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 (14621)
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the service account. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Dell SonicWall Scrutinizer 11.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to change user passwords via the user ID in the savePrefs parameter in a change password request to cgi-bin/admin.cgi. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
ZTE ZXV10 W300 router with firmware W300V1.0.0a_ZRD_LK stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the PPPoE/PPPoA. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Juniper Junos 11.4 before 11.4R12, 12.1 before 12.1R11, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D35, 12.1X45 before 12.1X45-D30, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D20, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D10, 12.2 before 12.2R8-S2, 12.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x, when pooled random desktop groups is enabled and ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse is disabled, allows local guest users to gain access to another user's desktop via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9).
The L3-agent in OpenStack Neutron before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (IPv4 address attachment outage) by. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Docker 1.0.0 uses world-readable and world-writable permissions on the management socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
The NTP implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE does not properly support use of the access-group command for a "deny all" configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.231 and 14.x before 14.0.0.145 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.394 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.137 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.137, and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.231 and 14.x before 14.0.0.145 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.394 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.137 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.137, and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof a trust level by leveraging improper issuance of a wildcard. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 do not properly restrict the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows local users to gain privileges by. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9).
ScriptHelperApi in the AVG ScriptHelper ActiveX control in ScriptHelper.exe in AVG Secure Search toolbar before 18.1.7.598 and AVG Safeguard before 18.1.7.644 does not implement domain-based access. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The BVSMWeb portal in the web framework in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) in Unified CDM Application Software before 10 does not properly implement access control, which allows. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 45.6%.
The Administration GUI in the web framework in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) in Unified CDM Application Software before 8.1.4 does not properly implement access control, which. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Active Cloud Engine (ACE) in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.0.0 through 1.4.3.x allows remote attackers to bypass intended ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect ACL. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud in Cisco Cloud Portal does not properly restrict the content of MyServices action URLs, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
stconf.nsf in IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.1 relies on the client to validate the file format used in wAttach?OpenForm multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote authenticated users to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Apple TV before 6.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended password requirement for iTunes Store purchase transactions via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Thunderbolt in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict IOThunderBoltController API calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.6). No vendor patch available.
IOGraphicsFamily in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging read access to a kernel pointer in an IOKit object. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Intel Compute in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict an unspecified OpenCL API call, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Intel Graphics Driver in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 allows local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging read access to a kernel pointer in an IOKit object. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Intel Graphics Driver in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict an unspecified OpenGL API call, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Graphics Driver in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly restrict read operations during processing of an unspecified system call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Lock Screen in Apple iOS before 7.1.2 does not properly manage the telephony state in Airplane Mode, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock protection mechanism, and access a. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Lock Screen in Apple iOS before 7.1.2 does not properly enforce the limit on failed passcode attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to conduct brute-force. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9). No vendor patch available.
Siri in Apple iOS before 7.1.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended lock-screen passcode requirement, and read a contact list, via a Siri request that refers to a contact. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Settings in Apple iOS before 7.1.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended iCloud password requirement, and turn off the Find My iPhone service, by leveraging incorrect state. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
cups-browsed in cups-filters before 1.0.53 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a malformed cups-browsed.conf BrowseAllow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x, and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP2, on OS X uses world-writable permissions for temporary files, which allows local users to bypass intended. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.x and 1.4.x before 1.4.3.0 does not properly restrict the content of a dump file upon encountering a 1691 hardware fault, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The OpenStack Nova (python-nova) package 1:2013.2.3-0 before 1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.2 and 1:2014.1-0 before 1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.2 and Openstack Cinder (python-cinder) package 1:2013.2.3-0 before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
ppc64-diag 2.6.1 uses 0775 permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap and does not properly restrict permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2013.2.4, 2014.1 before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 does not properly handle chained delegation, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.
The mDNS implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.12S does not properly interact with autonomic networking, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive networking-services information by sniffing the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM PureApplication System 1.0 before 1.0.0.4 cfix8 and 1.1 before 1.1.0.4 IF1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by establishing an SSH session from a deployed. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6). No vendor patch available.
Sharetronix 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1, and earlier does not properly restrict access to unspecified AJAX functionality, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unknown vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Mandril security plugin in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a crafted URI, as demonstrated by an encoded forward slash. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 10.8%.
Net-Server, when the reverse-lookups option is enabled, does not check if the hostname resolves to the source IP address, which might allow remote attackers to bypass ACL restrictions via the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
libfep 0.0.5 before 0.1.0 does not properly use UNIX domain sockets in the abstract namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) 1.11.6 does not properly identify group membership when a non-POSIX group is in a group membership chain, which allows local users to bypass access. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3). No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.223 and 14.x before 14.0.0.125 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.378 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.110, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.110, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.223 and 14.x before 14.0.0.125 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.378 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.110, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.110, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1). Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 10.9% and no vendor patch available.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script with increased privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 22.7%.
(1) movescu.cc and (2) storescp.cc in dcmnet/apps/, (3) dcmnet/libsrc/scp.cc, (4) dcmwlm/libsrc/wlmactmg.cc, (5) dcmprscp.cc and (6) dcmpsrcv.cc in dcmpstat/apps/, (7) dcmpstat/tests/msgserv.cc, and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Cisco WebEx Meeting Server does not properly restrict the content of URLs, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2). Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The System Landscape Directory (SLD) in SAP NetWeaver allows remote attackers to modify information via vectors related to adding a system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Revisioning module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.6 for Drupal does not properly check node access permissions for content marked unpublished by the Scheduled module, which allows remote authenticated. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Mambo CMS 4.6.5 uses world-readable permissions on configuration.php, which allows local users to obtain the admin password hash by reading the file. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The autocomplete callback in Autocomplete Widgets for Text and Number Fields (autocomplete_widgets) module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.4 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.0-rc1 does not properly handle node. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
IBM SPSS Modeler 16.0 before 16.0.0.1 on UNIX does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging (1) gid 0 or (2) root's group. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM Security AppScan Source 8.0 through 9.0, when the publish-assessment permission is not properly restricted for the configured database server, transmits cleartext assessment data, which allows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3). No vendor patch available.
The web framework in Cisco WebEx Meeting Server does not properly restrict the content of reply messages, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL, aka Bug IDs. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) does not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive user. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) does not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to enumerate accounts by visiting an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7 SP1 P28, 6.7 SP2 before P14, 7.0 before P15, and 7.1 before P05 allows remote authenticated users to obtain super-user privileges for system-object creation,. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The standard universe shadow (condor_shadow.std) component in Condor 7.7.3 through 7.7.6, 7.8.0 before 7.8.5, and 7.9.0 does no properly check privileges, which allows remote attackers to gain. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4).
Radio Thermostat CT80 And CT50 with firmware 1.4.64 and earlier does not restrict access to the API, which allows remote attackers to change the operation mode, wifi connection settings, temperature. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ownCloud Server before 4.5.7 does not properly check ownership of calendars, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary calendars via the calid parameter to /apps/calendar/export.php. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ownCloud Server before 6.0.1 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary preview pictures via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
ownCloud Server before 5.0.16 and 6.0.x before 6.0.3 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to read the names of files of other users by leveraging access to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The document application in ownCloud Server before 6.0.3 uses sequential values for the file_id, which allows remote authenticated users to enumerate shared files via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ownCloud Server before 5.0.16 and 6.0.x before 6.0.3 does not check permissions to the files_external application, which allows remote authenticated users to add external storage via unspecified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ownCloud Server before 6.0.3 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) access the contacts of other users via the address book or (2) rename files via. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) 9.0(.1) and earlier does not properly implement access control, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Node Access Keys module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.1 for Drupal does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a node listing. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root by escaping from a chroot jail. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.54, and 8.x before 8.0.6 does not properly constrain the class loader that accesses the XML parser used with an XSLT stylesheet, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java in the default servlet in Apache Tomcat before 6.0.40, 7.x before 7.0.53, and 8.x before 8.0.4 does not properly restrict XSLT stylesheets, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
The Stored Procedure infrastructure in IBM DB2 9.5, 9.7 before FP9a, 10.1 before FP3a, and 10.5 before FP3a on Windows allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the CONNECT. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Administration GUI in the web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) 9.0(.1) and earlier does not properly implement access control, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Administration GUI in the web framework in VOSS in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) 9.0(.1) and earlier does not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
uPortal before 4.0.13.1 does not properly check the CONFIG permission, which allows remote authenticated users to configure portlets by leveraging the SUBSCRIBE permission for a portlet. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
uPortal before 4.0.13.1 does not properly check the MANAGE permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to manage arbitrary portlets by leveraging the SUBSCRIBE permission for the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
ovirt-engine-reports, as used in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization reports package (rhevm-reports) before 3.3.3, uses world-readable permissions on configuration files, which allows local users. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager reports (rhevm-reports) package before 3.3.3-1 uses world-readable permissions on the datasource configuration file (js-jboss7-ds.xml), which allows. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Google Authenticator login module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal does not properly identify user account names, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The default LDAP ACIs in FreeIPA 3.0 before 3.1.2 do not restrict access to the (1) ipaNTTrustAuthIncoming and (2) ipaNTTrustAuthOutgoing attributes, which allow remote attackers to obtain the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2). No vendor patch available.
The Groups, Communities and Co (GCC) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.1 for Drupal does not properly check permission, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration pages via unspecified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14621