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 (14618)
The Config File Provider Plugin is used to centrally manage configuration files that often include secrets, such as passwords. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Builds in Jenkins are associated with an authentication that controls the permissions that the build has to interact with other elements in Jenkins. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), 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.
Parameterized Trigger Plugin fails to check Item/Build permission: The Parameterized Trigger Plugin did not check the build authentication it was running as and allowed triggering any other project. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings.
The (1) IsVolumeAccessibleByCurrentUser and (2) MountDevice methods in Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, do not check the impersonation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The IsDriveLetterAvailable method in Driver/Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, does not properly validate drive letter symbolic links, which. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Services and files in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager before 8.01.42 have incorrect ACLs, which allows local users to invalidate local checks and gain privileges via standard filesystem operations. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An authentication vulnerability in HPE SiteScope product versions 11.2x and 11.3x, allows read-only accounts to view all SiteScope interfaces and monitors, potentially exposing sensitive data. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in motherboard console ports of line cards for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, physical. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE 16.2 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate their privileges on an affected device. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the web-based Wireless Controller GUI of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Supervisor Engine 8-E (Wireless) Switches, and Cisco. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
selinux-policy as packaged in Red Hat OpenShift 2 allows attackers to obtain process listing information via a privilege escalation attack. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The D-Bus security policy files in /etc/dbus-1/system.d/*.conf in fso-gsmd 0.12.0-3, fso-frameworkd 0.9.5.9+git20110512-4, and fso-usaged 0.12.0-2 as packaged in Debian, the upstream cornucopia.git. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
drivers/net/ethernet/msm/rndis_ipa.c in the Qualcomm networking driver in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application compromising a privileged process. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
Kupu 3.3.0 through 3.3.6, 4.0.0 through 4.0.10, 4.1.0 through 4.1.6, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to edit Kupu settings. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Privilege escalation vulnerability in LXCA versions earlier than 1.3.2 where an authenticated user may be able to abuse certain web interface functionality to execute privileged commands within the. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
A vulnerability in the Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAMP) credential reset functionality for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP) could allow an authenticated,. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM Security SiteProtector System 3.0, 3.1, and 3.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information and potentially gain privileges by leveraging use of session identifiers as parameters. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 34.3%.
Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and remove IP addresses from the quarantine via the ip parameter to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 13.4%.
Apache Solr's Kerberos plugin can be configured to use delegation tokens, which allows an application to reuse the authentication of an end-user or another application. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Improper Authentication vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access.
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
D-Link DIR-850L REV. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
D-Link DIR-850L REV. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
D-Link DIR-850L REV. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
In eLux RP 5.x before 5.5.1000 LTSR and 5.6.x before 5.6.2 CR when classic desktop mode is used, it is possible to start applications other than defined, even if the user does not have permissions to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3). No vendor patch available.
Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An Incorrect Default Permissions issue was discovered in AzeoTech DAQFactory versions prior to 17.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Huawei E5756S before V200R002B146D23SP00C00 allows remote attackers to read device configuration information, enable PIN/PUK authentication, and perform other unspecified actions. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The kamcmd administrative utility and default configuration in kamailio before 4.3.0 use /tmp/kamailio_ctl. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
The identity zones feature in Pivotal Cloud Foundry 208 through 229; UAA 2.0.0 through 2.7.3 and 3.0.0; UAA-Release 2 through 4, when configured with multiple identity zones; and Elastic Runtime. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Symantec ProxyClient 3.4 for Windows is susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla!. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 could allow a meeting room manager to remove the primary managers privileges. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
NetApp StorageGRID Webscale 10.2.x before 10.2.2.3, 10.3.x before 10.3.0.4, and 10.4.x before 10.4.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary objects via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (part number 4X90E51405) driver, various versions, was found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Huawei Video Content Management (VCM) before V100R001C10SPC001 does not properly "authenticate online user identities and privileges," which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. 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.
Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Fortinet FortiManager 5.0 before 5.0.11 and 5.2 before 5.2.2 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted CLI commands. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Active Protection System for ThinkPad systems versions earlier than 1.82.0.17. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Thales nShield Connect hardware models 500, 1500, 6000, 500+, 1500+, and 6000+ before 11.72 allows physically proximate attackers to sign arbitrary data with previously loaded signing keys, extract. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in configuration modification permissions validation for Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a horizontal privilege. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in the build procedure for certain executable system files installed at boot time on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices could allow an authenticated,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
In a sound driver in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, some variables are from userspace and values can be chosen that could result in stack overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
In an audio driver function in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, some parameters are from userspace, and if they are set to a large value, integer. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
In an ioctl handler in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, several sanity checks are missing which can lead to out-of-bounds accesses. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
When a control related to codec is issued from userspace in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, the type casting is done to the container structure instead. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
In a display driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, a variable controlled by userspace is used to calculate offsets and sizes for copy operations,. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, if a function is called with a very large length, an integer overflow could occur followed by a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
In a sound driver in all Qualcomm products with Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, or QRD Android, if a function is called with a very large length, an integer overflow could occur followed by a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
In an audio driver in all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when a sanity check encounters a length value not in the correct range, an error message is printed,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required.
Synology Download Station 3.8.x before 3.8.5-3475 and 3.x before 3.5-2984 uses weak permissions (0777) for ui/dlm/btsearch directory, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An Improper Privilege Management issue was discovered in Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT versions prior to Version 5.4.43.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 5.0.x before 5.0.11, 5.2.x before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The snapshot API in Elasticsearch before 1.6.0 when another application exists on the system that can read Lucene files and execute code from them, is accessible by the attacker, and the Java VM on. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to bypass Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies due to Internet Explorer failing to. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 69.8%.
HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the sudo helper scripts, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Mobile Apps). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Vulnerability in the Java Advanced Management Console component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Server). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Miscellaneous). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Infrastructure). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM component of Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite (subcomponent: Security). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management component of Oracle Primavera Products Suite (subcomponent: Web Access). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Reporting). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SiPass integrated (All versions before V2.70) that could allow an attacker with access to a low-privileged user account to read or write files on the file. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The NSSCipherSuite option with ciphersuites enabled in mod_nss before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to bypass application restrictions. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
360 Total Security 9.0.0.1202 before 2017-07-07 allows Privilege Escalation via a Trojan horse Shcore.dll file in any directory in the PATH, as demonstrated by the C:\Python27 directory. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
t-coffee before 11.00.8cbe486-2 allows local users to write to ~/.t_coffee globally. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ctools 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.14 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.8 in Drupal does not verify the "edit" permission for the "content type" plugins that are used on Panels and similar systems to place content. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Kubernetes in OpenShift3 allows remote authenticated users to use the private images of other users should they know the name of said image. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
cmdlineopts.clp in grml-debootstrap in Debian 0.54, 0.68.x before 0.68.1, 0.7x before 0.78 is sourced without checking that the local directory is writable by non-root users. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Duplicator plugin in Wordpress before 0.5.10 allows remote authenticated users to create and download backup files. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls issue was discovered in ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card versions 1.8.15 and prior, and VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React versions 2.1.3 and prior. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Manage Engine Desktop Central 9 before build 90135 allows remote attackers to change passwords of users with the Administrator role via an addOrModifyUser operation to servlets/DCOperationsServlet. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 20.4%.
A network layer security vulnerability in InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5 can lead to privilege escalation or unauthorized access. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.
GigaCC OFFICE ver.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files as a user profile image, which may be exploited for unauthorized file sharing. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14618