CWE-863
Allowed-with-ReviewIncorrect Authorization
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
5552 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FQP8-5P4X-F5MW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-09 21:30 – Updated: 2023-02-21 18:30Improper authorization vulnerability in semAddPublicDnsAddr in WifiSevice prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to set custom DNS server without permission via binding WifiService.
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"id": "GHSA-fqp8-5p4x-f5mw",
"modified": "2023-02-21T18:30:25Z",
"published": "2023-02-09T21:30:29Z",
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"url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023\u0026month=01"
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GHSA-FQRQ-XMXJ-V47X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-19 15:31 – Updated: 2025-03-19 21:52Mattermost versions 9.11.x <= 9.11.8 fail to properly perform authorization of the Viewer role which allows an attacker with the Viewer role configured with No Access to Reporting to still view team and site statistics.
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"id": "GHSA-fqrq-xmxj-v47x",
"modified": "2025-03-19T21:52:47Z",
"published": "2025-03-19T15:31:45Z",
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"summary": "Mattermost Fails to Properly Perform Viewer Role Authorization"
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GHSA-FQV9-V548-XMQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-17 06:31 – Updated: 2025-12-17 06:31ListCheck.exe developed by Acer has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Authenticated local attackers can replace ListCheck.exe with a malicious executable of the same name, which will be executed by the system and result in privilege escalation.
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"details": "ListCheck.exe developed by Acer has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Authenticated local attackers can replace ListCheck.exe with a malicious executable of the same name, which will be executed by the system and result in privilege escalation.",
"id": "GHSA-fqv9-v548-xmqm",
"modified": "2025-12-17T06:31:24Z",
"published": "2025-12-17T06:31:24Z",
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"url": "https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10581-16346-2.html"
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GHSA-FQW4-MPH7-2VR8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-27 22:29 – Updated: 2026-03-27 22:29Summary
Gateway local shared-auth reconnect silently widens paired device scope from operator.read to operator.admin and reach node RCE
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Affected versions:
<= 2026.3.24 - First patched version:
2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time:
2026.3.24
Details
Silent local shared-auth reconnects could previously auto-approve scope-upgrade requests and widen a paired device from operator.read to operator.admin. Commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 blocks silent reconnect scope upgrades so widened scopes require an explicit pairing approval instead of an implicit local reconnect path.
Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229.
Fix Commit(s)
81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229
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GHSA-FR22-5377-F3P7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-24 09:30 – Updated: 2025-04-24 16:09Mattermost versions 10.4.x <= 10.4.2, 10.5.x <= 10.5.0, 9.11.x <= 9.11.10 fail to properly validate permissions for the API endpoint /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/signal/keywords/ignore-thread, allowing any user or attacker to delete posts containing actions created by the Playbooks bot, even without channel access or appropriate permissions.
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GHSA-FR28-G84Q-2JVR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:16 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01The Safari app extension bundled with 1Password for Mac 7.7.0 through 7.8.x before 7.8.7 is vulnerable to authorization bypass. By targeting a vulnerable component of this extension, a malicious web page could read a subset of 1Password vault items that would normally be fillable by the user on that web page. These items are usernames and passwords for vault items associated with its domain, usernames and passwords without a domain association, credit cards, and contact items. (1Password must be unlocked for these items to be accessible, but no further user interaction is required.)
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"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:41Z",
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"url": "https://support.1password.com/kb/202109"
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GHSA-FR2R-2PC4-H4F4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-04 18:32 – Updated: 2024-12-04 21:30Incorrect authorization in the permission component in Devolutions Server 2024.3.7.0 and earlier allows an authenticated user to view the password history of an entry without the view password permission.
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"details": "Incorrect authorization in the permission component in Devolutions Server 2024.3.7.0 and earlier allows an authenticated user to view the password history of an entry without the view password permission.",
"id": "GHSA-fr2r-2pc4-h4f4",
"modified": "2024-12-04T21:30:52Z",
"published": "2024-12-04T18:32:36Z",
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GHSA-FR4C-CH83-R968
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-03 00:30 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33The postjournal service in Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) before 8.8.15 Patch 46, 9 before 9.0.0 Patch 41, 10 before 10.0.9, and 10.1 before 10.1.1 sometimes allows unauthenticated users to execute commands.
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"id": "GHSA-fr4c-ch83-r968",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:33:07Z",
"published": "2024-10-03T00:30:41Z",
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GHSA-FR55-95RR-VM5X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-11 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-11 18:31OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a tool policy bypass vulnerability allowing bundled MCP and LSP tools to circumvent configured tool restrictions. Attackers with local agent access can append restricted tools to the effective tool set after policy filtering, bypassing profile policies, allow/deny lists, owner-only restrictions, sandbox policies, and subagent policies.
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"id": "GHSA-fr55-95rr-vm5x",
"modified": "2026-05-11T18:31:47Z",
"published": "2026-05-11T18:31:47Z",
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GHSA-FR5V-RGRP-GHW9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:20 – Updated: 2022-07-15 00:00An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an attacker to perform any operations allowed by the EC2 role in AWS. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8 VM-Series firewalls. Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-10T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an attacker to perform any operations allowed by the EC2 role in AWS. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8 VM-Series firewalls. Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-fr5v-rgrp-ghw9",
"modified": "2022-07-15T00:00:16Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:20:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3062"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3062"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
Mitigation
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) [REF-229] to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
- Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
Mitigation
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor [REF-7].
Mitigation MIT-4.4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
Mitigation
- For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page.
- One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
Mitigation
Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.