Privilege Escalation
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
How It Works
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted. The attack exploits the gap between what the system thinks a user can do and what they actually can do through manipulation or exploitation.
Vertical escalation is the classic form—a regular user obtaining administrator rights. This happens through kernel exploits that bypass OS-level security, misconfigurations in role-based access control (RBAC) that fail to enforce boundaries, or direct manipulation of authorization tokens and session data. Horizontal escalation involves accessing resources belonging to users at the same privilege level, typically through insecure direct object references (IDOR) where changing an ID in a request grants access to another user's data.
Context-dependent escalation exploits workflow logic by skipping authorization checkpoints. An attacker might access administrative URLs directly without going through proper authentication flows, manipulate parameters to bypass permission checks, or exploit REST API endpoints that don't validate method permissions—like a read-only GET permission that can be leveraged for write operations through protocol upgrades or alternative endpoints.
Impact
- Full system compromise through kernel-level exploits granting root or SYSTEM privileges
- Administrative control over applications, allowing configuration changes, user management, and deployment of malicious code
- Lateral movement across cloud infrastructure, containers, or network segments using escalated service account permissions
- Data exfiltration by accessing databases, file systems, or API endpoints restricted to higher privilege levels
- Persistence establishment through creation of backdoor accounts or modification of system configurations
Real-World Examples
Kubernetes clusters have been compromised through kubelet API misconfigurations where read-only GET permissions on worker nodes could be escalated to remote code execution. Attackers upgraded HTTP connections to WebSockets to access the /exec endpoint, gaining shell access to all pods on the node. This affected over 69 Helm charts including widely-deployed monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog agents.
Windows Print Spooler vulnerabilities (PrintNightmare class) allowed authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper privilege checks in the print service. Attackers loaded malicious DLLs through carefully crafted print jobs, escalating from low-privilege user accounts to full domain administrator access.
Cloud metadata services have been exploited where SSRF vulnerabilities combined with over-permissioned IAM roles allowed attackers to retrieve temporary credentials with elevated permissions, pivoting from compromised web applications to broader cloud infrastructure access.
Mitigation
- Enforce deny-by-default access control where permissions must be explicitly granted rather than implicitly allowed
- Implement consistent authorization checks at every layer—API gateway, application logic, and data access—never relying on client-side or single-point validation
- Apply principle of least privilege with time-limited, scope-restricted permissions and just-in-time access for administrative functions
- Audit permission inheritance and role assignments regularly to identify overly permissive configurations or privilege creep
- Separate execution contexts using containers, sandboxes, or capability-based security to limit blast radius
- Deploy runtime monitoring for unusual privilege usage patterns and anomalous access to restricted resources
Recent CVEs (14613)
Insecure default initialization of resource in Intel(R) Boot Guard in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware of the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Insufficient access control in the firmware of the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers before version 7.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A logic issue in the firmware of the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Protection mechanism failure in Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers before version 7.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper access control in the Intel(R) Visual Compute Accelerator 2, all versions, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Several services are accessing named pipes in Ivanti Endpoint Manager through 2020.1.1 with default or overly permissive security attributes; as these services run as user ‘NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM’, the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Authentication bypass by capture-replay in RPMB protocol message authentication subsystem in Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Incorrect default permissions in Windows(R) installer in Intel(R) AMT SDK versions before 14.0.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper buffer restriction in some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) products before version 21.110 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Protection mechanism failure in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products before version 21.110 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Stratix(R) 10 FPGA firmware provided with the Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro software before version 20.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper permissions in some Intel(R) High Definition Audio drivers before version 9.21.00.4561 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) RealSense(TM) D400 Series Dynamic Calibration Tool before version 2.11, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) DAL SDK before version 2.1 for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) CSME Driver for Windows versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel TXE 3.1.80, 4.0.30 may. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Out of bounds write in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Improper conditions check in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper conditions check in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A low level user of IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 who has Administration rights to the server where the application is installed, can escalate their privilege from. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Azure Sphere Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4). This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks 4 through 4.230 on Windows allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying a file that is later executed by a higher-privileged user. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Permission Assignment vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions.
SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA, versions - 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker who is authenticated as an administrator to use the administrator console, to expose unauthenticated access to the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
SAP Commerce Cloud, versions- 1808,1811,1905,2005, allows an attacker to bypass existing authentication and permission checks via the '/medias' endpoint hence gaining access to Secure Media folders. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
SAP ERP Client for E-Bilanz, version - 1.0, installation sets Incorrect default filesystem permissions are set in its installation folder which allows anyone to modify the files in the folder. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Missing Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks.
In the AIBinder_Class constructor of ibinder.cpp, there is a possible arbitrary code execution due to uninitialized data. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In getPermissionInfosForGroup of Utils.java, there is a logic error. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In create of FileMap.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Access Control issues include allowing a regular user to view a restricted incident, user role escalation to admin, users adding themselves as a participant in a restricted incident, and users. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Magento version 2.4.0 and 2.3.5p1 (and earlier) are affected by an incorrect permissions vulnerability in the Integrations component. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root group on the underlying operating system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
A vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
There is a remote escalation of privilege possible for a malicious user that has a OneView account in OneView and Synergy Composer. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Moxa MXView series 3.1.8 installation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Moxa MXView series 3.1.8 installation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
In BIG-IP versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.7, undisclosed TMUI page contains a stored cross site scripting vulnerability (XSS). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) for macOS are affected by a signature verification bypass that could result in. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) for macOS are affected by a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
The HK1 Box S905X3 TV Box contains a vulnerability that allows a local unprivileged user to escalate to root using the /system/xbin/su binary via a serial port (UART) connection or using adb. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An issue was discovered in ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The SIP ALG implementation on NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 1.0.9.64_10.2.64 devices allows remote attackers to communicate with arbitrary TCP and UDP services on a victim's intranet machine, if the victim. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An issue was discovered in REDCap 8.11.6 through 9.x before 10. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
u'Third-party app may also call the broadcasts in Perfdump and cause privilege escalation issue due to improper access control' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper access control vulnerability in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows remote attackers to access restricted resources via inbound QuickConnect traffic. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Improper access control vulnerability in lbd in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via port (1) 7786/tcp or (2) 7787/tcp. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Red Discord Bot before version 3.4.1 has an unauthorized privilege escalation exploit in the Mod module. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Incorrect Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources.
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client (Linux) < 9.1R9 could allow local attackers to escalate privilege. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client (Linux) < 9.1R9 could allow local attackers to escalate privilege. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.139.18543 allows a local actor to escalate privileges while restoring files in Anti-Ransomware. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An issue exits in IOBit Malware Fighter version 8.0.2.547. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A remote escalation of privilege vulnerability was discovered in Aruba Airwave Software version(s): Prior to 1.3.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
FruityWifi through 2.4 has an unsafe Sudo configuration [(ALL : ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL]. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in the ShadowPlay component which may lead to local privilege escalation, code execution, denial of service or. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In Eclipse Jetty versions 1.0 thru 9.4.32.v20200930, 10.0.0.alpha1 thru 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha1 thru 11.0.0.beta2O, on Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Public exploit code available.
CryptoPro CSP through 5.0.0.10004 on 32-bit platforms allows Local Privilege Escalation (by local users with the SeChangeNotifyPrivilege right) because user-mode input is mishandled during process. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
In Strapi before 3.2.5, there is no admin::hasPermissions restriction for CTB (aka content-type-builder) routes. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.
Dreamweaver version 20.2 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
An issue was discovered in Ghisler Total Commander 9.51. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
SAP Banking Services version 500, use an incorrect authorization object in some of its reports. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Taurus-AN00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.156(C00E155R7P2) have a privilege elevation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A remote operatoronlinelist_content privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) version(s): Prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles junction points. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.</p> <p>A. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
An authentication bypass vulnerability was reported in Lenovo ThinkPad Stack Wireless Router firmware version 1.1.3.4 that could allow escalation of privilege. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin for the Lenovo Vantage hardware scan feature prior to version 1.0.46.11 that could allow escalation of privilege. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In binder_release_work of binder.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In appendFormatV of String8.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to incorrect error handling. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
In multiple settings screens, there are possible tapjacking attacks due to an insecure default value. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
In remove of String16.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.176.1 allows local users to schedule tasks which call malicious software to execute with elevated privileges via. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in a dynamically loaded AMD driver in AMD Ryzen Master V15 may allow any authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT authority system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.0.35798. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability has been identified in DCA Vantage Analyzer (All versions < V4.5 are affected by CVE-2020-7590. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Samsung Update 3.0.2.0 ~ 3.0.32.0 has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation as commands crafted by attacker are executed while the engine deserializes the data received during. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Agent Update System in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.8 allows Privilege Escalation because the _LTUPDATE folder has weak permissions. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14613