Privilege Escalation
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An out-of-bounds write in the Android kernel's printf implementation allows an attacker who already holds System-level privileges on the device to corrupt kernel memory and escalate further, typically to kernel/root context, by supplying improperly validated input to the affected formatting routine. Exploitation is local only and requires high privileges (CVSS 3.1 6.7, AV:L/PR:H/UI:N), so a malicious app running as System would be needed rather than a remote attacker. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the issue is fixed in Google's September 2026 Pixel/Android security bulletin.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel's address remapping code (addr_remap_address_map in remap.c) allows an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges to further elevate their access on the device. The flaw is a logic error in mapping validation that constitutes a protection-mechanism failure (CWE-693); successful exploitation requires local access and high privileges (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N), with no user interaction, and yields high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) status; EPSS is negligible at 0.12% (2nd percentile), and fixes are bundled into Google's 2026-09-01 Android/Pixel security bulletin, making this a genuine but bounded issue rather than a top-tier emergency.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel lets an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges bypass a permission check and extend that access further on affected Pixel devices covered by the September 2026 Android Security Bulletin. The flaw is a logic error in permission handling (CWE-693) that requires no user interaction but is gated behind the high precondition of pre-existing System execution context (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 6.7), making it a privilege-boundary bypass chained after an initial compromise rather than a standalone entry point. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, there is no CISA KEV listing, and EPSS is low at 0.13% (3rd percentile), consistent with an assessment of a genuinely low-priority, locally-scoped issue.
Local privilege escalation in the Android bootloader lets a caller that already holds System execution privileges bypass a missing permission check and reach higher-privileged bootloader operations on affected Android devices. The CVSS vector (AV:L/PR:H/UI:N) makes clear this is a second-stage escalation that requires both local access and an existing high-privileged foothold, not a remote or unprivileged-app vector, and it needs no user interaction. Google resolves it through the September 2026 Android/Pixel security bulletin; EPSS is very low (0.11%, 2nd percentile) and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in Google Android's image authentication service (image-auth-srv.c) allows a component that already holds System execution privileges to abuse a logic error in the gsa_sw_pk_hash_compare public-key hash-comparison routine, achieving escalation into a more trusted execution context. The flaw is reachable only locally (AV:L) and requires high privileges (PR:H) with no user interaction (UI:N), so it is not an initial-access or remote vector. Exploitability signals are weak: EPSS is 0.12% (2nd percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; the practical risk is a defense-in-depth weakness affecting Pixel/Android builds that ship the affected image authentication service.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel's ac_init_one_sswrp() initialization routine (init.c) allows an attacker who already holds System execution privileges on an affected Android/Pixel device to escalate further by abusing a logic error in the code, with no user interaction required. Because the assessed vector is AV:L/PR:H, this is a post-compromise escalation primitive rather than a remote or unauthenticated entry point - the pre-existing System-level foothold is the primary limiting factor, which sharply narrows realistic exploitation to attackers who have already breached a highly privileged process. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing was identified at time of analysis, EPSS is very low (0.12%, roughly the 2nd percentile), and Google has shipped a fix in the September 2026 Pixel bulletin (2026-09-01) - consistent with a genuine but low-priority issue.
Local privilege escalation in the Android Bootloader lets an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges (PR:H) bypass a missing permission check on an exposed bootloader interface and escalate to higher integrity, confidentiality, and availability impact on the device. Exploitation is local only (AV:L), requires no user interaction (UI:N), and is confined to post-compromise escalation of a privilege boundary on affected Pixel/Android firmware, which is why the assessed severity is moderate (CVSS 6.7) despite high C/I/A ratings. EPSS is very low at 0.12% (2nd percentile), no public exploit code exists, and there is no confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) at time of analysis; Google's September 2026 Pixel security bulletin covers the fix.
Privilege escalation in Secomea GateManager 11.5 and 11.4.625515072 allows an authenticated, low-privileged user (CVSS PR:L) to reach data or functionality that should be reserved for higher-privileged roles, resulting in a high confidentiality impact (C:H/I:N/A:N). Secomea has released fixed builds — 11.6 and 11.4.626194074 or later — and the flaw is rooted in CWE-280, improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry has been identified in the supplied intelligence, and no EPSS score was provided, so real-world exploitation activity is currently unconfirmed.
Processing maliciously crafted web content in Apple's WebKit-based browser stack can disclose sensitive user information across Safari 27, iOS/iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 and earlier. Apple classifies the root cause as an improper privilege management (permissions) issue and fixed it by removing the vulnerable code rather than adding a check, per the vendor advisories referenced for CVE-2026-64753. Real-world urgency is currently low: EPSS is 0.14% (4th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing or public exploit identified at time of analysis, and CISA's SSVC assessment is exploitation:none / automatable:no / technical impact:partial, while a vendor patch is already available.
Privilege escalation in October CMS 3.x and 4.x lets an authenticated backend user who holds CMS markup editing rights break out of the Twig Safe Mode sandbox and impersonate an existing superuser. The bypass chains two weaknesses: the Laravel session store is handed to Twig templates with unrestricted method access, and raw SQL methods (selectRaw, whereRaw, orderByRaw, joinSub) leak through Eloquent's __call forwarding so a template can run arbitrary queries and then overwrite the admin_auth session key. Publicly available exploit code exists, but exploitation requires cms.safe_mode to be explicitly enabled, a deliberately untrusted markup editor account, and a pre-existing superuser whose session can be forged — a combination that October CMS states does not occur in standard production deployments.
An out-of-bounds read in the SSSD NSS responder allows any local user who can reach the responder's UNIX socket to crash the process by sending a specially crafted service lookup request, degrading local name/service resolution on the host. Only SSSD deployments shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10 and OpenShift Container Platform 4 nodes are listed as affected by the vendor CPE data, and the flaw requires local socket access rather than network reach. There is no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing; SSVC records exploitation as 'none' and the issue carries a modest CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0 (availability impact only).
Privilege escalation in Soarkey StudentManagement allows unauthenticated remote attackers to self-assign arbitrary privilege levels during account registration by manipulating the `level` POST parameter in the Registration Workflow handled by `RegisterServlet.doPost`. An attacker can register a standard user account but set their privilege level to administrator, gaining unauthorized access to elevated functionality such as student record management. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists via GitHub issue #35, and SSVC classifies this as automatable with partial technical impact.
Out-of-bounds write in the Samsung Exynos Display Processing Unit (DPU) kernel driver enables a local low-privileged attacker to corrupt kernel memory and potentially escalate privileges on devices running Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600 mobile processors. The flaw stems from missing input length validation in the color mode LUT (Look-Up Table) parsing path of the DPU driver, allowing attacker-controlled data to overflow a kernel buffer. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the Samsung semiconductor advisory page confirms the issue and implies a patch is available.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can register accounts with elevated (administrator) privileges in jaychouchannel Tourism-Management-System by manipulating the UsersEntity parameter during registration, bypassing role assignment controls. The commit diff reveals a broader scope than the description implies: at least 12 controller classes (ChatmessageController, multiple Discuss* controllers, ForumController, FriendController, FriendlinkController, NewsController, NewstypeController, StoreupController) had security() endpoints decorated with @IgnoreAuth, making those endpoints callable without any authentication. Publicly available exploit code exists; no active exploitation confirmed in CISA KEV.
Privilege escalation via mass assignment in lenve vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT allows an authenticated remote user to manipulate restricted fields - including role or privilege-level attributes - through the HrInfoController.updateHr endpoint by injecting unexpected parameters alongside the Password argument in HrMapper.xml. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege management (CWE-266), enabling a low-privilege HR system user to elevate their own account permissions without authorization. A public proof-of-concept has been disclosed; no vendor patch is available and the vendor has not responded to the disclosure.
Privilege escalation in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 allows authenticated members to obtain higher-tier memberships without paying the correct price. The plugin's PayPal IPN (Instant Payment Notification) handler accepts the membership level asserted in the payment notification without verifying it matches the level configured for the specific payment button that was purchased, enabling a low-cost membership purchase to be fraudulently upgraded to any higher tier. A publicly available exploit exists, and vendor patch 4.7.8 resolves the issue.
Improper privilege management in xxl-job admin up to version 3.4.2 exposes the `loadById` endpoint of `JobGroupController.java` to unauthorized access by low-privileged authenticated users, leaking executor group configuration data. The vulnerability resides in the admin web interface's job group management controller and allows users who should lack access to read job group details via direct endpoint calls. A public proof-of-concept exploit exists; no vendor patch has been released following disclosure, as the vendor did not respond.
Privilege escalation to root on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM is achievable by an authenticated low-privileged user who simultaneously holds a man-in-the-middle position on the adjacent network segment. The underlying flaw is argument injection (CWE-88), allowing the attacker to manipulate command-line arguments processed by the Broker VM to gain root-level code execution on the appliance. No public exploit has been identified (CVSS 4.0 E:U, Urgency: Amber), and Palo Alto Networks has published an advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com.
Multiple local privilege escalation flaws in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App on Windows, macOS, and Linux allow any authenticated local user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM or root. The root cause is CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), a class of vulnerability commonly manifesting as DLL search-order hijacking or PATH manipulation that the privileged VPN client process follows. No public exploit is known at time of analysis, and Palo Alto has released fixed versions; iOS, Android, and ChromeOS deployments are explicitly not affected.
Privilege escalation in the HPE Aruba ClearPass OnGuard agent enables an authenticated network-accessible attacker with low privileges to elevate to root on the affected deployment. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms low-complexity network exploitation requiring no user interaction, making it straightforward to weaponize for any attacker who holds even a basic account on the system. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; HPE has published advisory hpesbnw05130en_us, which presumably details affected versions and remediation.
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance (prior to 5.36.00.16) and Application (prior to 5.36.00.00) contain a CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges flaw in which internal components operate with OS-level permissions exceeding what their function requires, allowing a locally authenticated high-privileged attacker to perform unauthorized modifications to system integrity and availability. The affected products are Dell's enterprise remote support gateway platform used to facilitate secure ProSupport connectivity in production environments. No public exploit code has been identified and the CVSS 3.4 Low rating reflects the substantial access prerequisites - local access and a pre-existing high-privilege account - sharply limiting opportunistic exploitation potential.
Permission control bypass in HarmonyOS 6.1.0's app lock module allows a local low-privileged user to circumvent locking protections and read content belonging to locked applications. The flaw is rooted in CWE-264, indicating improper enforcement of permission restrictions within the module. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, but the C:H CVSS impact signal indicates full confidentiality exposure to locked app data once exploited locally.
Permission control bypass in the Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI Settings module allows an attacker with physical access to a device to read confidential data from a protected scope beyond the Settings component. The vulnerability affects HarmonyOS versions 4.0.0 through 4.3.3 and EMUI versions 14.0.0 through 16.0.0, as confirmed by Huawei PSIRT via the September 2026 security bulletin. The CVSS scope-change indicator (S:C) signals that successfully exploiting the flaw grants access to confidential resources outside the Settings module itself, though integrity and availability are unaffected. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
Permission control weakness in the HarmonyOS window module allows a local attacker to bypass access restrictions and read protected service data on HarmonyOS 6.1.0 devices. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N) confirms local-only exploitation with high attack complexity, substantially limiting reach. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog; the primary concern is confidentiality exposure on unpatched consumer and laptop devices.
Untrusted Search Path exploitation in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader allows a local attacker who already holds high privileges to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive confidential data under specific, attacker-uncontrollable environmental conditions. Affected products include Acrobat 2024 (≤24.001.30383), Acrobat Reader, and Adobe Acrobat (both ≤26.002.21900), per EUVD-2026-74105 and Adobe advisory APSB26-141. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; exploitation mandates a victim open a malicious file and requires conditions beyond the attacker's direct control.
Local privilege escalation in the Windows File History Service exploits an integer underflow (CWE-191) that allows an already-privileged local attacker to gain full system-level access on affected Windows 10, 11, and Server 2016/2019 builds. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H) reflects that exploitation requires both high local privileges and complex conditions, significantly tempering real-world threat despite the complete C/I/A impact values. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches covering all affected build families.
Privilege escalation via out-of-bounds read in the Windows USB Mass Storage Class Driver affects virtually every supported Windows release, from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1. An attacker with physical access to the target machine can connect a specially crafted USB storage device to trigger the kernel-mode memory flaw, potentially achieving complete system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H per CVSS). No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches covering all affected version branches.
Improper access control (CWE-284) in Fortinet FortiSOAR allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate their privileges within the platform via an undisclosed attack vector. Both PaaS and on-premise deployments across FortiSOAR versions 7.3 through 7.6.6 are affected. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis; the Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-26-164 is the sole authoritative source.
Privilege escalation in AlgoSec Horizon Security Analyzer (versions A33.10/A33.20/A33.30 on Linux 64-bit) allows a low-privileged local user to gain elevated - likely root - access by injecting malicious parameters into a command approved in the sudoers file. The root cause (CWE-266, Improper Privilege Management) is insufficient restriction of arguments permitted when invoking the sudo-approved command, enabling a classic parameter injection attack. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the Product Catalog Enquiry for WooCommerce by MultiVendorX WordPress plugin (versions <= 6.1.4) permits remote unauthenticated attackers to invoke restricted plugin functionality without holding any site credentials. The root cause is incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), where specific plugin endpoints fail to enforce proper capability checks before executing sensitive actions. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the CVE does not appear in CISA KEV; however, the zero-authentication, low-complexity network vector makes automated scanning and opportunistic abuse straightforward against any WooCommerce site running the affected plugin.
Improper privilege management in mocknest-serverless 0.9.0 exposes AWS IAM role assumption to unauthorized escalation through a hardcoded default OIDC role name in GitHub Actions workflow dispatch inputs. The affected GitHub Actions workflows defaulted to a predictable IAM role name ('GitHubOIDCAdmin') combined with an overly permissive OIDC trust policy using wildcard StringLike conditions and PowerUserAccess grants, allowing any user with repository dispatch access to assume an admin-level AWS IAM role beyond their intended scope. No public exploit code has been identified and the project is not listed in CISA KEV; the upstream fix is available as commit 6ab3147 and PR #254.
Privilege escalation in JetBrains YouTrack before version 2026.1.14047 allows an authenticated user holding project update permissions to grant themselves the Project Admin role without proper authorization. The vulnerability stems from a missing escalation check (CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment) in the project permissions workflow, enabling a project contributor to cross a privilege boundary and assume administrative control over a project. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not listed in CISA KEV), and no public exploit code is known at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.4.2540.23 allows a local low-privileged user to gain elevated access via a path-traversal or symlink-following flaw during JAR archive extraction. The Endpoint Central service, which typically runs under a high-privileged system account, unsafely extracts attacker-influenced JAR contents, permitting file writes outside the intended extraction directory and into privileged locations. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available.
Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.5.2600.15 permits a locally authenticated low-privilege user to gain elevated access by exploiting an outdated bundled third-party component (CWE-269). The CVSS scope change (S:C) indicates impacts extend beyond the vulnerable component itself, potentially reaching OS-level resources or other managed endpoints under the platform's control. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged local user to escalate privileges by planting a malicious DLL in an untrusted path from which the application loads libraries. The flaw (CWE-269, Improper Privilege Management) requires local access, user interaction, and high attack complexity to exploit, and carries a scope change indicating impact beyond the vulnerable component itself. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-released patch version 11.5.2605.01 is confirmed.
Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central before version 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged local user to gain elevated access by exploiting improper privilege management (CWE-269) during the agent upgrade process. The CVSS scope change (S:C) confirms that exploitation crosses privilege boundaries beyond the initially compromised context, affecting higher-privileged system components. No public exploit code has been identified and this CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis; vendor patch is confirmed available.
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0 allows remote attackers to register as privileged users - including administrator - by manipulating the `role` parameter in the `register` function of `auth.php`. Because the application fails to enforce server-side role validation during self-registration, any unauthenticated user can tamper the role field to claim elevated privileges at account creation time. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub, lowering the bar for opportunistic exploitation.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's geniezone Trusted Execution Environment component affects 17 Android chipsets through a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. Exploitation requires an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on the device, allowing them to escalate further - potentially to kernel or TEE privilege - with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the September 2026 MediaTek security bulletin addresses this with Patch ID ALPS10900510.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) on Android devices allows an attacker who already holds System-level privilege to further escalate access through improper input validation, achieving full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected device. The vulnerability spans 57 distinct MediaTek chipsets across the MT6xxx and MT8xxx families and is addressed in MediaTek's September 2026 security bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11087540 (Issue ID: MSV-8246). No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS places exploitation probability at 0.13%.
Memory corruption via use-after-free in the Android SurfaceFlinger graphics compositor, present on specific MediaTek chipsets (MT6881, MT6993, MT6858, MT8668), enables a local attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege to escalate to higher privileges - potentially root or kernel - without any user interaction. Reported by MediaTek in the September 2026 Security Bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11123860 and Issue ID MSV-8890. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC rates exploitation status as none and automatable as no, consistent with the high-privilege prerequisite.
Privilege escalation via a double-free memory corruption bug in camera middleware affects 17 MediaTek chipset variants, allowing an attacker who has already gained System-level privilege to escalate further to higher privilege tiers without any user interaction. The flaw is confirmed by MediaTek in their September 2026 Product Security Bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11134622 and Issue ID MSV-8894. No public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed; SSVC designates this as non-automatable with no current exploitation activity.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's Power HAL component allows a process operating with System-level privileges to escalate further - potentially to root or kernel - via a stack-based out-of-bounds write caused by a missing bounds check. The vulnerability affects approximately 40 distinct MediaTek SoC models spanning multiple Android device generations. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and SSVC assessment indicates exploitation is currently none, though technical impact is rated total given full C/I/A compromise post-exploitation.
Privilege escalation in MediaTek's Power Hardware Abstraction Layer (Power HAL) allows an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on an Android device to further escalate to higher privilege through a type confusion vulnerability (CWE-843). The flaw spans a broad range of MediaTek chipsets - over 40 SoC variants - meaning it affects a wide swath of Android smartphones, tablets, and embedded devices. No public exploit has been identified and SSVC exploitation status is confirmed as 'none' at time of analysis, though the technical impact is rated 'total' by CISA's decision framework.
Local privilege escalation in the MediaTek Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) allows an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege to further escalate to higher privileges via a use-after-free condition (CWE-416). The vulnerability affects over 65 MediaTek chipset models spanning Android smartphones, tablets, IoT, and connected-device SoCs. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; however, the broad chipset surface across Android device families makes this relevant for any organization managing large Android fleets.
Privilege escalation via use-after-free in MediaTek's Android Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (Audio HAL) affects over 65 distinct chipset families spanning mobile, tablet, and IoT SoCs. An attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on a device running an affected MediaTek chipset can trigger the UAF condition to escalate further - gaining full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability without any user interaction. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the patch is available through MediaTek's September 2026 product security bulletin.
MiracastService on MediaTek Smart TV and DTV chipsets exposes a confused deputy condition (CWE-926) that allows a local app running with user-level privileges to trigger a denial-of-service against the Wi-Fi Display subsystem. The flaw stems from an improperly exported Android application component that lets an unprivileged caller invoke MiracastService capabilities without holding the necessary permissions, crashing or disabling the service. No public exploit code exists and SSVC rates exploitation as none, placing this firmly in the routine patch tier with a vendor-confirmed CVSS 5.5.
Privilege escalation in PostgreSQL Anonymizer (Dalibo) prior to 3.2.0 allows a table owner to execute arbitrary code with full superuser privileges via the `anon.anonymize_database_parallel()` function. The vulnerability (CWE-250, Execution with Unnecessary Privileges) enables a low-to-high privilege escalation within the database server, granting complete C:H/I:H/A:H impact. No public exploit has been identified and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor-released patch is available in version 3.2.0.
Unauthorized role self-assignment in the B2BKing WooCommerce plugin before version 5.2.40 allows unauthenticated registrants to claim restricted B2B customer group memberships without admin approval by supplying arbitrary role parameters not bounded by server-side validation. The plugin fails to verify that a role submitted during account registration is actually one offered on the public registration form, enabling any user to bypass the manual account-approval workflow and gain access to wholesale pricing tiers or restricted catalogs. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists via WPScan, though no confirmed active exploitation has been identified in CISA KEV at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation through the DirectIo64.sys kernel driver affects three PassMark products - PerformanceTest before build 1012, BurnInTest before build 1000, and OSForensics before build 1016 - allowing any local Windows user with low privileges to issue arbitrary x86 IN/OUT instructions to hardware I/O ports via exposed IOCTLs that lack allowlist or port-range validation. From a standard user account an attacker can write to PS/2 controller, CPU reset, CMOS configuration, and interrupt controller ports, triggering an immediate forced system reset or persistent hardware-level manipulation. A public technical disclosure repository (github.com/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure) and accompanying blog post exist; no CISA KEV listing is present and no EPSS score was provided.
Privilege escalation and kernel DoS in PassMark's shared DirectIo64.sys kernel driver affect PerformanceTest (before 11.1 build 1012), BurnInTest (before 11.1 build 1000), and OSForensics (before 11.1 build 1016), allowing a local low-privileged attacker to read arbitrary Model-Specific Registers or write zero to any MSR via IOCTLs with an insufficient blocklist. Writing zero to the system call handler MSR (e.g., IA32_LSTAR) causes an immediate unrecoverable kernel panic on the next system call, while reading security-sensitive MSRs (such as those storing kernel base addresses) enables KASLR bypass to support privilege escalation chains. A public proof-of-concept is available via GitHub, and vendor patches have been released; no KEV listing at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation to kernel in PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics allows a low-privileged local user to achieve arbitrary physical memory bit-clearing via an exposed, unvalidated IOCTL in the shared DirectIo64.sys kernel driver. By supplying a crafted 64-bit physical address and bit index to the driver, an attacker can invoke MmMapIoSpace to map and modify kernel code pages or page table entries, yielding full system compromise. A public proof-of-concept is available and patches have been released by PassMark across all three affected product lines.
Improper privilege management in StackStorm st2's API Key Handler allows authenticated remote attackers to manipulate the `api_key_api.user` argument in `st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/auth.py`, enabling unauthorized privilege escalation within the automation platform. All versions through 3.9.0 are affected per the CPE data, and a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit exists (GitHub issue #6380). No vendor patch has been released; the StackStorm project has not responded to the responsible disclosure report.
Improper privilege management in StackStorm st2 up to 3.9.0 allows authenticated low-privilege users to bypass user-scoping restrictions on the action executions API by manipulating the `user` query parameter. The root cause is that `assert_user_is_admin_if_user_query_param_is_provided` in `st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/actionexecutions.py` performs no enforcement when the default NoOp RBAC backend is active - meaning every default StackStorm installation without explicit RBAC configuration is vulnerable. A public proof-of-concept exists via GitHub issue #6379, and the vendor has not yet responded to the disclosure; no patch is available at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in an Ubuntu-packaged application allows an operator-level authenticated user to modify Administrator accounts by exploiting insufficient authorization controls in the accounting database layer. The exact affected product is not determinable from available data - the description appears to be a commit-message-style changelog entry rather than a formal CVE description. No patch version, CPE string, CVSS score, or CWE identifier has been assigned, severely limiting independent verification. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Stored cross-site scripting in the SEOWriting WordPress plugin (through version 1.12.5) allows authenticated Contributor-level users to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser session of higher-privileged users - Editors or Administrators - who view or preview the affected post. The root cause is a misconfigured KSES allowlist that explicitly whitelists the `onload` event attribute on `iframe` elements, bypassing WordPress's built-in content sanitization. A publicly available proof-of-concept confirms the attack path is reproducible; the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting active exploitation has not been widely observed at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Drupal's External Authentication contributed module (versions 0.0.0 through <2.0.13) allows low-privileged network users to gain elevated Drupal permissions by exploiting improper case-sensitivity handling during identity resolution. The module fails to normalize case in username or identity attribute comparisons against existing Drupal accounts, meaning an attacker can present a case-variant identity (e.g., 'Admin' for a privileged 'admin' account) and be mapped to a higher-privileged user. A vendor-released patch is available at version 2.0.13 per Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-098, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Drupal's Content Moderation Notifications module (all versions before 3.9.0) stems from unsafe privilege definitions (CWE-267) embedded in the module's moderation workflow handling. An already-highly-privileged Drupal user can exploit improperly scoped permissions granted by the module to perform actions or access content beyond their intended role boundary within Drupal's RBAC model. No active exploitation (CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept has been identified; a vendor patch at version 3.9.0 is available per Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-107.
Privilege escalation in the Theme My Login WordPress plugin (versions before 7.2.0) allows low-privileged users to silently bypass the network's site-creation restrictions on multisite WordPress installations, gaining administrator-level control over a newly created site. Subscriber-level authenticated users - and on some networks, unauthenticated users - can invoke the site-signup flow to create sites even when the network's registration setting prohibits it. A publicly available proof-of-concept exploit exists, raising the urgency for patching. The vendor has released a fix in version 7.2.0.
Address bar spoofing in Google Chrome's Downloads component (versions prior to 152.0.7977.75) is reachable only after an attacker has already achieved code execution within the renderer process, enabling display of a falsified URL via a crafted HTML page. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the Downloads subsystem, which fails to enforce the privilege boundary between the sandboxed renderer and the trusted browser UI. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; a vendor-released patch is available in Chrome 152.0.7977.75.
Stored XSS in the Apache Spark History Server (versions 3.0.0 through 3.5.7) allows a user with Spark job submission rights to inject unsanitized HTML/JavaScript into the History Server web UI via the application name field (spark.app.name), which executes in the browser of any higher-privileged user who subsequently views that job's history page. Apache rates this low severity due to layered prerequisites - the attacker must hold job submission rights and socially engineer an administrator into visiting the History Server. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the vendor-released fix is Spark 3.5.8.
Privilege escalation in the HPE AOS-CX management API allows authenticated low-privilege operator-level users to modify system settings that should require higher authorization. Reported by HPE under advisory hpesbnw05134en_us - the same bulletin covering CVE-2026-73749, 73766, 73778, and 73782 - the flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, and high integrity impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in HPE AOS-CX's API endpoint allows an authenticated low-privilege operator to access sensitive system information that should be restricted to higher-privilege roles, provided a required user action is completed. The CVSS vector (PR:L/UI:R/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms this manifests as an information disclosure escalation rather than full privilege takeover - a low-privilege operator reads confidential data normally gated behind elevated roles. This CVE is part of the same HPE advisory (hpesbnw05134) as CVE-2026-73749 (unauthenticated RCE, CVSS 9.8), CVE-2026-73766 (admin command injection, CVSS 7.2), CVE-2026-73778 (default-credential auth bypass, CVSS 8.1), and CVE-2026-73782 (adjacent format-string RCE, CVSS 8.8); no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated low-privilege operator with physical or shell access to elevate user privileges and make limited modifications to the affected system. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) confirms this requires both local system access and a low-privilege operator account, and the high attack complexity suggests non-trivial preconditions must be met. Impact is strictly bounded: the CVSS registers no confidentiality or availability impact, only limited integrity modification (I:L), meaning full administrative compromise is not achieved. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer enables an authenticated, highly privileged operator on the underlying host to elevate their role within the Fabric Composer management hierarchy, gaining access to higher-privileged administrative functions. The impact is bounded to integrity - specifically the ability to alter certain system configuration settings - with no confidentiality or availability consequence reported. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing exist at time of analysis, consistent with the low CVSS score of 4.4 and the stringent local, high-privilege prerequisite.
Privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated operator-level user to modify system settings that the API is intended to restrict to higher-privilege roles. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confirms network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring only a valid operator credential and no user interaction. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
Sensitive information exposure in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated low-privilege operator user with local access to upstream AFC dependencies to read data outside their authorized scope. The CVSS vector (S:C/C:H) reflects that the confidentiality breach crosses authorization boundaries within the underlying OS layer, not merely within the user's own privilege tier. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability has not been added to CISA KEV at time of analysis, but the high confidentiality impact and scope change elevate real-world concern for multi-tenant or shared-operator deployments.
Privilege abuse in Kibana's machine learning feature allows any user holding read-only ML access to retrieve data from Elasticsearch indices they are not authorized to see. The flaw (CWE-250) occurs because Kibana executes certain ML read operations under an internal service identity rather than forwarding the requesting user's credentials to Elasticsearch, effectively bypassing Elasticsearch's index-level access controls. Elastic self-disclosed the issue in ESA-2026-135 and released fixes across three active release lines; no public exploit code has been identified.
Improper privilege management in IObit Unlocker 1.3.0.12's kernel driver (IObitUnlocker.sys) allows a locally authenticated high-privileged user to invoke ZwTerminateProcess through the IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL handler without adequate authorization checks, enabling termination of processes outside the caller's normal authority. The vulnerability is limited to systems with IObit Unlocker installed and the driver loaded, and requires existing administrator-level access to exploit. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog, and the vendor did not respond to disclosure.
Privilege management failure in IObit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11's kernel driver IUForceDelete.sys allows a local low-privileged user to send crafted IOCTL requests to the IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL handler and trigger improper privilege operations, resulting in limited integrity and availability impact on the local Windows system. The vendor did not respond to coordinated disclosure, leaving no vendor-issued patch or official mitigation guidance available. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability has not been added to the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in XueZhiSi Open Source Exam System (xzs) 3.9.0 and earlier allows authenticated teacher-level users to retrieve user listings across roles they are not authorized to view by freely controlling the role parameter in POST /api/teacher/user/page/list requests. The root cause is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key): the server trusts the client-supplied role field in UserPageRequestVM without enforcing server-side role binding, exposing potentially sensitive user data. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS places this at the 4th percentile.
Improper privilege management in the Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 permits a subsite administrator on a WordPress multisite network to install an arbitrary plugin from a user-supplied URL, placing attacker-controlled PHP code into the network-shared plugin directory normally reserved for network (super) administrators. Successful exploitation achieves remote code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact across the entire multisite network. A public proof-of-concept is available via WPScan, though EPSS remains low (0.15%) consistent with the high-privilege, non-default-configuration prerequisites; no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) is recorded at time of analysis.
Missing authorization checks on three IAM REST API endpoints in Yamcs allow any authenticated low-privilege user to enumerate the server's complete privilege taxonomy and role-to-privilege mappings, directly enabling targeted privilege escalation reconnaissance. Affected are yamcs-core versions up to 5.12.7 and 5.13.0 through 5.13.1, used in production spacecraft operations and ground station environments. A proof-of-concept is confirmed in the GHSA advisory; no active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified, but the leaked data (including the ControlAccess and ChangeMissionDatabase privilege names) provides a precise roadmap for chained attacks including, per the advisory, algorithm-level remote code execution.
Incomplete authorization fix in Vikunja v2.3.0 allows Write-level collaborators to detach a shared child project from its parent hierarchy by supplying parent_project_id: 0, bypassing the Admin permission gate introduced by the CVE-2026-35595 fix. The flaw exists in versions v2.3.0 through the latest unstable builds and is fixed in v2.4.0. A detailed, independently reproducible proof-of-concept with curl commands is publicly documented in the GHSA advisory, though no CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Archive symlink traversal in aquaproj/aqua prior to v2.60.1 enables an attacker who controls a tool archive to write arbitrary files outside the extraction directory with the privileges of the user running aqua. The vulnerable combination in `pkg/unarchive/archives.go` - creating a symlink without destination validation, then following it with a regular file write - allows a malicious tar.gz to overwrite files such as shell startup scripts or PATH entries, resulting in user-level code execution. A working PoC is confirmed in GHSA-mf5c-hw34-4hpp; no CISA KEV listing is present and EPSS data is unavailable for this CVE.
SQL injection in ZTE SCP allows authenticated, adjacent-network users to craft malicious database queries that bypass authorization logic and access data outside their permitted scope. The flaw requires valid low-privileged credentials and adjacency to the management network but achieves high confidentiality impact by exposing arbitrary database contents - particularly sensitive in telecom infrastructure contexts. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified; ZTE classifies this as high-priority and has published a security bulletin.
Privilege escalation in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin (all versions before 1.57.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to register new sites on WordPress multisite networks regardless of whether the network administrator has enabled site registration, granting the attacker administrator-level privileges over each newly created sub-site. This flaw is scoped exclusively to WordPress multisite deployments; standard single-site WordPress installations are completely unaffected regardless of plugin version. No active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV, though WPScan has published a public proof-of-concept and a vendor patch is available at version 1.57.1.
Broken access control in ThingsBoard Professional Edition 4.21 and below allows authenticated customer-tier users to manipulate API parameters in the Alarms comments endpoint to forge or overwrite system-generated alarm comments. Because customer accounts are low-privileged by design, the ability to impersonate system messages and overwrite system-owned data constitutes vertical privilege escalation with direct integrity impact on alarm audit trails. No public exploit code exists and the EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile) indicates low exploitation probability, but the flaw is easily reproducible by any valid customer credential on an unpatched instance.
Privilege escalation in Doorkeeper OpenID Connect prior to 1.10.4 allows self-registered OAuth clients to obtain scopes beyond what the server intends to grant. The Dynamic Client Registration endpoint directly assigns client-supplied scope values to the application record without intersecting them against the server's configured `default_scopes` and `optional_scopes`, and because `enforce_configured_scopes` is disabled by default, Doorkeeper's ScopeChecker subsequently honors those persisted application-level scopes over server-level restrictions. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch was released July 2, 2026.
Improper privilege management in Google Chrome's FileSystem subsystem (all versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by tricking a user into loading a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw is rated CVSS 4.3 (Medium) with impact limited to low integrity bypass - no confidentiality or availability impact - and carries an EPSS of 0.23% (13th percentile), indicating minimal observed exploitation interest. Vendor patch is available in stable channel 152.0.7977.65; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Insufficient permissions restrictions in iOS and iPadOS (all versions prior to 26.5) allow a malicious locally-installed app to enumerate other applications installed on the device. The flaw, rooted in improper privilege management (CWE-269), exposes app inventory data that Apple's sandbox model is designed to protect. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is extremely low at 0.09%, and SSVC exploitation status is confirmed none - placing this squarely as a low-urgency privacy concern rather than an active threat.
Stack buffer overflow in Zephyr RTOS's virtio PCI driver (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c) allows a malicious virtio device to corrupt the kernel stack with up to ~228 bytes of device-controlled data, or trigger a near-unbounded write via unsigned underflow, during boot-time device probe. All Zephyr versions are potentially affected (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) when compiled with CONFIG_ASSERT disabled, which is the production default. Exploitable scenarios are limited to bare-metal systems with untrusted physical or passthrough virtio PCIe devices, or confidential computing deployments where the Zephyr guest must be defended against a potentially malicious hypervisor. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; upstream patch is available at commit d98dacee.
Privilege escalation in rclone before 1.74.4 allows an attacker who controls a source remote to plant a setuid binary on the destination filesystem when the victim uses the --metadata flag during a copy or sync operation. The local backend passes source-supplied mode, uid, and gid metadata verbatim to os.Chmod and os.Chown without masking ModeSetuid or ModeSetgid bits, enabling an attacker to store a crafted binary with mode=40000755 and uid=0 on a remote they control. If rclone runs as root - common in automated backup/restore workflows - any local user on the destination system can execute the planted binary to gain root access. A proof-of-concept is documented in the upstream advisory; no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) is recorded at time of analysis.
Self-service privilege escalation in the TYPO3 femanager (Frontend User Manager) extension allows any authenticated frontend user to assign themselves to arbitrary frontend usergroups via the profile edit plugin when operating under its default field configuration. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the extension does not validate whether the requesting user is permitted to join the target group before processing the self-update. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the exploit path is straightforward for any logged-in frontend user on an affected TYPO3 installation. The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.0 reflects the prerequisite of an authenticated session and a specific configuration context.
Privilege escalation from userspace to kernel level is possible in Google's Fuchsia OS via a Use-After-Free condition in the Zircon kernel pager proxy component, affecting Android F30.1.1. An attacker with low-privileged code execution on the device can exploit the memory corruption flaw to gain kernel-level control, achieving full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and SSVC assessment indicates no current active exploitation.
Incorrect default permissions in HCL Hive 1.0 expose containerized deployments to unauthorized lateral movement, container breakout, and interception of sensitive inter-service communications by network-accessible attackers requiring no authentication. The flaw (CWE-276) means the platform ships with overly permissive defaults - not a misconfiguration by the operator - making any default deployment potentially vulnerable without additional hardening. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and the vulnerability has not been added to the CISA KEV catalog, but the combination of a network-accessible vector, no authentication requirement, and high confidentiality impact warrants prompt remediation.
Privilege escalation in the Content Mask WordPress plugin (before 1.8.5.5) allows any authenticated Contributor to publish posts and pages without holding the publish capability, bypassing WordPress's role-based access control. The root cause is a missing capability check (CWE-269) when the plugin registers and handles its custom post type publishing workflow. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is 0.18% (8th percentile), and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV, reflecting negligible observed exploitation interest.
Privilege escalation in Forminator Forms WordPress plugin (versions before 1.57.0.7) allows any user with form-builder permissions to create a registration form that grants the WordPress administrator role to every visitor who self-registers through it. The role-restriction enforcement applied to registration forms is inconsistently applied, meaning the control exists in the codebase but can be bypassed at the configuration layer by a sufficiently privileged form author. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), indicating low observed exploitation activity; however, a successful exploitation chain yields full WordPress site compromise.
Unscoped GitHub App installation token exposure in Tekton Pipelines-as-Code (openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code) allows any authenticated user with push access to one repository in a multi-repo GitHub App installation to read the Tekton task definitions from other private repositories in the same installation. By crafting a PipelineRun with a remote task annotation pointing at a private repository URL, the attacker causes Pipelines-as-Code to fetch and inline that repository's task YAML using the over-privileged installation token during webhook processing, producing a read-only confidentiality breach. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; the EPSS signal is absent from provided data, but the low-complexity attack path and confirmed fix make this a prioritization candidate for any organization running multi-repository PAC installations.
Improper access control in Lighthouse - the cross-cluster service-discovery component of Submariner shipped with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 - lets an attacker who has compromised a spoke cluster inject unauthorized EndpointSlices and ServiceImports into arbitrary namespaces on peer clusters. Because the destination namespace is taken from an attacker-controlled label/annotation on the broker object, resources can be planted into privileged namespaces such as kube-system and openshift-*, enabling privilege escalation and lateral cluster compromise. Rated CVSS 9.9 with a scope change; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation to root on the Kenwood DNR1007XR car navigation/dashcam device is possible for physically present attackers who already hold low-privileged code execution on the device. The USB filesystem mount point is configured with incorrect default permissions (CWE-276), allowing a low-privileged process to write to or manipulate that directory and escalate to root with full code execution capability. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the attack surface is inherently constrained by the physical access prerequisite and the embedded nature of the device.
An out-of-bounds write in the Android kernel's printf implementation allows an attacker who already holds System-level privileges on the device to corrupt kernel memory and escalate further, typically to kernel/root context, by supplying improperly validated input to the affected formatting routine. Exploitation is local only and requires high privileges (CVSS 3.1 6.7, AV:L/PR:H/UI:N), so a malicious app running as System would be needed rather than a remote attacker. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the issue is fixed in Google's September 2026 Pixel/Android security bulletin.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel's address remapping code (addr_remap_address_map in remap.c) allows an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges to further elevate their access on the device. The flaw is a logic error in mapping validation that constitutes a protection-mechanism failure (CWE-693); successful exploitation requires local access and high privileges (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N), with no user interaction, and yields high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) status; EPSS is negligible at 0.12% (2nd percentile), and fixes are bundled into Google's 2026-09-01 Android/Pixel security bulletin, making this a genuine but bounded issue rather than a top-tier emergency.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel lets an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges bypass a permission check and extend that access further on affected Pixel devices covered by the September 2026 Android Security Bulletin. The flaw is a logic error in permission handling (CWE-693) that requires no user interaction but is gated behind the high precondition of pre-existing System execution context (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 6.7), making it a privilege-boundary bypass chained after an initial compromise rather than a standalone entry point. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, there is no CISA KEV listing, and EPSS is low at 0.13% (3rd percentile), consistent with an assessment of a genuinely low-priority, locally-scoped issue.
Local privilege escalation in the Android bootloader lets a caller that already holds System execution privileges bypass a missing permission check and reach higher-privileged bootloader operations on affected Android devices. The CVSS vector (AV:L/PR:H/UI:N) makes clear this is a second-stage escalation that requires both local access and an existing high-privileged foothold, not a remote or unprivileged-app vector, and it needs no user interaction. Google resolves it through the September 2026 Android/Pixel security bulletin; EPSS is very low (0.11%, 2nd percentile) and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in Google Android's image authentication service (image-auth-srv.c) allows a component that already holds System execution privileges to abuse a logic error in the gsa_sw_pk_hash_compare public-key hash-comparison routine, achieving escalation into a more trusted execution context. The flaw is reachable only locally (AV:L) and requires high privileges (PR:H) with no user interaction (UI:N), so it is not an initial-access or remote vector. Exploitability signals are weak: EPSS is 0.12% (2nd percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; the practical risk is a defense-in-depth weakness affecting Pixel/Android builds that ship the affected image authentication service.
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel's ac_init_one_sswrp() initialization routine (init.c) allows an attacker who already holds System execution privileges on an affected Android/Pixel device to escalate further by abusing a logic error in the code, with no user interaction required. Because the assessed vector is AV:L/PR:H, this is a post-compromise escalation primitive rather than a remote or unauthenticated entry point - the pre-existing System-level foothold is the primary limiting factor, which sharply narrows realistic exploitation to attackers who have already breached a highly privileged process. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing was identified at time of analysis, EPSS is very low (0.12%, roughly the 2nd percentile), and Google has shipped a fix in the September 2026 Pixel bulletin (2026-09-01) - consistent with a genuine but low-priority issue.
Local privilege escalation in the Android Bootloader lets an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges (PR:H) bypass a missing permission check on an exposed bootloader interface and escalate to higher integrity, confidentiality, and availability impact on the device. Exploitation is local only (AV:L), requires no user interaction (UI:N), and is confined to post-compromise escalation of a privilege boundary on affected Pixel/Android firmware, which is why the assessed severity is moderate (CVSS 6.7) despite high C/I/A ratings. EPSS is very low at 0.12% (2nd percentile), no public exploit code exists, and there is no confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) at time of analysis; Google's September 2026 Pixel security bulletin covers the fix.
Privilege escalation in Secomea GateManager 11.5 and 11.4.625515072 allows an authenticated, low-privileged user (CVSS PR:L) to reach data or functionality that should be reserved for higher-privileged roles, resulting in a high confidentiality impact (C:H/I:N/A:N). Secomea has released fixed builds — 11.6 and 11.4.626194074 or later — and the flaw is rooted in CWE-280, improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry has been identified in the supplied intelligence, and no EPSS score was provided, so real-world exploitation activity is currently unconfirmed.
Processing maliciously crafted web content in Apple's WebKit-based browser stack can disclose sensitive user information across Safari 27, iOS/iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 and earlier. Apple classifies the root cause as an improper privilege management (permissions) issue and fixed it by removing the vulnerable code rather than adding a check, per the vendor advisories referenced for CVE-2026-64753. Real-world urgency is currently low: EPSS is 0.14% (4th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing or public exploit identified at time of analysis, and CISA's SSVC assessment is exploitation:none / automatable:no / technical impact:partial, while a vendor patch is already available.
Privilege escalation in October CMS 3.x and 4.x lets an authenticated backend user who holds CMS markup editing rights break out of the Twig Safe Mode sandbox and impersonate an existing superuser. The bypass chains two weaknesses: the Laravel session store is handed to Twig templates with unrestricted method access, and raw SQL methods (selectRaw, whereRaw, orderByRaw, joinSub) leak through Eloquent's __call forwarding so a template can run arbitrary queries and then overwrite the admin_auth session key. Publicly available exploit code exists, but exploitation requires cms.safe_mode to be explicitly enabled, a deliberately untrusted markup editor account, and a pre-existing superuser whose session can be forged — a combination that October CMS states does not occur in standard production deployments.
An out-of-bounds read in the SSSD NSS responder allows any local user who can reach the responder's UNIX socket to crash the process by sending a specially crafted service lookup request, degrading local name/service resolution on the host. Only SSSD deployments shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10 and OpenShift Container Platform 4 nodes are listed as affected by the vendor CPE data, and the flaw requires local socket access rather than network reach. There is no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing; SSVC records exploitation as 'none' and the issue carries a modest CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0 (availability impact only).
Privilege escalation in Soarkey StudentManagement allows unauthenticated remote attackers to self-assign arbitrary privilege levels during account registration by manipulating the `level` POST parameter in the Registration Workflow handled by `RegisterServlet.doPost`. An attacker can register a standard user account but set their privilege level to administrator, gaining unauthorized access to elevated functionality such as student record management. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists via GitHub issue #35, and SSVC classifies this as automatable with partial technical impact.
Out-of-bounds write in the Samsung Exynos Display Processing Unit (DPU) kernel driver enables a local low-privileged attacker to corrupt kernel memory and potentially escalate privileges on devices running Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600 mobile processors. The flaw stems from missing input length validation in the color mode LUT (Look-Up Table) parsing path of the DPU driver, allowing attacker-controlled data to overflow a kernel buffer. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the Samsung semiconductor advisory page confirms the issue and implies a patch is available.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can register accounts with elevated (administrator) privileges in jaychouchannel Tourism-Management-System by manipulating the UsersEntity parameter during registration, bypassing role assignment controls. The commit diff reveals a broader scope than the description implies: at least 12 controller classes (ChatmessageController, multiple Discuss* controllers, ForumController, FriendController, FriendlinkController, NewsController, NewstypeController, StoreupController) had security() endpoints decorated with @IgnoreAuth, making those endpoints callable without any authentication. Publicly available exploit code exists; no active exploitation confirmed in CISA KEV.
Privilege escalation via mass assignment in lenve vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT allows an authenticated remote user to manipulate restricted fields - including role or privilege-level attributes - through the HrInfoController.updateHr endpoint by injecting unexpected parameters alongside the Password argument in HrMapper.xml. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege management (CWE-266), enabling a low-privilege HR system user to elevate their own account permissions without authorization. A public proof-of-concept has been disclosed; no vendor patch is available and the vendor has not responded to the disclosure.
Privilege escalation in the Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.7.8 allows authenticated members to obtain higher-tier memberships without paying the correct price. The plugin's PayPal IPN (Instant Payment Notification) handler accepts the membership level asserted in the payment notification without verifying it matches the level configured for the specific payment button that was purchased, enabling a low-cost membership purchase to be fraudulently upgraded to any higher tier. A publicly available exploit exists, and vendor patch 4.7.8 resolves the issue.
Improper privilege management in xxl-job admin up to version 3.4.2 exposes the `loadById` endpoint of `JobGroupController.java` to unauthorized access by low-privileged authenticated users, leaking executor group configuration data. The vulnerability resides in the admin web interface's job group management controller and allows users who should lack access to read job group details via direct endpoint calls. A public proof-of-concept exploit exists; no vendor patch has been released following disclosure, as the vendor did not respond.
Privilege escalation to root on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM is achievable by an authenticated low-privileged user who simultaneously holds a man-in-the-middle position on the adjacent network segment. The underlying flaw is argument injection (CWE-88), allowing the attacker to manipulate command-line arguments processed by the Broker VM to gain root-level code execution on the appliance. No public exploit has been identified (CVSS 4.0 E:U, Urgency: Amber), and Palo Alto Networks has published an advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com.
Multiple local privilege escalation flaws in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App on Windows, macOS, and Linux allow any authenticated local user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM or root. The root cause is CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), a class of vulnerability commonly manifesting as DLL search-order hijacking or PATH manipulation that the privileged VPN client process follows. No public exploit is known at time of analysis, and Palo Alto has released fixed versions; iOS, Android, and ChromeOS deployments are explicitly not affected.
Privilege escalation in the HPE Aruba ClearPass OnGuard agent enables an authenticated network-accessible attacker with low privileges to elevate to root on the affected deployment. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms low-complexity network exploitation requiring no user interaction, making it straightforward to weaponize for any attacker who holds even a basic account on the system. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; HPE has published advisory hpesbnw05130en_us, which presumably details affected versions and remediation.
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance (prior to 5.36.00.16) and Application (prior to 5.36.00.00) contain a CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges flaw in which internal components operate with OS-level permissions exceeding what their function requires, allowing a locally authenticated high-privileged attacker to perform unauthorized modifications to system integrity and availability. The affected products are Dell's enterprise remote support gateway platform used to facilitate secure ProSupport connectivity in production environments. No public exploit code has been identified and the CVSS 3.4 Low rating reflects the substantial access prerequisites - local access and a pre-existing high-privilege account - sharply limiting opportunistic exploitation potential.
Permission control bypass in HarmonyOS 6.1.0's app lock module allows a local low-privileged user to circumvent locking protections and read content belonging to locked applications. The flaw is rooted in CWE-264, indicating improper enforcement of permission restrictions within the module. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, but the C:H CVSS impact signal indicates full confidentiality exposure to locked app data once exploited locally.
Permission control bypass in the Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI Settings module allows an attacker with physical access to a device to read confidential data from a protected scope beyond the Settings component. The vulnerability affects HarmonyOS versions 4.0.0 through 4.3.3 and EMUI versions 14.0.0 through 16.0.0, as confirmed by Huawei PSIRT via the September 2026 security bulletin. The CVSS scope-change indicator (S:C) signals that successfully exploiting the flaw grants access to confidential resources outside the Settings module itself, though integrity and availability are unaffected. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
Permission control weakness in the HarmonyOS window module allows a local attacker to bypass access restrictions and read protected service data on HarmonyOS 6.1.0 devices. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N) confirms local-only exploitation with high attack complexity, substantially limiting reach. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog; the primary concern is confidentiality exposure on unpatched consumer and laptop devices.
Untrusted Search Path exploitation in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader allows a local attacker who already holds high privileges to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive confidential data under specific, attacker-uncontrollable environmental conditions. Affected products include Acrobat 2024 (≤24.001.30383), Acrobat Reader, and Adobe Acrobat (both ≤26.002.21900), per EUVD-2026-74105 and Adobe advisory APSB26-141. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; exploitation mandates a victim open a malicious file and requires conditions beyond the attacker's direct control.
Local privilege escalation in the Windows File History Service exploits an integer underflow (CWE-191) that allows an already-privileged local attacker to gain full system-level access on affected Windows 10, 11, and Server 2016/2019 builds. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H) reflects that exploitation requires both high local privileges and complex conditions, significantly tempering real-world threat despite the complete C/I/A impact values. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; Microsoft has released patches covering all affected build families.
Privilege escalation via out-of-bounds read in the Windows USB Mass Storage Class Driver affects virtually every supported Windows release, from Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1. An attacker with physical access to the target machine can connect a specially crafted USB storage device to trigger the kernel-mode memory flaw, potentially achieving complete system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H per CVSS). No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches covering all affected version branches.
Improper access control (CWE-284) in Fortinet FortiSOAR allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate their privileges within the platform via an undisclosed attack vector. Both PaaS and on-premise deployments across FortiSOAR versions 7.3 through 7.6.6 are affected. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis; the Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-26-164 is the sole authoritative source.
Privilege escalation in AlgoSec Horizon Security Analyzer (versions A33.10/A33.20/A33.30 on Linux 64-bit) allows a low-privileged local user to gain elevated - likely root - access by injecting malicious parameters into a command approved in the sudoers file. The root cause (CWE-266, Improper Privilege Management) is insufficient restriction of arguments permitted when invoking the sudo-approved command, enabling a classic parameter injection attack. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the Product Catalog Enquiry for WooCommerce by MultiVendorX WordPress plugin (versions <= 6.1.4) permits remote unauthenticated attackers to invoke restricted plugin functionality without holding any site credentials. The root cause is incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), where specific plugin endpoints fail to enforce proper capability checks before executing sensitive actions. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the CVE does not appear in CISA KEV; however, the zero-authentication, low-complexity network vector makes automated scanning and opportunistic abuse straightforward against any WooCommerce site running the affected plugin.
Improper privilege management in mocknest-serverless 0.9.0 exposes AWS IAM role assumption to unauthorized escalation through a hardcoded default OIDC role name in GitHub Actions workflow dispatch inputs. The affected GitHub Actions workflows defaulted to a predictable IAM role name ('GitHubOIDCAdmin') combined with an overly permissive OIDC trust policy using wildcard StringLike conditions and PowerUserAccess grants, allowing any user with repository dispatch access to assume an admin-level AWS IAM role beyond their intended scope. No public exploit code has been identified and the project is not listed in CISA KEV; the upstream fix is available as commit 6ab3147 and PR #254.
Privilege escalation in JetBrains YouTrack before version 2026.1.14047 allows an authenticated user holding project update permissions to grant themselves the Project Admin role without proper authorization. The vulnerability stems from a missing escalation check (CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment) in the project permissions workflow, enabling a project contributor to cross a privilege boundary and assume administrative control over a project. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not listed in CISA KEV), and no public exploit code is known at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.4.2540.23 allows a local low-privileged user to gain elevated access via a path-traversal or symlink-following flaw during JAR archive extraction. The Endpoint Central service, which typically runs under a high-privileged system account, unsafely extracts attacker-influenced JAR contents, permitting file writes outside the intended extraction directory and into privileged locations. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available.
Privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central below version 11.5.2600.15 permits a locally authenticated low-privilege user to gain elevated access by exploiting an outdated bundled third-party component (CWE-269). The CVSS scope change (S:C) indicates impacts extend beyond the vulnerable component itself, potentially reaching OS-level resources or other managed endpoints under the platform's control. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central versions below 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged local user to escalate privileges by planting a malicious DLL in an untrusted path from which the application loads libraries. The flaw (CWE-269, Improper Privilege Management) requires local access, user interaction, and high attack complexity to exploit, and carries a scope change indicating impact beyond the vulnerable component itself. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; vendor-released patch version 11.5.2605.01 is confirmed.
Local privilege escalation in Zohocorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central before version 11.5.2605.01 allows a low-privileged local user to gain elevated access by exploiting improper privilege management (CWE-269) during the agent upgrade process. The CVSS scope change (S:C) confirms that exploitation crosses privilege boundaries beyond the initially compromised context, affecting higher-privileged system components. No public exploit code has been identified and this CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis; vendor patch is confirmed available.
Unauthenticated privilege escalation in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0 allows remote attackers to register as privileged users - including administrator - by manipulating the `role` parameter in the `register` function of `auth.php`. Because the application fails to enforce server-side role validation during self-registration, any unauthenticated user can tamper the role field to claim elevated privileges at account creation time. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub, lowering the bar for opportunistic exploitation.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's geniezone Trusted Execution Environment component affects 17 Android chipsets through a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. Exploitation requires an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on the device, allowing them to escalate further - potentially to kernel or TEE privilege - with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the September 2026 MediaTek security bulletin addresses this with Patch ID ALPS10900510.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) on Android devices allows an attacker who already holds System-level privilege to further escalate access through improper input validation, achieving full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected device. The vulnerability spans 57 distinct MediaTek chipsets across the MT6xxx and MT8xxx families and is addressed in MediaTek's September 2026 security bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11087540 (Issue ID: MSV-8246). No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS places exploitation probability at 0.13%.
Memory corruption via use-after-free in the Android SurfaceFlinger graphics compositor, present on specific MediaTek chipsets (MT6881, MT6993, MT6858, MT8668), enables a local attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege to escalate to higher privileges - potentially root or kernel - without any user interaction. Reported by MediaTek in the September 2026 Security Bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11123860 and Issue ID MSV-8890. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC rates exploitation status as none and automatable as no, consistent with the high-privilege prerequisite.
Privilege escalation via a double-free memory corruption bug in camera middleware affects 17 MediaTek chipset variants, allowing an attacker who has already gained System-level privilege to escalate further to higher privilege tiers without any user interaction. The flaw is confirmed by MediaTek in their September 2026 Product Security Bulletin under Patch ID ALPS11134622 and Issue ID MSV-8894. No public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed; SSVC designates this as non-automatable with no current exploitation activity.
Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's Power HAL component allows a process operating with System-level privileges to escalate further - potentially to root or kernel - via a stack-based out-of-bounds write caused by a missing bounds check. The vulnerability affects approximately 40 distinct MediaTek SoC models spanning multiple Android device generations. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and SSVC assessment indicates exploitation is currently none, though technical impact is rated total given full C/I/A compromise post-exploitation.
Privilege escalation in MediaTek's Power Hardware Abstraction Layer (Power HAL) allows an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on an Android device to further escalate to higher privilege through a type confusion vulnerability (CWE-843). The flaw spans a broad range of MediaTek chipsets - over 40 SoC variants - meaning it affects a wide swath of Android smartphones, tablets, and embedded devices. No public exploit has been identified and SSVC exploitation status is confirmed as 'none' at time of analysis, though the technical impact is rated 'total' by CISA's decision framework.
Local privilege escalation in the MediaTek Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) allows an attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege to further escalate to higher privileges via a use-after-free condition (CWE-416). The vulnerability affects over 65 MediaTek chipset models spanning Android smartphones, tablets, IoT, and connected-device SoCs. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; however, the broad chipset surface across Android device families makes this relevant for any organization managing large Android fleets.
Privilege escalation via use-after-free in MediaTek's Android Audio Hardware Abstraction Layer (Audio HAL) affects over 65 distinct chipset families spanning mobile, tablet, and IoT SoCs. An attacker who has already obtained System-level privilege on a device running an affected MediaTek chipset can trigger the UAF condition to escalate further - gaining full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability without any user interaction. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the patch is available through MediaTek's September 2026 product security bulletin.
MiracastService on MediaTek Smart TV and DTV chipsets exposes a confused deputy condition (CWE-926) that allows a local app running with user-level privileges to trigger a denial-of-service against the Wi-Fi Display subsystem. The flaw stems from an improperly exported Android application component that lets an unprivileged caller invoke MiracastService capabilities without holding the necessary permissions, crashing or disabling the service. No public exploit code exists and SSVC rates exploitation as none, placing this firmly in the routine patch tier with a vendor-confirmed CVSS 5.5.
Privilege escalation in PostgreSQL Anonymizer (Dalibo) prior to 3.2.0 allows a table owner to execute arbitrary code with full superuser privileges via the `anon.anonymize_database_parallel()` function. The vulnerability (CWE-250, Execution with Unnecessary Privileges) enables a low-to-high privilege escalation within the database server, granting complete C:H/I:H/A:H impact. No public exploit has been identified and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor-released patch is available in version 3.2.0.
Unauthorized role self-assignment in the B2BKing WooCommerce plugin before version 5.2.40 allows unauthenticated registrants to claim restricted B2B customer group memberships without admin approval by supplying arbitrary role parameters not bounded by server-side validation. The plugin fails to verify that a role submitted during account registration is actually one offered on the public registration form, enabling any user to bypass the manual account-approval workflow and gain access to wholesale pricing tiers or restricted catalogs. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists via WPScan, though no confirmed active exploitation has been identified in CISA KEV at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation through the DirectIo64.sys kernel driver affects three PassMark products - PerformanceTest before build 1012, BurnInTest before build 1000, and OSForensics before build 1016 - allowing any local Windows user with low privileges to issue arbitrary x86 IN/OUT instructions to hardware I/O ports via exposed IOCTLs that lack allowlist or port-range validation. From a standard user account an attacker can write to PS/2 controller, CPU reset, CMOS configuration, and interrupt controller ports, triggering an immediate forced system reset or persistent hardware-level manipulation. A public technical disclosure repository (github.com/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure) and accompanying blog post exist; no CISA KEV listing is present and no EPSS score was provided.
Privilege escalation and kernel DoS in PassMark's shared DirectIo64.sys kernel driver affect PerformanceTest (before 11.1 build 1012), BurnInTest (before 11.1 build 1000), and OSForensics (before 11.1 build 1016), allowing a local low-privileged attacker to read arbitrary Model-Specific Registers or write zero to any MSR via IOCTLs with an insufficient blocklist. Writing zero to the system call handler MSR (e.g., IA32_LSTAR) causes an immediate unrecoverable kernel panic on the next system call, while reading security-sensitive MSRs (such as those storing kernel base addresses) enables KASLR bypass to support privilege escalation chains. A public proof-of-concept is available via GitHub, and vendor patches have been released; no KEV listing at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation to kernel in PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics allows a low-privileged local user to achieve arbitrary physical memory bit-clearing via an exposed, unvalidated IOCTL in the shared DirectIo64.sys kernel driver. By supplying a crafted 64-bit physical address and bit index to the driver, an attacker can invoke MmMapIoSpace to map and modify kernel code pages or page table entries, yielding full system compromise. A public proof-of-concept is available and patches have been released by PassMark across all three affected product lines.
Improper privilege management in StackStorm st2's API Key Handler allows authenticated remote attackers to manipulate the `api_key_api.user` argument in `st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/auth.py`, enabling unauthorized privilege escalation within the automation platform. All versions through 3.9.0 are affected per the CPE data, and a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit exists (GitHub issue #6380). No vendor patch has been released; the StackStorm project has not responded to the responsible disclosure report.
Improper privilege management in StackStorm st2 up to 3.9.0 allows authenticated low-privilege users to bypass user-scoping restrictions on the action executions API by manipulating the `user` query parameter. The root cause is that `assert_user_is_admin_if_user_query_param_is_provided` in `st2api/st2api/controllers/v1/actionexecutions.py` performs no enforcement when the default NoOp RBAC backend is active - meaning every default StackStorm installation without explicit RBAC configuration is vulnerable. A public proof-of-concept exists via GitHub issue #6379, and the vendor has not yet responded to the disclosure; no patch is available at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in an Ubuntu-packaged application allows an operator-level authenticated user to modify Administrator accounts by exploiting insufficient authorization controls in the accounting database layer. The exact affected product is not determinable from available data - the description appears to be a commit-message-style changelog entry rather than a formal CVE description. No patch version, CPE string, CVSS score, or CWE identifier has been assigned, severely limiting independent verification. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Stored cross-site scripting in the SEOWriting WordPress plugin (through version 1.12.5) allows authenticated Contributor-level users to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser session of higher-privileged users - Editors or Administrators - who view or preview the affected post. The root cause is a misconfigured KSES allowlist that explicitly whitelists the `onload` event attribute on `iframe` elements, bypassing WordPress's built-in content sanitization. A publicly available proof-of-concept confirms the attack path is reproducible; the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting active exploitation has not been widely observed at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Drupal's External Authentication contributed module (versions 0.0.0 through <2.0.13) allows low-privileged network users to gain elevated Drupal permissions by exploiting improper case-sensitivity handling during identity resolution. The module fails to normalize case in username or identity attribute comparisons against existing Drupal accounts, meaning an attacker can present a case-variant identity (e.g., 'Admin' for a privileged 'admin' account) and be mapped to a higher-privileged user. A vendor-released patch is available at version 2.0.13 per Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-098, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in Drupal's Content Moderation Notifications module (all versions before 3.9.0) stems from unsafe privilege definitions (CWE-267) embedded in the module's moderation workflow handling. An already-highly-privileged Drupal user can exploit improperly scoped permissions granted by the module to perform actions or access content beyond their intended role boundary within Drupal's RBAC model. No active exploitation (CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept has been identified; a vendor patch at version 3.9.0 is available per Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-107.
Privilege escalation in the Theme My Login WordPress plugin (versions before 7.2.0) allows low-privileged users to silently bypass the network's site-creation restrictions on multisite WordPress installations, gaining administrator-level control over a newly created site. Subscriber-level authenticated users - and on some networks, unauthenticated users - can invoke the site-signup flow to create sites even when the network's registration setting prohibits it. A publicly available proof-of-concept exploit exists, raising the urgency for patching. The vendor has released a fix in version 7.2.0.
Address bar spoofing in Google Chrome's Downloads component (versions prior to 152.0.7977.75) is reachable only after an attacker has already achieved code execution within the renderer process, enabling display of a falsified URL via a crafted HTML page. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the Downloads subsystem, which fails to enforce the privilege boundary between the sandboxed renderer and the trusted browser UI. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; a vendor-released patch is available in Chrome 152.0.7977.75.
Stored XSS in the Apache Spark History Server (versions 3.0.0 through 3.5.7) allows a user with Spark job submission rights to inject unsanitized HTML/JavaScript into the History Server web UI via the application name field (spark.app.name), which executes in the browser of any higher-privileged user who subsequently views that job's history page. Apache rates this low severity due to layered prerequisites - the attacker must hold job submission rights and socially engineer an administrator into visiting the History Server. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the vendor-released fix is Spark 3.5.8.
Privilege escalation in the HPE AOS-CX management API allows authenticated low-privilege operator-level users to modify system settings that should require higher authorization. Reported by HPE under advisory hpesbnw05134en_us - the same bulletin covering CVE-2026-73749, 73766, 73778, and 73782 - the flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, and high integrity impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in HPE AOS-CX's API endpoint allows an authenticated low-privilege operator to access sensitive system information that should be restricted to higher-privilege roles, provided a required user action is completed. The CVSS vector (PR:L/UI:R/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms this manifests as an information disclosure escalation rather than full privilege takeover - a low-privilege operator reads confidential data normally gated behind elevated roles. This CVE is part of the same HPE advisory (hpesbnw05134) as CVE-2026-73749 (unauthenticated RCE, CVSS 9.8), CVE-2026-73766 (admin command injection, CVSS 7.2), CVE-2026-73778 (default-credential auth bypass, CVSS 8.1), and CVE-2026-73782 (adjacent format-string RCE, CVSS 8.8); no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated low-privilege operator with physical or shell access to elevate user privileges and make limited modifications to the affected system. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) confirms this requires both local system access and a low-privilege operator account, and the high attack complexity suggests non-trivial preconditions must be met. Impact is strictly bounded: the CVSS registers no confidentiality or availability impact, only limited integrity modification (I:L), meaning full administrative compromise is not achieved. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer enables an authenticated, highly privileged operator on the underlying host to elevate their role within the Fabric Composer management hierarchy, gaining access to higher-privileged administrative functions. The impact is bounded to integrity - specifically the ability to alter certain system configuration settings - with no confidentiality or availability consequence reported. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing exist at time of analysis, consistent with the low CVSS score of 4.4 and the stringent local, high-privilege prerequisite.
Privilege escalation in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated operator-level user to modify system settings that the API is intended to restrict to higher-privilege roles. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confirms network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring only a valid operator credential and no user interaction. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
Sensitive information exposure in HPE Networking Fabric Composer allows an authenticated low-privilege operator user with local access to upstream AFC dependencies to read data outside their authorized scope. The CVSS vector (S:C/C:H) reflects that the confidentiality breach crosses authorization boundaries within the underlying OS layer, not merely within the user's own privilege tier. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability has not been added to CISA KEV at time of analysis, but the high confidentiality impact and scope change elevate real-world concern for multi-tenant or shared-operator deployments.
Privilege abuse in Kibana's machine learning feature allows any user holding read-only ML access to retrieve data from Elasticsearch indices they are not authorized to see. The flaw (CWE-250) occurs because Kibana executes certain ML read operations under an internal service identity rather than forwarding the requesting user's credentials to Elasticsearch, effectively bypassing Elasticsearch's index-level access controls. Elastic self-disclosed the issue in ESA-2026-135 and released fixes across three active release lines; no public exploit code has been identified.
Improper privilege management in IObit Unlocker 1.3.0.12's kernel driver (IObitUnlocker.sys) allows a locally authenticated high-privileged user to invoke ZwTerminateProcess through the IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL handler without adequate authorization checks, enabling termination of processes outside the caller's normal authority. The vulnerability is limited to systems with IObit Unlocker installed and the driver loaded, and requires existing administrator-level access to exploit. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog, and the vendor did not respond to disclosure.
Privilege management failure in IObit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11's kernel driver IUForceDelete.sys allows a local low-privileged user to send crafted IOCTL requests to the IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL handler and trigger improper privilege operations, resulting in limited integrity and availability impact on the local Windows system. The vendor did not respond to coordinated disclosure, leaving no vendor-issued patch or official mitigation guidance available. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability has not been added to the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation in XueZhiSi Open Source Exam System (xzs) 3.9.0 and earlier allows authenticated teacher-level users to retrieve user listings across roles they are not authorized to view by freely controlling the role parameter in POST /api/teacher/user/page/list requests. The root cause is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key): the server trusts the client-supplied role field in UserPageRequestVM without enforcing server-side role binding, exposing potentially sensitive user data. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS places this at the 4th percentile.
Improper privilege management in the Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.0 permits a subsite administrator on a WordPress multisite network to install an arbitrary plugin from a user-supplied URL, placing attacker-controlled PHP code into the network-shared plugin directory normally reserved for network (super) administrators. Successful exploitation achieves remote code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact across the entire multisite network. A public proof-of-concept is available via WPScan, though EPSS remains low (0.15%) consistent with the high-privilege, non-default-configuration prerequisites; no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) is recorded at time of analysis.
Missing authorization checks on three IAM REST API endpoints in Yamcs allow any authenticated low-privilege user to enumerate the server's complete privilege taxonomy and role-to-privilege mappings, directly enabling targeted privilege escalation reconnaissance. Affected are yamcs-core versions up to 5.12.7 and 5.13.0 through 5.13.1, used in production spacecraft operations and ground station environments. A proof-of-concept is confirmed in the GHSA advisory; no active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified, but the leaked data (including the ControlAccess and ChangeMissionDatabase privilege names) provides a precise roadmap for chained attacks including, per the advisory, algorithm-level remote code execution.
Incomplete authorization fix in Vikunja v2.3.0 allows Write-level collaborators to detach a shared child project from its parent hierarchy by supplying parent_project_id: 0, bypassing the Admin permission gate introduced by the CVE-2026-35595 fix. The flaw exists in versions v2.3.0 through the latest unstable builds and is fixed in v2.4.0. A detailed, independently reproducible proof-of-concept with curl commands is publicly documented in the GHSA advisory, though no CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Archive symlink traversal in aquaproj/aqua prior to v2.60.1 enables an attacker who controls a tool archive to write arbitrary files outside the extraction directory with the privileges of the user running aqua. The vulnerable combination in `pkg/unarchive/archives.go` - creating a symlink without destination validation, then following it with a regular file write - allows a malicious tar.gz to overwrite files such as shell startup scripts or PATH entries, resulting in user-level code execution. A working PoC is confirmed in GHSA-mf5c-hw34-4hpp; no CISA KEV listing is present and EPSS data is unavailable for this CVE.
SQL injection in ZTE SCP allows authenticated, adjacent-network users to craft malicious database queries that bypass authorization logic and access data outside their permitted scope. The flaw requires valid low-privileged credentials and adjacency to the management network but achieves high confidentiality impact by exposing arbitrary database contents - particularly sensitive in telecom infrastructure contexts. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified; ZTE classifies this as high-priority and has published a security bulletin.
Privilege escalation in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin (all versions before 1.57.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to register new sites on WordPress multisite networks regardless of whether the network administrator has enabled site registration, granting the attacker administrator-level privileges over each newly created sub-site. This flaw is scoped exclusively to WordPress multisite deployments; standard single-site WordPress installations are completely unaffected regardless of plugin version. No active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV, though WPScan has published a public proof-of-concept and a vendor patch is available at version 1.57.1.
Broken access control in ThingsBoard Professional Edition 4.21 and below allows authenticated customer-tier users to manipulate API parameters in the Alarms comments endpoint to forge or overwrite system-generated alarm comments. Because customer accounts are low-privileged by design, the ability to impersonate system messages and overwrite system-owned data constitutes vertical privilege escalation with direct integrity impact on alarm audit trails. No public exploit code exists and the EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile) indicates low exploitation probability, but the flaw is easily reproducible by any valid customer credential on an unpatched instance.
Privilege escalation in Doorkeeper OpenID Connect prior to 1.10.4 allows self-registered OAuth clients to obtain scopes beyond what the server intends to grant. The Dynamic Client Registration endpoint directly assigns client-supplied scope values to the application record without intersecting them against the server's configured `default_scopes` and `optional_scopes`, and because `enforce_configured_scopes` is disabled by default, Doorkeeper's ScopeChecker subsequently honors those persisted application-level scopes over server-level restrictions. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch was released July 2, 2026.
Improper privilege management in Google Chrome's FileSystem subsystem (all versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by tricking a user into loading a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw is rated CVSS 4.3 (Medium) with impact limited to low integrity bypass - no confidentiality or availability impact - and carries an EPSS of 0.23% (13th percentile), indicating minimal observed exploitation interest. Vendor patch is available in stable channel 152.0.7977.65; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Insufficient permissions restrictions in iOS and iPadOS (all versions prior to 26.5) allow a malicious locally-installed app to enumerate other applications installed on the device. The flaw, rooted in improper privilege management (CWE-269), exposes app inventory data that Apple's sandbox model is designed to protect. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is extremely low at 0.09%, and SSVC exploitation status is confirmed none - placing this squarely as a low-urgency privacy concern rather than an active threat.
Stack buffer overflow in Zephyr RTOS's virtio PCI driver (drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c) allows a malicious virtio device to corrupt the kernel stack with up to ~228 bytes of device-controlled data, or trigger a near-unbounded write via unsigned underflow, during boot-time device probe. All Zephyr versions are potentially affected (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) when compiled with CONFIG_ASSERT disabled, which is the production default. Exploitable scenarios are limited to bare-metal systems with untrusted physical or passthrough virtio PCIe devices, or confidential computing deployments where the Zephyr guest must be defended against a potentially malicious hypervisor. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; upstream patch is available at commit d98dacee.
Privilege escalation in rclone before 1.74.4 allows an attacker who controls a source remote to plant a setuid binary on the destination filesystem when the victim uses the --metadata flag during a copy or sync operation. The local backend passes source-supplied mode, uid, and gid metadata verbatim to os.Chmod and os.Chown without masking ModeSetuid or ModeSetgid bits, enabling an attacker to store a crafted binary with mode=40000755 and uid=0 on a remote they control. If rclone runs as root - common in automated backup/restore workflows - any local user on the destination system can execute the planted binary to gain root access. A proof-of-concept is documented in the upstream advisory; no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) is recorded at time of analysis.
Self-service privilege escalation in the TYPO3 femanager (Frontend User Manager) extension allows any authenticated frontend user to assign themselves to arbitrary frontend usergroups via the profile edit plugin when operating under its default field configuration. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the extension does not validate whether the requesting user is permitted to join the target group before processing the self-update. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the exploit path is straightforward for any logged-in frontend user on an affected TYPO3 installation. The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.0 reflects the prerequisite of an authenticated session and a specific configuration context.
Privilege escalation from userspace to kernel level is possible in Google's Fuchsia OS via a Use-After-Free condition in the Zircon kernel pager proxy component, affecting Android F30.1.1. An attacker with low-privileged code execution on the device can exploit the memory corruption flaw to gain kernel-level control, achieving full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and SSVC assessment indicates no current active exploitation.
Incorrect default permissions in HCL Hive 1.0 expose containerized deployments to unauthorized lateral movement, container breakout, and interception of sensitive inter-service communications by network-accessible attackers requiring no authentication. The flaw (CWE-276) means the platform ships with overly permissive defaults - not a misconfiguration by the operator - making any default deployment potentially vulnerable without additional hardening. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and the vulnerability has not been added to the CISA KEV catalog, but the combination of a network-accessible vector, no authentication requirement, and high confidentiality impact warrants prompt remediation.
Privilege escalation in the Content Mask WordPress plugin (before 1.8.5.5) allows any authenticated Contributor to publish posts and pages without holding the publish capability, bypassing WordPress's role-based access control. The root cause is a missing capability check (CWE-269) when the plugin registers and handles its custom post type publishing workflow. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is 0.18% (8th percentile), and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV, reflecting negligible observed exploitation interest.
Privilege escalation in Forminator Forms WordPress plugin (versions before 1.57.0.7) allows any user with form-builder permissions to create a registration form that grants the WordPress administrator role to every visitor who self-registers through it. The role-restriction enforcement applied to registration forms is inconsistently applied, meaning the control exists in the codebase but can be bypassed at the configuration layer by a sufficiently privileged form author. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), indicating low observed exploitation activity; however, a successful exploitation chain yields full WordPress site compromise.
Unscoped GitHub App installation token exposure in Tekton Pipelines-as-Code (openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code) allows any authenticated user with push access to one repository in a multi-repo GitHub App installation to read the Tekton task definitions from other private repositories in the same installation. By crafting a PipelineRun with a remote task annotation pointing at a private repository URL, the attacker causes Pipelines-as-Code to fetch and inline that repository's task YAML using the over-privileged installation token during webhook processing, producing a read-only confidentiality breach. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis; the EPSS signal is absent from provided data, but the low-complexity attack path and confirmed fix make this a prioritization candidate for any organization running multi-repository PAC installations.
Improper access control in Lighthouse - the cross-cluster service-discovery component of Submariner shipped with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 - lets an attacker who has compromised a spoke cluster inject unauthorized EndpointSlices and ServiceImports into arbitrary namespaces on peer clusters. Because the destination namespace is taken from an attacker-controlled label/annotation on the broker object, resources can be planted into privileged namespaces such as kube-system and openshift-*, enabling privilege escalation and lateral cluster compromise. Rated CVSS 9.9 with a scope change; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Privilege escalation to root on the Kenwood DNR1007XR car navigation/dashcam device is possible for physically present attackers who already hold low-privileged code execution on the device. The USB filesystem mount point is configured with incorrect default permissions (CWE-276), allowing a low-privileged process to write to or manipulate that directory and escalate to root with full code execution capability. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; the attack surface is inherently constrained by the physical access prerequisite and the embedded nature of the device.