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 (2401)
In ims service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The service employed by Everything, running as SYSTEM, communicates with the lower privileged Everything GUI via a named pipe. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8). No vendor patch available.
The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in which an authenticated administrator could leverage the Migrate Server feature to obtain root privileges on the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Client Management Script Library software, which might allow escalation of privilege during the installation process. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Doccure Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and excluding, 1.5.4. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and excluding, 6.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Privilege escalation in FantasticPlugins SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce (versions ≤7.8.0) allows authenticated users with low-level privileges to elevate permissions and gain unauthorized high-level access to WordPress site functions. The vulnerability stems from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), enabling attackers to bypass intended access controls. With CVSS 8.8 (High) severity, the flaw permits complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. EPSS probability is low (0.06%, 17th percentile), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though Patchstack has published advisory details.
Privilege escalation in N-Media Simple User Registration (WordPress plugin) through version 6.8 allows authenticated low-privilege users to elevate their access to administrator-level permissions via incorrect privilege assignment. With EPSS at 0.06% (17th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, real-world exploitation risk remains low despite the high CVSS score. The vulnerability requires low-privilege authentication (PR:L) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), making it straightforward to exploit once an attacker has basic user credentials.
Privilege escalation in Dokan Lite WordPress plugin (versions ≤4.1.3) enables low-privileged authenticated users to elevate privileges on vulnerable sites. The vulnerability stems from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), exploitable remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. With EPSS score of 0.08% (24th percentile), real-world exploitation probability is currently low, and no active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. Authenticated attackers can gain unauthorized high-level confidentiality access with limited integrity and availability impact.
Privilege escalation in Official Integration for Billingo WordPress plugin (versions ≤4.3.0) enables unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authorization controls and gain elevated access. The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks (CWE-862), allowing attackers over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. No active exploitation confirmed (EPSS 0.06%, 18th percentile), but the unauthenticated remote attack vector with straightforward exploitation makes this a notable risk for WordPress sites using this billing integration plugin.
Kernel crash in Linux kernel Cadence QSPI driver (cadence-quadspi) allows authenticated local attackers with moderate privileges to cause denial of service by unbinding the driver during active indirect read or write operations. The vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions including 6.17-rc1 through rc4 and potentially earlier versions; exploitation requires root access to force device removal, but the EPSS score of 0.01% indicates minimal real-world exploitation probability despite the availability of upstream fixes in stable kernel branches.
Account takeover in WordPress Orion SMS OTP Verification plugin (versions ≤1.1.7) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords without identity verification. Attackers knowing a target's phone number can change that user's password to an attacker-controlled OTP, gaining complete account access with full privileges. CVSS 9.8 (Critical) reflects network-accessible, no-authentication-required exploitation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.
WPBifröst WordPress plugin through version 1.0.7 allows low-privileged authenticated users to escalate to full administrative access. Subscribers and higher roles can exploit a missing capability check in the ctl_create_link AJAX handler to create new administrator accounts and immediately log in with full site control. With CVSS 8.8 (High) and EPSS data unavailable, severity is driven by the low privilege requirement (PR:L) and complete system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and not listed in CISA KEV, but the attack is trivially automatable once an attacker holds any authenticated role.
Binary MLM Plan plugin for WordPress versions up to 3.0 grants the manage_bmp capability to all users upon registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register via the plugin's form and immediately escalate privileges to manage plugin settings. This privilege escalation affects all installations with the vulnerable plugin active, with a CVSS score of 6.5 reflecting moderate confidentiality and integrity impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at the time of analysis.
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the integration between Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems, where an attacker with permissions to modify AD attributes can impersonate privileged users by exploiting a fallback mechanism in the Kerberos authentication plugin. The vulnerability affects domain-joined Linux hosts running SSSD in default configurations and allows attackers to gain unauthorized access with high privileges. With a low EPSS score of 0.05% and no KEV listing, this appears to be a theoretical risk requiring existing AD permissions rather than an actively exploited vulnerability.
MacForge contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects MacForge: 1.2.0 Beta 1.
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.
Privilege escalation in Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce via password reset.
In Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 on Windows, the OpenSSL configuration file is loaded from a path writable by low-privileged users, allowing malicious modification and potential local privilege escalation by injecting a DLL.
CVE-2025-54086 is an excess permissions vulnerability in the Warehouse component of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 14.10. Attackers with access to the local file system can read the Java keystore file. The attack complexity is low, there are no attack requirements, the privileges required are low and no user interaction is required. Impact to confidentiality is low, there is no impact to integrity or availability.
FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD <6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format
NVIDIA Installer for NvAPP for Windows contains a vulnerability in the FrameviewSDK installation process, where an attacker with local unprivileged access could modify files in the Frameview SDK directory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Support Assistant for versions prior to 9.47.41.0. The vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an arbitrary file write.
An SQL injection vulnerability in user-login.php and index.php of Karthikg1908 Hospital Management System (HMS) 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries via the username and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
TitanSystems Zender v3.9.7 contains an account takeover vulnerability in its password reset functionality. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Local privilege escalation due to insecure XPC service configuration. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A privilege escalation flaw from host to domain administrator was found in FreeIPA. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in KServe ModelMesh container images. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4). No vendor patch available.
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.1.102 and Application prior to version 25.1.1413 (Windows client deployments) contain a registry key that can be. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 22.0.1049 and Application prior to version 20.0.2786 (VA/SaaS deployments) expose internal Docker containers through the. 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.
VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Actively exploited in the wild (cisa kev) and public exploit code available.
In a hardened Docker environment, with Enhanced Container Isolation ( ECI https://docs.docker.com/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/enhanced-container-isolation/ ) enabled, an administrator can. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In DriveLock 24.1.4 before 24.1.5, 24.2.5 before 24.2.6, and 25.1.2 before 25.1.4, attackers can gain elevated privileges. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.6 prior to 18.2.7, 18.3 prior to 18.3.3, and 18.4 prior to 18.4.1 that could have allowed a developer with. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
iMonitor EAM 9.6394 installs a system service (eamusbsrv64.exe) that runs with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ZohoCorp ManageEngine Endpoint Central was impacted by an improper privilege management issue in the agent setup.4.2500.25, through 11.4.2508.13. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Flag Forge is a Capture The Flag (CTF) platform. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The MultiLoca - WooCommerce Multi Locations Inventory Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Novakon P series allows attackers to gain root privileges if one service is compromized.A.C518o2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3). No vendor patch available.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the safe_asterisk script included with the Asterisk toolkit package. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
iNiLabs School Express (SMS Express) 6.2 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the content-management features available to authenticated admin users. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Stocky POS with Inventory Management & HRM (ui-lib) version 5.0 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Products module available to authenticated users. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
MagicProject AI version 9.1 is affected by a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the chatbot generation feature available to authenticated admin users. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in pebas CouponXxL allows Privilege Escalation.5.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Authlib is a Python library which builds OAuth and OpenID Connect servers. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Lack of server-side authorisation on department admin assignment APIs in AiKaan IoT Platform allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges by assigning themselves as admins of other. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Insufficient hardening of the proxyuser account in the AiKaan IoT management platform, combined with the use of a shared, hardcoded SSH private key, allows remote attackers to authenticate to the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in GE Vernova S1 Agile Configuration Software on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.1 and previous version. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
Tandoor Recipes 2.0.0-alpha-1, fixed in 2.0.0-alpha-2, is vulnerable to privilege escalation. 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 PPress 0.0.9 allowing attackers to gain escilated privlidges via crafted session cookie. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host and Application (VA and SaaS deployments) contains multiple Docker containers that run primary application processes (for example PHP. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host and Application (VA and SaaS deployments) provision the appliance with the network account credentials in clear-text inside /etc/issue, and. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.951, Application prior to 20.0.2368 (VA and SaaS deployments) contain an undocumented local user account named. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 1.0.735 and Application prior to 20.0.1330 (Windows client deployments) contain a remote code execution vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 25.1.102 and Application versions prior to 25.1.1413 (Windows client deployments) contain an insecure temporary-file. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 25.1.102 and Application versions prior to 25.1.1413 include Windows client components. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.843 and Application prior to 20.0.1923 (macOS/Linux client deployments) contain an arbitrary file write. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) versions prior to 11.8.0.15 and 11.9.0.8 are susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Miniorange OTP Verification with Firebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_mofirebase_form_options' function in versions. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
H3C devices running firmware version NX15V100R015 are vulnerable to unauthorized access due to insecure default credentials. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A local attacker with low privileges on the Windows system where the software is installed can exploit this vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
SoftIron HyperCloud 2.5.0 through 2.6.3 may incorrectly add user SSH keys to the administrator-level authorized keys under certain conditions, allowing unauthorized privilege escalation to admin via. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.8). No vendor patch available.
ZimaOS is a fork of CasaOS, an operating system for Zima devices and x86-64 systems with UEFI. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
ZimaOS is a fork of CasaOS, an operating system for Zima devices and x86-64 systems with UEFI. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the web API of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to terminate arbitrary running processes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the command-line interface of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN Gateways could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Ilevia EVE X1/X5 Server version ≤ 4.7.18.0.eden contains a misconfiguration in the sudoers file that allows passwordless execution of certain Bash scripts. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An issue discovered in the Tuya Smart Life App 5.6.1 allows attackers to unprivileged control Matter devices via the Matter protocol. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
CYRISMA Sensor before 444 for Windows has an Insecure Folder and File Permissions vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An issue in Online Library Management System v.3.0 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the adminlogin.php component and the Login function. 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.
A buffer overflow in the Control-M/Agent can lead to a local privilege escalation when an attacker has access to the system running the Agent. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A path traversal in the Control-M/Agent can lead to a local privilege escalation when an attacker has access to the system running the Agent. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Certain files with overly permissive permissions were identified in the out-of-support Control-M/Agent versions 9.0.18 to 9.0.20 and potentially earlier unsupported versions as well as in newer. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Dolusoft Omaspot allows Interception, Privilege Escalation.09.2025. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Sparkle framework includes a helper tool Autoupdate. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 2401