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Privilege Escalation

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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)

EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In tokenize of sqlite3_android.cpp, there is a possible attacker controlled INSERT statement due to improper input validation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In WelcomeActivity.java and related files, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a partially provisioned Device Policy Client. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Java Google +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In call of SliceProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to improper input validation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

In okToConnect of HidHostService.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an incorrect state check. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Total Protection 16.0.R22 and earlier allows administrators to execute arbitrary code via carefully placing malicious. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Microsoft +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH This Week

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.4 uses insecure file permissions on restored files and directories in Windows which could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information or perform. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation IBM Microsoft +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Mailutils Gnu
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH This Week

The MsIo64.sys and MsIo32.sys drivers in Patriot Viper RGB before 1.1 allow local users (including low integrity processes) to read and write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain NT. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Viper Rgb Firmware Patriotmemory
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Escalation of privileges in EnergyCAP 7 through 7.5.6 allows an attacker to access data. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Energycap
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM POC This Month

A flaw was found in samba 4.0.0 before samba 4.9.15 and samba 4.10.x before 4.10.10. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Null Pointer Dereference +5
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation SQLi Adobe +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the HTTP traffic filtering component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, Cisco FirePOWER Services Software for ASA, and Cisco Firepower Management Center Software could. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Firepower Threat Defense +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.8
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the normalization functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, Cisco FirePOWER Services Software for ASA, and Cisco Firepower Management Center Software could allow an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Firepower Threat Defense +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the protocol detection component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, Cisco FirePOWER Services Software for ASA, and Cisco Firepower Management Center Software could allow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Firepower Threat Defense +2
NVD
EPSS 9% CVSS 5.8
MEDIUM POC This Month

A vulnerability in the stream reassembly component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, Cisco FirePOWER Services Software for ASA, and Cisco Firepower Management Center Software could allow an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Firepower Threat Defense +2
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

In Apache Impala 2.7.0 to 3.2.0, an authenticated user with access to the IDs of active Impala queries or sessions can interact with those sessions or queries via a specially-constructed request and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Apache Impala
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH POC This Week

Sudo through 1.8.29 allows local users to escalate to root if they have write access to file descriptor 3 of the sudo process. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Race Condition Sudo +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.0
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in drivers/media/platform/vivid in the Linux kernel through 5.3.8. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Public exploit code available.

Privilege Escalation Linux Race Condition +23
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM This Month

The Symantec SONAR component, prior to 12.0.2, may be susceptible to a tamper protection bypass vulnerability which could potentially allow an attacker to circumvent the existing tamper protection in. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Symantec Sonar
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2019.2.55152, removing tags from the issues list without the corresponding permission was possible. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Youtrack JetBrains
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

In JetBrains Toolbox App before 1.15.5666 for Windows, privilege escalation was possible. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Toolbox +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2019.1.2, a non-destructive operation could be performed by a user without the corresponding permissions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Teamcity JetBrains
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2019.1.2, secure values could be exposed to users with the "View build runtime parameters and data" permission. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Teamcity JetBrains
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2019.1.4, reverse tabnabbing was possible on several pages. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Teamcity JetBrains
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2019.2 allows local user privilege escalation, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Intellij Idea +1
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing 32-bit PV guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by installing and using descriptors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.

Privilege Escalation Debian Debian Linux +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing attackers to gain host OS privileges via DMA in a situation where an untrusted domain has access to a physical device. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This OS Command Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host.

Privilege Escalation Command Injection Debian +6
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by leveraging the erroneous enabling of interrupts. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Permission Assignment vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Debian +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.12.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by leveraging race conditions in pagetable promotion and demotion operations. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Privilege Escalation Race Condition Debian +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

ClipSoft REXPERT 1.0.0.527 and earlier version allows remote attacker to arbitrary file deletion by issuing a HTTP GET request with a specially crafted parameter. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Rexpert Clipsoft
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

ClipSoft REXPERT 1.0.0.527 and earlier version allows arbitrary file creation via a POST request with the parameter set to the file path to be written. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Rexpert Clipsoft
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC This Month

An issue was discovered in LabKey Server 19.1.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

XSS Privilege Escalation Labkey Server +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

After installing the IBM Maximo Health- Safety and Environment Manager 7.6.1, a user is granted additional privileges that they are not normally allowed to access. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation IBM Maximo For Oil And Gas +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

In K7 Antivirus Premium 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; K7 Total Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; and K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120, the module K7TSHlpr.dll improperly validates the. 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.

Privilege Escalation K7 Antivirus Premium K7 Total Security +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Smartrtu Firmware Me Rtu Firmware +2
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM This Month

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.4 and 6.3 have a stored cross site scripting vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

XSS Privilege Escalation Adobe +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the start/stopLaunchDProcess command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Driver Wacom
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the startProcess command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Driver Wacom
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

The ruby_parser-legacy (aka legacy) gem 1.0.0 for Ruby allows local privilege escalation because of world-writable files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Ruby Parser Legacy
NVD GitHub
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 4.6.1 and earlier versions have Security Bypass vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Adobe Creative Cloud
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins Global Post Script Plugin in allowed users with Overall/Read access to list the scripts available to the plugin stored on the Jenkins master file system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Jenkins Global Post Script
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins Libvirt Slaves Plugin in form-related methods allowed users with Overall/Read access to enumerate credentials ID of credentials stored in Jenkins. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Jenkins Libvirt Slaves
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins Libvirt Slaves Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified SSH server using attacker-specified credentials IDs. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Jenkins Libvirt Slaves
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin in form-related methods allowed users with Overall/Read access to enumerate credentials ID of credentials stored in. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Kubernetes Jenkins +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Kubernetes Jenkins +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins Deploy WebLogic Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials, or determine. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Oracle Jenkins +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A missing permission check in Jenkins Dynatrace Application Monitoring Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Jenkins Dynatrace Application Monitoring
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 7.7
HIGH POC This Week

An Information Disclosure issue in Verodin Director 3.5.3.1 and earlier reveals usernames and passwords of integrated security technologies via a /integrations.json JSON REST API request. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure Director
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 3% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in slicer69 doas before 6.2 on certain platforms other than OpenBSD. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Privilege Escalation Doas
NVD GitHub
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Harbor API has a Broken Access Control vulnerability. 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.

Privilege Escalation VMware Cloud Foundation +3
NVD GitHub
EPSS 3% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Adobe Download Manager versions 2.0.0.363 have an insecure file permissions vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Adobe Download Manager
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH This Week

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5.0.4 and earlier and version 4.1.12 and earlier, that can allow non-root users to overwrite. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Paloalto Globalprotect +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect Agent for Windows 5.0.3 and earlier, and GlobalProtect Agent for Windows 4.1.12 and earlier, in which the auto-update feature. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute code with root privileges. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

Ubisoft Uplay 92.0.0.6280 has Insecure Permissions. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Uplay
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol Agent 9.0.10i. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Patrol Agent Bmc
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol Agent 9.0.10i. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Patrol Agent Bmc
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

ESET Cyber Security 6.7.900.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to execute unauthorized commands as root by abusing an undocumented feature in scheduled tasks. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Apple Endpoint Security +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

CloudCTI HIP Integrator Recognition Configuration Tool allows privilege escalation via its EXQUISE integration. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Hip Integrator Recognition Configuration Tool
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

In startActivityMayWait of ActivityStarter.java, there is a possible incorrect Activity launch due to an incorrect permission check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

In the default privileges of NFC, there is a possible local bypass of user interaction requirements on package installation due to a default permission. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Memory corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +8
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Pointer corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +7
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Improper file permission in software installer for Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology for Intel(R) NUC 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.

Privilege Escalation Intel Smart Connect Technology
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Insufficient path checking in the installer for Intel(R) Active System Console before version 8.0 Build 24 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Intel Active System Console
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM POC This Month

An issue was discovered in Kaseya VSA RMM through 9.5.0.22. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Vsa Kaseya
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

Nix through 2.3 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Nixos Nix
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Koji through 1.18.0 allows remote Directory Traversal, with resultant Privilege Escalation. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Path Traversal Koji +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

The netaddr gem before 2.0.4 for Ruby has misconfigured file permissions, such that a gem install may result in 0777 permissions in the target filesystem. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), 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.

Privilege Escalation Netaddr
NVD GitHub
EPSS 23% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC THREAT Act Now

Kramer VIAware 2.5.0719.1034 has Incorrect Access Control. 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.

Privilege Escalation Viaware Kramerav
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.0
HIGH POC This Week

Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbs_mom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Altair +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

PC Protect Antivirus v4.14.31 installs by default to %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect with very weak folder permissions, granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Antivirus Pcprotect
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH This Week

The /usr/sbin/pinger binary packaged with squid in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 4.8-5.8.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including 3.5.21-26.17.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

SITOS six Build v6.2.1 allows a user with the user role of Seminar Coordinator to escalate their permission to the Systemadministrator role due to insufficient checks on the server side. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Sitos Six Sitos
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.5, and 10.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation which could allow an authenticated user to change the accessmgr password. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

Privilege Escalation IBM Security Guardium
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EPSS 1% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Cisco +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

SuiteCRM 7.11.x and 7.10.x before 7.11.8 and 7.10.20 is vulnerable to vertical privilege escalation. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Suitecrm Salesagility
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 3.3
LOW PATCH Monitor

llcp_sock_create in net/nfc/llcp_sock.c in the AF_NFC network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Linux Linux Kernel
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 3.3
LOW PATCH Monitor

atalk_create in net/appletalk/ddp.c in the AF_APPLETALK network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Linux Linux Kernel
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 3.3
LOW PATCH Monitor

ieee802154_create in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the AF_IEEE802154 network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Linux Linux Kernel
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 3.3
LOW PATCH Monitor

ax25_create in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the AF_AX25 network module in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.

Privilege Escalation Linux Debian +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.3
LOW Monitor

IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6 Admin Console allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation IBM Websphere Extreme Scale
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC This Month

Dolibarr 9.0.5 has stored XSS in a User Profile in a Signature section to card.php. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP XSS Privilege Escalation +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC This Month

Dolibarr 9.0.5 has stored XSS vulnerability via a User Group Description section to card.php. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

PHP XSS Privilege Escalation +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

In Platform, there is a possible bypass of user interaction requirements due to background app interception. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

In libttspico, there is a possible OOB write due to a heap buffer overflow. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In profman, there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In opencv calls that use libpng, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

In notification management of the service manager, there is a possible permissions bypass. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
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