CWE-276
AllowedIncorrect Default Permissions
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
2074 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-WRG8-R7Q6-V974
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-31 00:31 – Updated: 2025-08-05 21:31CVE-2025-49084 is a vulnerability in the management console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.56. Attackers with administrative access can overwrite policy rules without the requisite permissions. The attack complexity is low, attack requirements are present, privileges required are high and no user interaction is required. There is no impact to confidentiality, the impact to integrity is low, and there is no impact to availability. The impact to confidentiality and availability of subsequent systems is high and the impact to the integrity of subsequent systems is low.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-49084"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-31T00:15:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "CVE-2025-49084 is a vulnerability in the management console\nof Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.56. Attackers with administrative\naccess can overwrite policy rules without the requisite permissions. The attack\ncomplexity is low, attack requirements are present, privileges required are\nhigh and no user interaction is required. There is no impact to\nconfidentiality, the impact to integrity is low, and there is no impact to\navailability. The impact to confidentiality and availability of subsequent systems\nis high and the impact to the integrity of subsequent systems is low.",
"id": "GHSA-wrg8-r7q6-v974",
"modified": "2025-08-05T21:31:26Z",
"published": "2025-07-31T00:31:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49084"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2025-49084"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H/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-WRGM-P49W-3HH3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:17ASUSTek ZenBook Pro Due 15 UX582 laptop firmware through 203 has Insecure Permissions that allow attacks by a physically proximate attacker.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-42055"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-18T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "ASUSTek ZenBook Pro Due 15 UX582 laptop firmware through 203 has Insecure Permissions that allow attacks by a physically proximate attacker.",
"id": "GHSA-wrgm-p49w-3hh3",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:17:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42055"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.asus.com/Static_WebPage/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WRJQ-FHGM-M346
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:33SAP ERP Client for E-Bilanz, version - 1.0, installation sets Incorrect default filesystem permissions are set in its installation folder which allows anyone to modify the files in the folder.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-26807"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-10T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "SAP ERP Client for E-Bilanz, version - 1.0, installation sets Incorrect default filesystem permissions are set in its installation folder which allows anyone to modify the files in the folder.",
"id": "GHSA-wrjq-fhgm-m346",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:33:59Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26807"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2971112"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=562725571"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-WRX3-M3PW-XFMV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-12 18:31In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, a privileged attacker can write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-65940"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-12T16:17:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, a privileged attacker can write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.",
"id": "GHSA-wrx3-m3pw-xfmv",
"modified": "2026-08-12T18:31:18Z",
"published": "2026-08-12T18:31:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65940"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.0-Release-Notes.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WRXF-X8RM-6GGG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-04 15:30 – Updated: 2025-06-23 14:22An issue was discovered in Fluent-ui v.1.2.2 allows attackers to gain escalated privileges and execute arbitrary code due to a default password.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "RubyGems",
"name": "fluentd-ui"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-21514"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-11T18:59:49Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-04T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Fluent-ui v.1.2.2 allows attackers to gain escalated privileges and execute arbitrary code due to a default password.",
"id": "GHSA-wrxf-x8rm-6ggg",
"modified": "2025-06-23T14:22:27Z",
"published": "2023-04-04T15:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21514"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/fluent/fluentd-ui/issues/295"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/issues/2722"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/fluent/fluentd-ui"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/fluentd-ui/CVE-2020-21514.yml"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Fluent Fluentd and Fluent-ui use default password"
}
GHSA-WVRJ-CR9G-752F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-10 03:31 – Updated: 2026-04-10 03:31Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This issue affects MagicINFO 9 Server: less than 21.1091.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-25203"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-10T02:16:02Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability\n\n\nThis issue affects MagicINFO 9 Server: less than 21.1091.1.",
"id": "GHSA-wvrj-cr9g-752f",
"modified": "2026-04-10T03:31:10Z",
"published": "2026-04-10T03:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25203"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.samsungtv.com/securityUpdates"
}
],
"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-WWC4-3PRX-5752
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-12 00:30 – Updated: 2023-12-14 18:30An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged user can elevate privileges by running a malicious script (that executes as root from a temporary directory) during install time. (This applies to macOS before 10.15.5, or Security Update 2020-003 on Mojave and High Sierra, Later versions of macOS are not vulnerable.)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3187"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-11T23:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged user can elevate privileges by running a malicious script (that executes as root from a temporary directory) during install time. (This applies to macOS before 10.15.5, or Security Update 2020-003 on Mojave and High Sierra, Later versions of macOS are not vulnerable.)",
"id": "GHSA-wwc4-3prx-5752",
"modified": "2023-12-14T18:30:19Z",
"published": "2023-12-12T00:30:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3187"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-WWCH-CMQR-HHRM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-26 16:10A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "ansible-runner"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.1.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-3701"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-09-01T22:18:53Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-23T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.",
"id": "GHSA-wwch-cmqr-hhrm",
"modified": "2024-11-26T16:10:02Z",
"published": "2022-08-24T00:00:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3701"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commits"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible-runner/PYSEC-2022-43067.yaml"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations"
}
GHSA-WWP5-7982-8X96
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-29 00:31 – Updated: 2026-08-08 03:31The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.
This issue affects Mobile VPN with SSL Client: from 11.0 through 12.11.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-2781"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-28T23:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client on Windows does not properly configure directory permissions when installed in a non-default directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable system.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Mobile VPN with SSL Client: from 11.0 through 12.11.",
"id": "GHSA-wwp5-7982-8x96",
"modified": "2026-08-08T03:31:10Z",
"published": "2025-03-29T00:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2781"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2025-2781"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00004"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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-WX63-XFHG-5C9G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-18 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-18 18:30IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to change installation files due to incorrect file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 263332.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-40363"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-18T18:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to change installation files due to incorrect file permission settings. IBM X-Force ID: 263332.",
"id": "GHSA-wx63-xfhg-5c9g",
"modified": "2023-11-18T18:30:17Z",
"published": "2023-11-18T18:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40363"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263332"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7070742"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-1
The architecture needs to access and modification attributes for files to only those users who actually require those actions.
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-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.
CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing
An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering
Web Logs Tampering attacks involve an attacker injecting, deleting or otherwise tampering with the contents of web logs typically for the purposes of masking other malicious behavior. Additionally, writing malicious data to log files may target jobs, filters, reports, and other agents that process the logs in an asynchronous attack pattern. This pattern of attack is similar to "Log Injection-Tampering-Forging" except that in this case, the attack is targeting the logs of the web server and not the application.