CWE-276
AllowedIncorrect Default Permissions
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
2085 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-57RX-38PP-C45G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-27 21:32 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could disclose sensitive information to a local user to do improper permission controls. IBM X-Force ID: 261195.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38368"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-27T19:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 could disclose sensitive information to a local user to do improper permission controls. IBM X-Force ID: 261195.",
"id": "GHSA-57rx-38pp-c45g",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:50Z",
"published": "2024-06-27T21:32:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38368"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158790"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-57VH-RHQR-CFFH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-09 09:30 – Updated: 2023-12-13 00:30Insecure File Permissions in Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allow attackers to write to configuration files from low-privileged user accounts.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-28870"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-12-09T07:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Insecure File Permissions in Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allow attackers to write to configuration files from low-privileged user accounts.",
"id": "GHSA-57vh-rhqr-cffh",
"modified": "2023-12-13T00:30:37Z",
"published": "2023-12-09T09:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28870"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://herolab.usd.de/en/security-advisories/usd-2022-0004"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5828-HC43-9J7X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-25 18:30 – Updated: 2024-10-25 21:31OvalEdge 5.2.8.0 and earlier is affected by an Account Takeover vulnerability via a POST request to /profile/updateProfile via the userId and email parameters. Authentication is required.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-30355"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-25T16:15:08Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "OvalEdge 5.2.8.0 and earlier is affected by an Account Takeover vulnerability via a POST request to /profile/updateProfile via the userId and email parameters. Authentication is required.",
"id": "GHSA-5828-hc43-9j7x",
"modified": "2024-10-25T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2024-10-25T18:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30355"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cve.offsecguy.com/ovaledge/vulnerabilities/account-takeover#cve-2022-30355"
}
],
"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-583V-34RX-WGXX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-23 03:32 – Updated: 2025-10-23 18:31Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC driver on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC driver: from 1.0.0 through 2.0.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-11575"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-23T01:15:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC driver on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC driver: from 1.0.0 through 2.0.0.",
"id": "GHSA-583v-34rx-wgxx",
"modified": "2025-10-23T18:31:14Z",
"published": "2025-10-23T03:32:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11575"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/release-notes/sql"
}
],
"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:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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-589Q-75R3-MFQ4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:23 – Updated: 2023-07-20 11:13SilverStripe 4.5.0 allows attackers to read certain records that should not have been placed into a result set. This affects silverstripe/recipe-cms. The automatic permission-checking mechanism in the silverstripe/graphql module does not provide complete protection against lists that are limited (e.g., through pagination), resulting in records that should have failed a permission check being added to the final result set. GraphQL endpoints are configured by default (e.g., for assets), but the admin/graphql endpoint is access protected by default. This limits the vulnerability to all authenticated users, including those with limited permissions (e.g., where viewing records exposed through admin/graphql requires administrator permissions). However, if custom GraphQL endpoints have been configured for a specific implementation (usually under /graphql), this vulnerability could also be exploited through unauthenticated requests. This vulnerability only applies to reading records; it does not allow unauthorised changing of records.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "silverstripe/recipe-cms"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.5.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "silverstripe/graphql"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.2.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-6165"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-20T11:13:08Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-15T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "SilverStripe 4.5.0 allows attackers to read certain records that should not have been placed into a result set. This affects silverstripe/recipe-cms. The automatic permission-checking mechanism in the silverstripe/graphql module does not provide complete protection against lists that are limited (e.g., through pagination), resulting in records that should have failed a permission check being added to the final result set. GraphQL endpoints are configured by default (e.g., for assets), but the admin/graphql endpoint is access protected by default. This limits the vulnerability to all authenticated users, including those with limited permissions (e.g., where viewing records exposed through admin/graphql requires administrator permissions). However, if custom GraphQL endpoints have been configured for a specific implementation (usually under /graphql), this vulnerability could also be exploited through unauthenticated requests. This vulnerability only applies to reading records; it does not allow unauthorised changing of records.",
"id": "GHSA-589q-75r3-mfq4",
"modified": "2023-07-20T11:13:08Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:23:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6165"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/4/changelogs/4.5.3/?_ga=2.170693920.105499209.1689776417-708940272.1689776417"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/4/changelogs/4.6.0/?_ga=2.170693920.105499209.1689776417-708940272.1689776417"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/graphql/CVE-2020-6165.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2020-6165"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Silverstripe has Incorrect Default Permissions "
}
GHSA-58J4-VM73-HGVH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-22 15:30 – Updated: 2026-06-22 15:30Incorrect default permissions in ArubaSign, affecting versions prior to v4.6.6. The vulnerability is caused by the assignment of inappropriate permissions during the software’s default installation, whereby the main executable and other programme files located in C:\Program Files have excessive permissions for the ‘Everyone’ group. This could allow an unprivileged user to replace the main executable and/or its components with a malicious file, thereby enabling the execution of arbitrary code. In the worst-case scenario, if the malicious code is executed with elevated privileges (such as those of Administrator or SYSTEM), the attacker could escalate privileges and gain full control of the system, compromising both security and data integrity.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-12602"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-22T14:16:27Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Incorrect default permissions in ArubaSign, affecting versions prior to v4.6.6. The vulnerability is caused by the assignment of inappropriate permissions during the software\u2019s default installation, whereby the main executable and other programme files located in C:\\Program Files have excessive permissions for the \u2018Everyone\u2019 group. This could allow an unprivileged user to replace the main executable and/or its components with a malicious file, thereby enabling the execution of arbitrary code. In the worst-case scenario, if the malicious code is executed with elevated privileges (such as those of Administrator or SYSTEM), the attacker could escalate privileges and gain full control of the system, compromising both security and data integrity.",
"id": "GHSA-58j4-vm73-hgvh",
"modified": "2026-06-22T15:30:43Z",
"published": "2026-06-22T15:30:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12602"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/incorrect-permissions-arubasign-aruba"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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-58JH-XRF3-5PP9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-04 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:48An issue was discovered in GeoVision GV-Edge Recording Manager 2.2.3.0 for windows, which contains improper permissions within the default installation and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and gain escalated privileges.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-23059"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-04T20:15:09Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in GeoVision GV-Edge Recording Manager 2.2.3.0 for windows, which contains improper permissions within the default installation and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and gain escalated privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-58jh-xrf3-5pp9",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:48:08Z",
"published": "2023-05-04T21:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23059"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172141/GV-Edge-Recording-Manager-2.2.3.0-Privilege-Escalation.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://geovision.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://gv-edge.com"
}
],
"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-58JP-6F6M-4V4F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-20 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-20 18:31Incorrect default permissions vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.
This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-8487"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-20T16:16:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Incorrect default permissions vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.\n\nThis issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.",
"id": "GHSA-58jp-6f6m-4v4f",
"modified": "2026-05-20T18:31:35Z",
"published": "2026-05-20T18:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8487"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.progress.com/bundle/moveit-automation-release-notes-2026/page/Fixed-Issues-2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5946-MPW5-PQXX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-21 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-13 18:30An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it's trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "cobbler"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.3.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-45083"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-03-08T18:49:35Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-20T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it\u0027s trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.",
"id": "GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx",
"modified": "2024-09-13T18:30:44Z",
"published": "2022-02-21T00:00:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45083"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/2945"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/10b2112db83fedfc391e900edfedc2b4e507d3f7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193671"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cobbler/PYSEC-2022-38.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEJN7CPW6YCHBFQPFZKGA6AVA6T5NPIW"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5CSXQE7Q4TVDQJKFYBO4XDH3BZ7BLAR"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCXMOUW4DH4DYWIJN44SMSU6R3CZDZBE"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/3"
}
],
"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:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler"
}
GHSA-595X-PQ6P-X7X2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:58 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:13Kramer VIAware 2.5.0719.1034 has Incorrect Access Control.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-17124"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-276"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-09T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Kramer VIAware 2.5.0719.1034 has Incorrect Access Control.",
"id": "GHSA-595x-pq6p-x7x2",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:13:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:58:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17124"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/hessandrew/CVE-2019-17124"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166541/Kramer-VIAware-2.5.0719.1034-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
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.