Privilege Escalation

Privilege escalation in Woodpecker CI (v1.0.0 through v3.15.0) using the Kubernetes backend allows any user with Push permission on a connected repository to set the pipeline pod's serviceAccountName to an arbitrary ServiceAccount in the pipeline namespace, inheriting that account's RBAC rights. Because the backend_options.kubernetes.serviceAccountName value was written straight into the pod spec with no admin gating, a low-privileged pipeline author can reach a privileged ServiceAccount to exfiltrate secrets (DB credentials, API keys, TLS certs) and potentially take over the cluster. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; not in CISA KEV.

Stored cross-site scripting in EasyAdminBundle (Symfony admin generator) versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 allows a lower-privileged user with access to a form using FileField or ImageField to upload a browser-executable .html or .svg file that EasyAdmin then links to inline, executing attacker-controlled JavaScript in a viewing administrator's authenticated session. Impact includes session/CSRF-token theft and privilege escalation; it is explicitly NOT remote code execution because filenames come from Symfony's guessExtension(). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV; a vendor patch is available in 5.0.13.

Let me synthesize all data. CVE-2026-44300 — OpenCost /serviceKey unauthenticated file write. Product name: OpenCost CVSS 8.8 given, vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/... CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) but also CWE-306 mentioned in the description. Patch: Available from vendor; fixed in 1.119.1 per CPE data. Wait, the references mention releases v1.120.0 and v1.121.0, but the "Package" line says vulnerable: < 1.119.1 — fixed in: 1.119.1. Hmm, conflicting. I should note this in confidence_notes. Actually the fix commit introduces adminAuthMiddleware requiring ADMIN_TOKEN. The releases listed (v1.120.0, v1.121.0) are refs. The package data says fixed in 1.119.1. I'll present both and flag the discrepancy. Note the patch only adds auth when ADMIN_TOKEN is set; when unset it still allows unauthenticated writes with a warning. That's an important nuance — remediation must note that ADMIN_TOKEN must be configured. Let me write fields. prevalence: OpenCost is a widely used CNCF incubating project for Kubernetes cost monitoring — medium/high. It's popular in k8s cost monitoring but not ubiquitous. I'd say "medium" — common but not everywhere. Given it's a CNCF sandbox/incubating project with significant adoption in FinOps, "medium" seems right. assessed_cvss_vector: The vulnerability is network-reachable, no auth required (PR:N), low complexity (AC:L), no UI. Impact: VI:H (attacker can overwrite the key file — integrity), VA:H (service disruption). Confidentiality: description claims credential theft / data leakage but the direct impact per the vendor-ish analysis says C:N. Well, injecting attacker credentials could leak cost data to the attacker. Hmm. Original vector says VC:N. But actually credential theft — the attacker can't read the existing key file. So C:N. Let me go with: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H = 8.2? Let's compute: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N = base 9.8-ish for C:H/I:H/A:H. With C:N, I:H, A:H → score. Let me compute:

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Group Policy component allows an already-authenticated user to elevate to higher privileges (up to SYSTEM) on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012-2025 systems. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) and is reported by Microsoft with a patch available; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. With CVSS 7.8 and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, it is a strong candidate for the monthly patch cycle on endpoints and domain-joined servers.

Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Install Service (Windows Installer) affects supported Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019-2025 builds, letting an already-authenticated local user with limited rights (PR:L) elevate to SYSTEM. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in how the service handles operations, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Microsoft has released a patch; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows WalletService allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker to gain SYSTEM-level rights on the host, per CVSS:3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L (7.8, High). The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the WalletService component and affects a broad range of Windows client and server builds. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but a vendor patch from Microsoft is available.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 stems from an improper restriction of the agent's communication channel (CWE-923), letting an adjacent-network attacker interact with an endpoint that should be limited to trusted parties and thereby gain elevated privileges with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The flaw was disclosed by Fortinet PSIRT (FG-IR-26-155) and carries a CVSS 7.5 rating; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Exploitation is gated by high attack complexity, which materially reduces real-world likelihood despite the unauthenticated vector.

Local privilege escalation and kernel memory corruption in Zephyr RTOS on Xtensa SoCs (v3.7.0 through v4.4.0) built with CONFIG_XTENSA_MPU and CONFIG_USERSPACE, where arch_buffer_validate() fails open on an integer-overflow edge case, letting an unprivileged user thread trick the kernel into reading or writing arbitrary kernel/partition memory on its behalf. The flaw stems from a default-permit return value combined with a ROUND_UP address-space wrap that skips the MPU probe loop entirely, and it is not caught by the existing syscall-layer overflow guards. Vendor patch is available; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and this is not in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in the Citrix Secure Access Client and Citrix Endpoint Analysis (EPA) Client for Windows allows a low-privileged local user to gain higher (likely SYSTEM-level) privileges through improper privilege management (CWE-269). It affects Secure Access Client for Windows before 26.6.1.20 and Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows before 26.5.1.7, both of which run privileged Windows service/agent components on the endpoint. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but Citrix rates the flaw high severity (CVSS 4.0 base 8.5) given full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once exploited.

SQL injection and input-validation weaknesses in the Snowflake Spark Connector (spark-snowflake) before version 3.2.1 let attackers exfiltrate OAuth client credentials, run arbitrary SQL under the connector's Snowflake role, and redirect COPY data-loading operations to attacker-controlled storage. Reported by Snowflake, the flaws are most dangerous in shared/multi-tenant Spark clusters where injected SQL executes with the cluster admin's JDBC credentials, enabling credential theft and privilege escalation. Rated CVSS 4.0 9.2 (Critical); no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in the openSUSE Tumbleweed packaging of Suricata allows the unprivileged 'suricata' service account to gain root through a symbolic-link following flaw (CWE-61) in files or directories the package manages with predictable, service-writable paths. Any actor already holding the suricata user context - for example via a compromised or misconfigured IDS/IPS process - can plant a symlink that redirects a root-executed operation to a target of their choosing, yielding full system compromise. The CVSS 4.0 exploit-maturity metric is set to Proof-of-Concept (E:P); there is no evidence of active exploitation in CISA KEV, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in Glarysoft Glary Utilities lets an already-present low-privileged attacker abuse the Disk Clean feature to delete arbitrary files and ultimately execute code as SYSTEM. Discovered and reported through the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI-26-402, ZDI-CAN-27004), it stems from the privileged cleanup service following filesystem junctions (CWE-59) planted by the attacker. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but ZDI-sourced advisories are typically high-fidelity and reproducible.

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw 2026.5.20 through 2026.6.8 lets an already-authenticated, lower-trust caller abuse the plugin install command path to execute or persist actions beyond their intended authorization. The root cause is an incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) on plugin installation, and the CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:L, UI:N, AV:N) shows a low-privileged remote actor can achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not in CISA KEV, but a GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7vrr-rp4x-4g76) and a VulnCheck advisory document it.

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in ChurchCRM before 7.4.0 lets remote attackers inject JavaScript through unsanitized request parameter names and values reflected into JavaScript-string and HTML-attribute contexts on endpoints such as /FamilyCustomFieldsEditor.php, /PaddleNumList.php, and /admin/system/church-info. When a victim (especially an administrator) follows a crafted link, the payload executes in their session, enabling session-token theft, account takeover, and exposure of church member data. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 4.0 vector (PR:N/UI:A) indicates unauthenticated triggering but requires victim interaction.

Stored cross-site scripting in the NukeViet CMS News module (versions before 4.6.00) lets any authenticated user with news-posting permission persist arbitrary JavaScript that runs in the browser of every visitor, including administrators. Two independent filter bypasses defeat the built-in anti-XSS routines in NukeViet\Core\Request: a Form Feed (\x0C) prefix slips event-handler attributes past the /^on/ check, and a decimal HTML-entity tab (&#9;) smuggles a javascript: URI past the keyword filter. Publicly available exploit payloads exist in the vendor advisory; there is no evidence of active exploitation and no EPSS figure was supplied.

Vertical privilege escalation in Shiori (go-shiori), the self-hosted Go bookmark manager, lets any authenticated low-privilege user promote themselves to administrator. By sending a crafted PATCH request to the /api/v1/auth/account update endpoint with owner: true - a field that lacked an authorization check - the user flips their own owner flag, then re-authenticates to receive an admin JWT granting full system access. Disclosed by VulnCheck with a vendor fix committed upstream; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Stored cross-site scripting in NukeViet CMS 4.x through 4.5.08 lets a low-privileged authenticated member embed a JavaScript payload in their profile display name (first_name/last_name), which then executes when any visitor - including administrators - clicks the Reply/Answer link on that member's comment. The flaw stems from HTML-entity encoding being applied where JavaScript-string escaping is required, so the payload runs in the victim's session context and can drive admin session actions, credential phishing, and data exfiltration. Publicly available exploit code exists (a working PoC is published in the GHSA advisory), though there is no public exploit identified as actively used in the wild.

Privilege escalation in the Apache Airflow FAB auth manager (apache-airflow-providers-fab before 3.7.2) lets a low-privileged user who is granted per-DAG access to a DAG literally named 'DAGs' silently receive the global all-DAGs permission, gaining read and edit access to every DAG in the deployment. The flaw stems from a resource-name collision in resource_name(), where the reserved global resource string 'DAGs' is indistinguishable from a legitimate dag_id of the same value. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift's incluster-checks diagnostic tool lets any authenticated user holding the standard 'edit' RBAC role escalate to root on the underlying cluster nodes. The tool provisions privileged debug pods with host-filesystem access inside the shared default namespace, so a low-privileged tenant can simply exec into an existing pod and break out to the host. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no CISA KEV listing; EPSS data was not provided in the source intelligence.

Privilege escalation in the MailOptin WordPress plugin (by properfraction) affects all versions up to and including 1.2.77.3, stemming from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266). An attacker can obtain elevated privileges within the WordPress site, potentially reaching administrator-level control that yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV; it was reported by Patchstack.

Privilege escalation in the Houzez Login Register WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 3.3.3) lets remote attackers obtain a higher-privileged role than intended due to incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266). Reported by Patchstack with a CVSS 8.2 (high) score, the flaw carries a network vector with no privileges or user interaction required and a high integrity impact. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in the MailerPress WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.0.2) lets an authenticated low-privilege user gain higher privileges through an incorrect privilege assignment flaw. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that any authenticated user can perform, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - effectively a takeover of the plugin's protected functionality or the WordPress site. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; it was reported through Patchstack.

Privilege escalation in the aBlocks WordPress plugin (Kodezen LLC) through version 2.9.1 allows an authenticated low-privileged user to elevate their permissions due to incorrect privilege assignment. With a CVSS of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L), a subscriber- or contributor-level account can gain elevated capabilities remotely over the network. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the issue was disclosed by Patchstack.

Privilege escalation in D-Link DIR-1253 firmware v1.0.1.250923.142435 stems from improper handling of the /etc/shadow file - the store of hashed local credentials - letting an attacker obtain or elevate to root-level access on the device. Publicly available exploit code exists (referenced via the zuh.re/codeberg advisory), but there is no public exploit identified as actively exploited and the CVE is not on the CISA KEV list. The published CVSS of 9.8 (AV:N) appears optimistic given that the core issue centers on a local system credential file, so the true remote-unauthenticated reach should be verified against the vendor advisory.

Kernel memory corruption in the Zephyr RTOS (versions v1.14.0 through v4.4.0) lets an unprivileged user-mode thread corrupt the kernel's dynamic object-tracking list across the userspace security boundary. The flaw is a use-after-free race (CWE-416) in the obj_list traversal, exploitable only on builds combining CONFIG_SMP, CONFIG_USERSPACE, and CONFIG_DYNAMIC_OBJECTS, and can yield privilege escalation or a kernel crash. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch is available.

Privilege escalation to root in OpenWrt's luci-app-samba4 (LuCI web interface) lets authenticated delegated users invoke the root-owned Samba daemon with attacker-controlled arguments. The package's 'read' ACL improperly grants file.exec permission on /usr/sbin/smbd, so a low-privileged operator can launch smbd with global options like 'message command' and achieve arbitrary command execution as root when SMB messages are processed. Reported by VulnCheck with a GHSA advisory published; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in Capgo before 12.128.2 lets demoted super_admin users retain organization-wide bundle management rights because the org_users.user_right column is not cleared when their role binding is deleted. A user who once held super_admin can continue invoking the delete_non_compliant_bundles and count_non_compliant_bundles RPCs to enumerate and bulk-delete non-compliant bundles across the entire organization indefinitely, well after their privileges were supposedly revoked. Reported by VulnCheck; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in the Genolve AI image and video generation plugin for WordPress (all versions through 5.0.5) lets authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above update arbitrary WordPress options because the genolve_setOpt() function performs no capability check. By enabling the users_can_register option and setting default_role to administrator, a low-privileged user can register a new administrator account and fully take over the site. Reported by Wordfence with a CVSS of 8.8; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Account takeover in the SureCart e-commerce plugin for WordPress (versions ≤ 4.2.3) lets unauthenticated attackers overwrite the email address of any WordPress user linked to a SureCart customer record during webhook-driven customer profile synchronization. Because the plugin does not verify the requester's identity before applying the update, an attacker who knows a victim's customer ID - including that of an administrator - can change the account email, trigger a password reset, and seize the account. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the flaw was reported by Wordfence and carries a CVSS of 8.1.

Privilege escalation in the Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin (all versions through 3.6.6) lets an authenticated subscriber-level user forge an Administrator session by injecting arbitrary identity claims into the JWT payload. Because AuthenticateService::generatePayload() only overwrites payload keys that appear in the admin-configured jwt_payload allowlist, attacker-supplied claims such as email, id, or username survive and are signed with the site's HS256 secret; the token is then redeemed at /autologin to log in as any administrator. Reported by Wordfence with no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing.

Privilege escalation in the WP Grid Builder WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 2.3.3) lets an authenticated Subscriber-or-above user promote their own account to Administrator by sending a crafted nested-array payload to the `/wp-json/wpgb/v2/metadata` REST endpoint. The endpoint's `update()` handler lacks both an authorization check and meta-key validation, so an attacker can overwrite their own `wp_capabilities` user meta. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not on CISA KEV; with CVSS 8.8 and low attack complexity, it is a high-priority patch for any site running this plugin.

Authentication bypass in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique EV charging station backend lets remote unauthenticated attackers open connections directly to the charging-station WebSocket endpoint, which lacks proper access control (CWE-284), and leverage that access for privilege escalation. All backend versions prior to the June 2026 fix are affected, and the CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3 (critical) reflects full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with no privileges or user interaction. Reported through CISA ICS-CERT (ICSA-26-188-01); no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in Imagination Technologies' Graphics DDK GPU driver allows kernel-level software inside a Host VM to post malformed commands to the GPU firmware, forcing an improper GPU register access that can be leveraged to gain elevated privileges. The flaw (CWE-280, improper handling of permissions) affects multiple DDK release branches from 1.18 through 26.1 and is rated CVSS 7.8 (local, low complexity). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and its EPSS probability is low (0.14%).

Privilege escalation in Logto's self-hosted SAML IdP (before 1.41.0) lets an authenticated low-privilege user forge signed SAML attributes such as roles, enabling elevated access at any relying Service Provider that authorizes on SAML attributes. Because user-controlled profile fields (name, email, custom attribute-mapping values) were string-substituted into an unescaped XML template via samlify 2.10.0, an attacker embeds XML markup that Logto then cryptographically signs as legitimate. Rated CVSS 8.5 with scope change; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the fix is confirmed in release v1.41.0 with a corresponding GitHub advisory and commit.

Arbitrary Python code execution in BabelDOC (funstory-ai, pip package `babeldoc`) prior to 0.6.3 allows an attacker to run code in the context of the translation process by having a victim process a crafted PDF. The vendored pdfminer CMap loader (`cmapdb.py::_load_data`) strips only NUL bytes from a PDF-controlled CMap/Encoding name and passes it to `pickle.loads()`, so a hex-encoded absolute path in the PDF's `/Encoding` name redirects deserialization to an attacker-planted `.pickle.gz` file. A detailed, working proof-of-concept exists (publicly available exploit code exists); there is no CISA KEV listing and no public evidence of active exploitation at time of analysis.

Improper permission handling in Snipe-IT before 8.6.0 lets a privileged user strip another user's administrative or granular permissions when editing their account. Because UsersController::update() treats a missing permissions field as a sparse payload rather than a no-op, an administrator editing another administrator — or any user holding users.edit editing a regular account — can silently wipe the target's privileges. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; this is an authenticated integrity/availability issue rather than a remote takeover.

Privilege escalation in Adam Retail Automation's MobilMen 20T (versions v3 through build 10072026) lets an authenticated low-privileged user manipulate a user-controlled key (CWE-639) to access resources or actions belonging to other, higher-privileged accounts. The flaw carries CVSS 8.8 and was reported by Turkey's national CERT (TR-CERT), but no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV. The vendor was contacted but did not respond, so no coordinated fix is confirmed.

Local privilege escalation in Lima (lima-vm) before 2.1.3 lets any unprivileged user inside a guest VM reach root when the instance runs the QEMU driver with the guest agent enabled. Because the world-reachable /run/lima-guestagent.sock exposes address tunneling - including Unix sockets for privileged daemons such as D-Bus - an in-guest attacker can proxy to root-owned services and execute arbitrary commands as root. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in osquery on Windows prior to 5.23.1 lets a standard (unprivileged) user escalate to SYSTEM by planting a maliciously crafted process whose Process Environment Block (PEB) contains oversized command-line or current-directory strings. When the osquery agent - typically running as SYSTEM - queries the `processes` table against that process, unchecked PEB string lengths trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write (CWE-122). No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in osquery on Windows prior to 5.23.1 lets a standard user escalate to SYSTEM by planting a maliciously crafted binary and having the authenticode table query it, triggering a heap out-of-bounds write in the getOriginalProgramName publisher-parsing routine. The flaw is a CWE-122 heap buffer overflow reachable whenever osquery (typically running as SYSTEM) evaluates authenticode publisher metadata against attacker-controlled files. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS was not provided.

Privilege escalation in the WP Business Intelligence Lite WordPress plugin (all versions through 3.2.0) allows authenticated Subscriber-level users to tamper with stored SQL queries because the plugin fails to enforce a capability/authorization check on the query-modification action (CWE-862). When an administrator later views the maliciously altered query, the attacker's arbitrary SQL executes in the admin context, enabling account takeover or full site compromise. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV; it was reported through the Wordfence threat intelligence program.

Privilege escalation in Invixium IXM WEB v2.3.85.25 lets remote attackers abuse the /SystemUsers/CreateAppUser endpoint to provision unauthorized application accounts and gain elevated access to the biometric access-control management platform. Publicly available exploit code exists (GitHub PoC), though there is no public exploit identified as actively used in the wild and the issue is not in CISA KEV. EPSS is low (0.38%, 30th percentile), suggesting no widespread automated exploitation to date despite the high 9.1 CVSS score.

Privilege escalation in Discourse (the open-source discussion platform) lets a newly registered user obtain whisper-group ('whisperer') privileges by supplying a primary_group_id during the signup flow, without ever being a legitimate member of that group. Exploitation only matters on sites that have configured whispers_allowed_groups, and success grants read access to staff-only whisper posts (a confidentiality-focused impact). EPSS is low (0.31%, 23rd percentile) and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the fix commits and GitHub advisory GHSA-vmwq-jvxx-jwfx confirm the flaw and its remediation.

Arbitrary page deletion in YesWiki via the {{erasespamedcomments}} action allows unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete any wiki page on a default installation. The vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks in the action handler and default permissive ACLs, enabling deletion of front page, admin pages, and other content. Exploit code is publicly available, and the vendor has released a patch in version 4.6.6.

Privilege escalation in Frigate 0.17.1 allows any authenticated user, including low-privilege viewers, to download logs

Local privilege escalation in Omnissa Workspace ONE Tunnel for Windows lets an authenticated low-privileged local user abuse a path-traversal weakness (CWE-22) to gain higher (likely SYSTEM) privileges on the endpoint. The flaw affects the Windows Tunnel client used for per-app VPN in Workspace ONE managed fleets; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Impact is high across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but exploitation is confined to attackers who already have a local foothold on the machine.

Local privilege escalation to SYSTEM in Fuji Electric Pupsman before version 3.9.0 allows a low-privileged local user to drop a malicious executable into the weakly-permissioned installation directory, which is then run with SYSTEM privileges for full arbitrary code execution. Reported through JPCERT/CC (JVN JVN62347140); no public exploit identified and no active exploitation is confirmed at time of analysis. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.5 (High), reflecting complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact despite the local attack vector.

Privilege escalation in the Duoshuo (多说社会化评论框) social commenting plugin for WordPress (all versions through 1.2) lets remote attackers seize full administrator control. An unauthenticated, web-accessible API endpoint (api.php/LocalServer.php) exposes an `update_option` handler that lacks capability and nonce checks and relies on a trivially forgeable HMAC-SHA1 signature keyed on an always-empty option, allowing attackers to overwrite any WordPress option - for example flipping `default_role` to `administrator` and enabling open registration, then self-registering an admin account. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and it is not in CISA KEV, but the flaw is straightforward to weaponize.

Privilege escalation in the Pixelgrade Backstage - Customizer Demo Access plugin for WordPress (all versions through 1.4.2) lets unauthenticated attackers modify arbitrary site options. The plugin grants the overly broad `manage_options` capability to its `backstage_customizer_user` demo role, so an attacker reaching the demo flow can change settings such as `default_role` and escalate to a privileged account. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in the FluxInk (formerly Sunia SPB Peripheral) Color Management Driver TcnPeripheral64.sys version 1.0.7.2 lets a standard user map arbitrary physical memory via the \Device\PhysicalMemory object and gain kernel-level control. The flaw affects Lenovo systems shipping this signed color-management driver and is fixed in version 1.0.7.6. Publicly available exploit code exists; there is no public exploit identified as actively exploited (not in CISA KEV), though the vulnerability was reported by CISA (cisa-cg).

Local privilege escalation in MSI Feature Manager (GameGaraj) stems from its bundled KernCoreLib64.sys kernel driver exposing IOCTL handlers that any logged-on user can reach without administrator rights, granting arbitrary physical memory read/write and unrestricted I/O port access. Any low-privileged user on an affected Windows host can leverage this to manipulate kernel objects, tamper with kernel callbacks, bypass Protected Process Light (PPL), and disable endpoint security. Publicly available exploit code exists (published by VulnCheck), though there is no public exploit identified as being used in active attacks at time of analysis.

Persistent privilege escalation in FOSSBilling versions prior to 0.8.0 lets a low-privileged staff account holding only the staff.create_and_edit_staff permission promote itself to arbitrary permissions via the admin API, defeating role-based access control. By calling /api/admin/staff/permissions_update against its own account, the staff user writes any permission structure and effectively gains full administrative control. Rated CVSS 4.0 8.5 (High); no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the attack is trivially reproducible once a qualifying staff account exists.

Local privilege escalation in Linuxfabrik Monitoring Plugins (and the underlying linuxfabrik-lib Python library) lets an attacker who already controls the low-privileged nagios account execute arbitrary OS commands, typically as root. The flaw stems from the library's shell_exec() helper splitting assembled command strings on the pipe (|) character, so user-controlled plugin arguments such as restic-check's --repo can inject additional commands. Publicly available exploit code exists (a PoC is included in the vendor advisory), but the issue is not listed in CISA KEV and no EPSS score was provided.

Privilege escalation via password reset in Coder allows a user-admin to reset any owner's password without knowing the current password, gaining full deployment control including templates, workspaces, and the ability to self-assign the owner role. This flaw affects Coder versions 2.34.0 to 2.34.1, 2.33.0 to 2.33.7, 2.30.0 to 2.32.6, and all prior to 2.29.17. Exploitation requires the user-admin role, limiting practical risk to deployments where less trusted operators are granted that role.

Privilege escalation in the Plesk web hosting control panel lets an authenticated low-privileged user abuse an improper authorization flaw in the XML API to inject arbitrary configuration directives, achieving arbitrary file write as root and full compromise of the underlying server. Rated CVSS 9.9 with a scope change, this turns any valid panel account into root on the host; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in Pardus Update (versions <=0.6.3, fixed in 0.6.6), the software-update component of TÜBİTAK BİLGEM's Debian-based Pardus Linux distribution, allows a low-privileged local user to perform actions they should not be authorized for and escalate to root-level control. The CWE-862 Missing Authorization flaw carries CVSS 7.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client for Windows (versions up to and including 2026.2) lets an authenticated local attacker elevate from a low-privileged account to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on any machine where the client is installed. The flaw is rooted in insecure permission assignment (CWE-732), and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the vendor-reported nature and full high-impact CVSS (7.3, CVSS 4.0) make it a meaningful endpoint-hardening concern.

Local privilege escalation in Linuxfabrik Monitoring Plugins allows the nagios monitoring user to obtain a root shell on Debian systems by injecting arbitrary arguments into an unrestricted apt-get sudoers rule. Deployments running version 5.0.0 or earlier with the bundled Debian.sudoers file installed are affected; exploitation requires prior compromise of the nagios account. A public proof-of-concept is documented in the vendor advisory, and a confirmed fix is available in version 5.1.0 released 2026-05-30.

Privilege escalation in Weaviate vector database versions before 1.38.0 allows a user holding only the delegated assign_and_revoke_users or assign_and_revoke_groups permission to grant the built-in admin role (or any high-privilege custom role) to itself or others, obtaining full administrative control of the database. The flaw stems from the role-assignment handlers checking only that the caller may assign roles to a target, but never verifying the caller actually holds the permissions being conferred - unlike role creation, which enforces permission subset checks. Reported by VulnCheck with a vendor patch in v1.38.0; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Arbitrary code execution within the renderer sandbox affects Google Chrome desktop builds prior to 150.0.7871.46, stemming from an inappropriate implementation in the V8 JavaScript engine. A remote attacker who lures a user to a crafted HTML page and convinces them to perform specific UI gestures can run attacker-controlled code inside the sandboxed renderer process. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low (0.25%, 16th percentile), and CISA SSVC records no observed exploitation, though the technical impact is rated total.

Privilege escalation in the LCweb PrivateContent WordPress plugin (all versions up to and including 9.9.2) lets attackers obtain permissions beyond those intended, driven by an incorrect privilege assignment flaw (CWE-266). The Patchstack-assigned CVSS of 9.8 (network, no privileges, no user interaction) implies an attacker could gain administrator-level control over a WordPress site's protected content and settings. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in Foreman (the engine behind Red Hat Satellite 6) lets an authenticated user holding usergroup-management permissions attach arbitrary roles - including the administrator role - to a user group and then enroll themselves, gaining full admin-level control. The Usergroup model fails to validate that the assigning user actually holds the roles being granted, breaking the RBAC delegation boundary. Rated CVSS 8.8; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low attack complexity and clear escalation path make it a strong patch priority.

Privilege escalation in MyComplianceOffice (MCO) compliance platform version 25.3.3.1 lets an authenticated user add themselves to arbitrary groups via the /customer/servlet/mco/webapi/profile-sections/group-membership endpoint, which fails to enforce authorization on group changes. By supplying a valid group ID - obtainable through the application's own group picker API or guessable via brute force - a low-privileged account can inherit the permissions of higher-privileged groups. Reported by CERT-PL; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation to Administrator in the LatePoint booking plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 5.6.3) lets an authenticated Agent-level user hijack any WordPress account by abusing an Insecure Direct Object Reference in OsOrdersController::create_or_update(). By supplying an arbitrary order[customer_id], an attacker overwrites the email of any LatePoint customer - including one tied to a WordPress Administrator - and then logs in as that user because OsAuthHelper::authorize_customer() never checks the linked account's role. Reported by Wordfence and rated CVSS 8.8; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV, though the root-cause code paths are pinpointed in public plugin source.

Account-takeover privilege escalation in the SMS Alert - SMS & OTP for WooCommerce WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 3.9.5) lets unauthenticated remote attackers change any user's email address and trigger a password reset, seizing administrator accounts. The flaw stems from the OTP-based password-reset flow failing to verify the requester's identity before updating account details. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, though the issue was disclosed by Wordfence and carries a 9.8 CVSS rating.

Privilege escalation in the Dokan Pro WooCommerce multivendor plugin for WordPress (all versions through 5.0.4) allows an authenticated vendor-level attacker to grant themselves or a controlled vendor_staff account the WordPress administrator capability, resulting in full site takeover. The flaw stems from the update_capabilities() REST handler accepting arbitrary capability strings with no allowlist, only checking for the dokandar capability. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and no EPSS or KEV signals were supplied; however, the issue is reported by Wordfence and exploitation is straightforward on sites where the Vendor Staff module is enabled and vendor self-registration is permitted.

Remote privilege escalation in the baseband modem firmware of dozens of MediaTek chipsets allows an attacker operating a rogue base station to corrupt modem memory via a missing bounds check (out-of-bounds write, CWE-787). Once a target UE camps on the attacker-controlled cell, exploitation requires no user interaction and no pre-existing privileges, potentially yielding privilege escalation within the modem subsystem. Tracked in MediaTek's July 2026 Product Security Bulletin (Patch ID MOLY01402160); there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome for Windows before 150.0.7871.47 lets a local attacker leverage an inappropriate implementation in the CredentialProvider component to elevate privileges via a malicious file. Exploitation requires local access plus user interaction (UI:R), and though Google rated the Chromium security severity 'Low', the CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8 (High) due to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS probability is very low at 0.11% (2nd percentile).

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Cast component before 150.0.7871.47 allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape renderer-level restrictions and gain higher privileges via a crafted HTML page. Rated Low severity by Chromium despite a 7.5 CVSS, it functions as a second-stage sandbox-escape primitive rather than a standalone initial-access bug. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is low (0.18%, 8th percentile), indicating minimal near-term mass-exploitation risk.

OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Windows installer component (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) lets a local attacker execute code at elevated privilege by planting a malicious file that triggers a use-after-free during installation. Google rates the Chromium security severity as Low, and while a vendor patch is available there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low (0.11%, 2nd percentile) and CISA SSVC records no observed exploitation. The high CVSS 7.8 reflects total technical impact if triggered, but exploitation requires local access, user interaction, and Windows-specific installer conditions.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's WebRTC component (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) allows a remote attacker to escape normal renderer restrictions when a victim opens a crafted HTML page, per the CVSS vector achieving high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page) but no prior authentication. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is low (0.17%, 7th percentile); notably, Google/Chromium rated this 'Low' severity while the NVD CVSS is 8.8 (High), a discrepancy defenders should weigh.

Local privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) component on Windows before 150.0.7871.47 allows a local attacker who plants a malicious file to elevate privileges after the victim interacts with it. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input (CWE-20) and carries a 7.8 CVSS but was rated Low severity by Chromium's own team. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS probability is very low (0.13%, 3rd percentile), consistent with a local, interaction-dependent issue rather than a mass-exploitable one.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome desktop before 150.0.7871.47 stems from insufficient policy enforcement in the Serial (Web Serial API) component, allowing a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page to escalate privileges within the browser. Note the signal conflict: NVD scores this 8.8 (High) with high confidentiality/integrity/availability impact, yet Chromium's own triage rates the security severity as Low. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS is very low at 0.17% (7th percentile).

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome desktop before 150.0.7871.47 stems from insufficient policy enforcement in the Bluetooth subsystem, letting a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page cross a security boundary the browser is supposed to guard. Google's Chrome release channel and the NVD-assigned CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High) diverge from Chromium's own internal 'Low' severity rating, signaling the practical impact is likely narrower than the raw score implies. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS probability is low at 0.17% (7th percentile), consistent with no active exploitation reported.

Local privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Updater component on Windows (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) allows a local attacker to escalate to OS-level privileges via a malicious file that triggers a use-after-free condition. Google rates the Chromium security severity as Medium, though the CVSS base score is 7.8 (High) because the Updater runs with elevated (SYSTEM) privileges. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.11%, 1st percentile), indicating negligible observed exploitation activity.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome desktop versions prior to 150.0.7871.47 lets a remote attacker escalate privileges when a victim opens a crafted HTML page, stemming from insufficient input validation in the Enterprise component. Chromium rated the flaw Medium severity, though the assigned CVSS of 8.8 reflects high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once triggered. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV; EPSS is low at 0.21% (11th percentile).

Local privilege escalation in Google Chrome for Android before 150.0.7871.47 stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input in the browser UI, letting a local attacker who convinces a user to open a malicious file gain elevated privileges. Rated Medium by Chromium but scored CVSS 7.8 (total technical impact per SSVC), with no public exploit identified at time of analysis and a low EPSS of 0.13% (3rd percentile). Google has shipped a fixed Stable channel build.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome desktop before 150.0.7871.47 stems from insufficient policy enforcement in the browser's Bluetooth stack, letting a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page bypass client-side security checks (CWE-602). Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting the page) but no authentication (PR:N/UI:R), and NVD scores it 8.8 while Google's own Chromium team rated the severity Medium. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low at 0.22%, and CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Chromecast component affects all desktop versions prior to 150.0.7871.47, where insufficient policy enforcement lets a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page escalate privileges within the browser. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS is low at 0.21% (11th percentile). Note a signal conflict: the assigned CVSS is 8.8 (High) while Google/Chromium rated the underlying flaw only Medium severity.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Extensions component (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) lets a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process break out via a crafted HTML page. Rated Medium by Chromium and CVSS 7.5, it stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input (CWE-20) and requires user interaction plus a pre-existing renderer foothold. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low (0.22%, 12th percentile), and it is not on CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome desktop prior to 150.0.7871.47 stems from insufficient policy enforcement in the WebHID subsystem, letting a maliciously crafted extension escape its intended boundaries and gain elevated access to human-interface devices and browser privileges. Exploitation first requires convincing a victim to install the malicious extension, after which a crafted Chrome Extension bypasses WebHID access controls. Chromium rates the issue Medium; no public exploit is identified at time of analysis and EPSS exploitation probability is low (0.13%, 3rd percentile).

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome for Android (CustomTabs) prior to 150.0.7871.47 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by supplying a malicious file that CustomTabs fails to validate properly. Google rates the Chromium severity as Medium, and the requirement for user interaction plus local access limits remote mass exploitation. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the EPSS score is very low (0.13%, 3rd percentile), so opportunistic exploitation appears unlikely.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome for Android before 150.0.7871.47 lets an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process break out further by feeding a crafted HTML page into the Speech component, which fails to validate untrusted input (CWE-20). Google rated it Medium severity; a fix has shipped in the Stable channel, EPSS is low (0.21%, 11th percentile), and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. This is a sandbox-escape-class chaining bug rather than a standalone remote drive-by, since it presupposes a prior renderer compromise.

Local OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome on Windows (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) arises from a use-after-free in the Chrome Updater component, letting a local attacker who can plant a malicious file on the system elevate to higher OS privileges. Google rates the Chromium severity as High and has released a fixed Stable channel build; there is no public exploit identified and it is not listed in CISA KEV. EPSS is low at 0.13% (3rd percentile), consistent with a bug that requires local access and user interaction rather than mass remote exploitation.

Local privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Updater component on macOS versions prior to 150.0.7871.47 lets an attacker abuse a use-after-free (CWE-416) via a malicious file to gain the elevated privileges under which the updater runs. Google rates the Chromium severity as High, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. EPSS is low at 0.13% (3rd percentile), consistent with the SSVC exploitation status of 'none'.

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Extensions subsystem before version 150.0.7871.47 lets an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process break out of that context and gain elevated privileges by delivering a crafted HTML page. Google rates the Chromium severity as High, and the assigned CVSS is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low (0.21%, 11th percentile), and CISA's SSVC framework records exploitation status as none, indicating this is currently a patch-and-move-on issue rather than an active threat.

Local privilege escalation in the Google Chrome Updater on Windows (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) allows a local attacker to gain OS-level privileges by planting a malicious file that the Updater component mishandles. Rated High by Chromium and CVSS 7.8, exploitation requires local access plus user interaction; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.13% (3rd percentile). A vendor patch is available in the June 2026 Stable Channel release.

Privilege escalation in phpMyFAQ before 4.1.5 lets a delegated administrator holding the GROUP_EDIT right elevate to full administrative control. Because GroupController::updatePermissions never verifies that the caller already possesses the permissions being assigned, a low-privileged admin can grant high-value rights to a group they belong to and inherit those rights. The flaw was reported by VulnCheck; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Server-side privilege escalation in Capgo before 12.128.2 lets authenticated users holding build permissions abuse a path-traversal flaw in the builder upload proxy to reach internal administrative endpoints. By appending traversal sequences to the upload path - which the WHATWG URL parser normalizes - an attacker pivots requests carrying the privileged BUILDER_API_KEY header, turning limited build access into SSRF and elevated server-side privileges. Reported by VulnCheck with a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in the HP Fan Control App lets a low-privileged local user gain SYSTEM/administrator-level execution on affected HP endpoints. The flaw stems from CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element), a classic Windows weakness where a privileged service or process resolves an executable or library from an attacker-controllable path. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS data was not provided.