CWE-276
AllowedIncorrect Default Permissions
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
2034 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-424M-Q6QV-VMPP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-10 18:30 – Updated: 2025-09-10 18:30Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) 19.19 and 19.20, Hyper-V contain(s) an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-43887"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-10T16:15:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, version(s) 19.19 and 19.20, Hyper-V contain(s) an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-424m-q6qv-vmpp",
"modified": "2025-09-10T18:30:15Z",
"published": "2025-09-10T18:30:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43887"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000367456/dsa-2025-326-security-update-for-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-multiple-security-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"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-429G-77C6-6P2V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-28 00:32 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-24174"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-27T22:15:20Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.",
"id": "GHSA-429g-77c6-6p2v",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:32:29Z",
"published": "2025-01-28T00:32:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24174"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-42R4-FFJV-M633
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-28 15:30 – Updated: 2022-12-01 21:30Vulnerability in the HQSwSmiDxe DXE driver on some consumer Acer Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify UEFI Secure Boot settings by modifying an NVRAM variable.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-4020"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-11-28T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the HQSwSmiDxe DXE driver on some consumer Acer Notebook devices may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify UEFI Secure Boot settings by modifying an NVRAM variable.",
"id": "GHSA-42r4-ffjv-m633",
"modified": "2022-12-01T21:30:20Z",
"published": "2022-11-28T15:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4020"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/15520-security-vulnerability-regarding-vulnerability-that-may-allow-changes-to-secure-boot-settings"
}
],
"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-43MF-CPWF-CHP9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-04 12:30 – Updated: 2023-01-10 18:30In network service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-39081"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276",
"CWE-77",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-04T10:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In network service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.",
"id": "GHSA-43mf-cpwf-chp9",
"modified": "2023-01-10T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2023-01-04T12:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39081"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1610118225591336001"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-43MP-RW63-XF4Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 02:03 – Updated: 2024-01-25 21:32SilverCity before 0.9.5-r1 installs (1) cgi-styler-form.py, (2) cgi-styler.py, and (3) source2html.py with read and write world permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2005-1941"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2005-06-08T04:00:00Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "SilverCity before 0.9.5-r1 installs (1) cgi-styler-form.py, (2) cgi-styler.py, and (3) source2html.py with read and write world permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-43mp-rw63-xf4q",
"modified": "2024-01-25T21:32:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T02:03:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1941"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93558"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/15632"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1014153"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-05.xml"
}
],
"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-456G-PVM5-MVGM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:58 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:17The Simpolio theme 1.3.2 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on option updates.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-9474"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-10T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Simpolio theme 1.3.2 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on option updates.",
"id": "GHSA-456g-pvm5-mvgm",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:17:01Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:58:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9474"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8061"
}
],
"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-4599-7962-C7JC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-17 21:32 – Updated: 2025-07-17 21:32An incorrect permissions vulnerability was reported in Elliptic Labs Virtual Lock Sensor that could allow a local, authenticated user to escalate privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-0886"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-17T20:15:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An incorrect permissions vulnerability was reported in Elliptic Labs Virtual Lock Sensor that could allow a local, authenticated user to escalate privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-4599-7962-c7jc",
"modified": "2025-07-17T21:32:15Z",
"published": "2025-07-17T21:32:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0886"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-182738"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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-4639-7GFM-29P2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-15 00:30 – Updated: 2024-02-15 00:30An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in LXD. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-49721"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-14T22:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in LXD. This allows an OS-resident attacker to bypass Secure Boot.",
"id": "GHSA-4639-7gfm-29p2",
"modified": "2024-02-15T00:30:30Z",
"published": "2024-02-15T00:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48733"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49721"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/edk2/+bug/2040137"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/2040139"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/14/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-465C-WRVR-54XG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-03 21:31 – Updated: 2025-02-04 15:31Polycom RealPresence Group 500 <=20 has Insecure Permissions due to automatically loaded cookies. This allows for the use of administrator functions, resulting in the leakage of sensitive user information.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22918"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200",
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-03T21:15:15Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Polycom RealPresence Group 500 \u003c=20 has Insecure Permissions due to automatically loaded cookies. This allows for the use of administrator functions, resulting in the leakage of sensitive user information.",
"id": "GHSA-465c-wrvr-54xg",
"modified": "2025-02-04T15:31:36Z",
"published": "2025-02-03T21:31:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22918"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/MinggongKs/Polycom/blob/main/README.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-46PF-6W9R-96R9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-13 15:31 – Updated: 2024-11-13 15:31grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-49504"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-13T15:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks.",
"id": "GHSA-46pf-6w9r-96r9",
"modified": "2024-11-13T15:31:37Z",
"published": "2024-11-13T15:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49504"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2024-49504"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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"
}
]
}
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.