-20T15:34:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0132456"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8Q44-9G8Q-JMQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-22 12:30 – Updated: 2024-03-22 12:30Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mk_oracle, mk_oracle.ps1, and mk_oracle_crs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-0638"
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"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-22T11:15:46Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Least privilege violation in the Checkmk agent plugins mk_oracle, mk_oracle.ps1, and mk_oracle_crs before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-8q44-9g8q-jmqv",
"modified": "2024-03-22T12:30:45Z",
"published": "2024-03-22T12:30:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0638"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://checkmk.com/werk/16232"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8WPC-X9XG-9Q94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-07 00:31 – Updated: 2026-10-07 00:31In sshd in OpenSSH through 10.6, in certain environments such as QNX 6 and SCO OpenServer 5, sshd-session can unexpectedly have root privileges. This is related to the GatewayPorts and StreamLocalForwarding configuration options, and lack of support for file-descriptor passing and unprivileged allocation of PTY devices.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-106589"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T22:17:06Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "In sshd in OpenSSH through 10.6, in certain environments such as QNX 6 and SCO OpenServer 5, sshd-session can unexpectedly have root privileges. This is related to the GatewayPorts and StreamLocalForwarding configuration options, and lack of support for file-descriptor passing and unprivileged allocation of PTY devices.",
"id": "GHSA-8wpc-x9xg-9q94",
"modified": "2026-10-07T00:31:36Z",
"published": "2026-10-07T00:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106589"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.6"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-9242-G69W-GF26
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-14 06:34 – Updated: 2024-07-04 06:35Toshiba printers contain a suidperl binary and it has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can get root privileges. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-27165"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-272"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-14T04:15:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Toshiba printers contain a suidperl binary and it has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can get root privileges. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.",
"id": "GHSA-9242-g69w-gf26",
"modified": "2024-07-04T06:35:04Z",
"published": "2024-06-14T06:34:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27165"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97136265/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20240531_01.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.toshibatec.com/information/pdf/information20240531_01.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/1"
}
],
"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-92MG-7Q42-FFQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-16 18:31 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:31In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.11.1 excessive privileges were possible due to storing GitHub personal access token instead of an installation token
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-68267"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-16T16:16:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In JetBrains TeamCity before 2025.11.1 excessive privileges were possible due to storing GitHub personal access token instead of an installation token",
"id": "GHSA-92mg-7q42-ffqv",
"modified": "2025-12-16T18:31:32Z",
"published": "2025-12-16T18:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68267"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"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-46
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.