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 (14622)
Backup in Apple iOS before 7.1 does not properly restrict symlinks, which allows remote attackers to overwrite files during a restore operation via crafted backup data. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.272 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.77 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.346 on Linux, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.30214.0 and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.30214.0 allow attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors, aka. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 13.1% and no vendor patch available.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
mail_password.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the prohibition on password changes via the forgotten password. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The object manager implementation (objectmanager.py) in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 does not properly restrict access to internal methods, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
typeswidget.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 does not properly enforce the immutable setting on unspecified content edit forms, which allows remote attackers. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
zip.py in Plone 2.1 through 4.1, 4.2.x through 4.2.5, and 4.3.x through 4.3.1 does not properly enforce access restrictions when including content in a zip archive, which allows remote attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
web_shell_cmd.gch on ZTE F460 and F660 cable modems allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sendcmd requests, as demonstrated by using "set TelnetCfg" commands to enable a TELNET. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 92.0%.
ftpd in IBM AIX 7.1.1 before SP10 and 7.1.2 before SP5, when a Workload Partition (aka WPAR) for AIX 5.2 or 5.3 is used, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended permission settings and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Puppet Enterprise before 3.2.0 does not properly restrict access to node endpoints in the console, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
EMC Documentum TaskSpace (TSP) 6.7SP1 before P25 and 6.7SP2 before P11 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a modified imaging-service URL. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
EMC Documentum TaskSpace (TSP) 6.7SP1 before P25 and 6.7SP2 before P11 does not properly handle the interaction between the dm_world group and the dm_superusers_dynamic group, which allows remote. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
IBM Algo One, as used in MetaData Management Tools in UDS 4.7.0 through 5.0.0, ACSWeb in Algo Security Access Control Management 4.7.0 through 4.9.0, and ACSWeb in AlgoWebApps 5.0.0, allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The PepperFlashRendererHost::OnNavigate function in renderer/pepper/pepper_flash_renderer_host.cc in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.146 does not verify that all headers are Cross-Origin Resource. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2 CF27, and 8.0.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF10, when the wcm.path.traversal.security setting is enabled,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The DrinkedIn BarFinder application for Android, when Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code, and consequently obtain sensitive. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The Edinburgh by Bus application for Android, when Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code, and consequently access external-storage. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The ForzeArmate application for Android, when Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code, and consequently obtain write access to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier on Windows Phone 7 and 8 do not properly restrict navigation events, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions of an event-based bridge via a crafted library clone that. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions of an event-based bridge via a crafted library clone that. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
The caching feature in SGOS in Blue Coat ProxySG 5.5 through 5.5.11.3, 6.1 through 6.1.6.3, 6.2 through 6.2.15.3, 6.4 through 6.4.6.1, and 6.3 and 6.5 before 6.5.4 allows remote authenticated users. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.9). No vendor patch available.
IBM Content Navigator 2.x before 2.0.2.2-ICN-FP002 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct deleteAction attacks via a modified URL. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX) does not properly restrict the content of the CCMConfig page, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by examining. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The systemsetup program in the Date and Time subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the current time on the system clock. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Finder in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not ensure ACL integrity after the viewing of file ACL information, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3). No vendor patch available.
CFNetwork in Apple OS X through 10.8.5 does not remove session cookies upon a Safari reset action, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging an. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cybozu Garoon 2.x through 2.5.4 and 3.x through 3.7 SP3 does not properly manage sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary users via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Unspecified vulnerability in Norman Security Suite 10.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Import and Export Framework in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) before 4.6.7 Hotfix 940148 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to add dashboards to read arbitrary files by. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.x before 2.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary passwords via an HTTP POST request. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
IBM Rational Focal Point 6.4.x and 6.5.x before 6.5.2.3 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to modify data via vectors involving a direct object reference. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The drag-and-drop implementation in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117 does not properly restrict the information in WebDropData data structures, which allows remote attackers to discover full. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
core/html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in the XSS auditor in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.117, inserts the about:blank URL during certain blocking of FORM elements within HTTP requests,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The server in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1, 10.1 before IF6, 10.1.1 before IF5, 10.2 before IF7, 10.2.1 before IF4, and 10.2.1.1 before IF4 allows remote authenticated users to read. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The administration interface in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) 10.0(1) and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read Java class files via a direct request,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3905 with firmware before 9.4(1) allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a session on the test interface on TCP port 7870, aka Bug ID CSCuh75574. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The control-plane access-list implementation in Cisco IPS Software before 7.1(8p2)E4 and 7.2 before 7.2(2)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MainApp process outage) via crafted. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Belkin WeMo Home Automation firmware before 3949 does not properly use the STUN and TURN protocols, which allows remote attackers to hijack connections and possibly have unspecified other impact. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client 7.1 through 8.6.0.4 does not properly isolate the cached data of different users, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information in. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The iCloud subsystem in Apple iOS before 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended password requirement, and turn off the Find My iPhone service or complete a Delete Account. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Ubuntu Metal as a Service (MaaS) 1.2 and 1.4 uses world-readable permissions for txlongpoll.yaml, which allows local users to obtain RabbitMQ authentication credentials by reading the file. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The CONFIG_STRICT_MEMORY_RWX implementation for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly consider. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Apache Tomcat 7.x uses world-readable permissions for the log directory and its files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) before 3.13.2 uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/hp and /var/log/hp/tmp, which allows local users to delete log files via standard filesystem. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Solution Manager in SAP NetWeaver does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.2.0 and JBoss WildFly Application Server, when run under a security manager, do not properly restrict access to the Modular Service Container. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9). No vendor patch available.
The Piranha Configuration Tool in Piranha 0.8.6 does not properly restrict access to webpages, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read or modify the LVS configuration via an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 do not have an off autocomplete attribute for a password field, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not send the appropriate HTTP response headers to prevent unwanted caching by a web browser, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The charting component in IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework (WDF) 6.1.5 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to view or delete image files by leveraging incorrect security constraints for a temporary. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
VsaVb7rt.dll in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.5.1 does not implement the ASLR protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 25.5%.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Sophos Anti-Virus engine (SAVi) before 3.50.1, as used in VDL 4.97G 9.7.x before 9.7.9, 10.0.x before 10.0.11, and 10.3.x before 10.3.1 does not set an ACL for certain global and session objects,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
status.cgi in Nagios 4.0 before 4.0 beta4 and 3.x before 3.5.1 does not properly restrict access to certain users that are a contact for a service, 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.
xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Web Email Protection component in Symantec Encryption Management Server (aka PGP Universal Server) before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to read the stored outbound e-mail messages of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web service in EMC Documentum Foundation Services (DFS) 6.5 through 6.7 before 6.7 SP1 P22, 6.7 SP2 before P08, 7.0 before P12, and 7.1 before P01 does not properly implement content uploading,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
osc before 0.134 might allow remote OBS repository servers or package maintainers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) build log or (2) build status that contains an escape sequence for a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4). No vendor patch available.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (aka Unified CM) 9.1 (2.10000.28) and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect file permissions, aka Bug IDs CSCul24917 and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0). No vendor patch available.
EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.1.2 uses 755 permissions for /var/cache/jboss-ec2-eap/, which allows local users to read sensitive information such as. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cantata before 1.2.2 does not restrict access to files in the play queue, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the songs in the queue. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) 1.4.x before 1.4.3, 1.6.x before 1.6.2, and 1.7.x before 1.7.14 uses 0664 permissions for the temporary .Xauthority file, which allows local users to obtain. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The OAC component in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 2.0 before 2.0.0.3 does not properly enforce operator-intervention requirements, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Connect client in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.0 before HF1 does not properly restrict unsigned Java plugins, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
CiviCRM 2.0.0 through 4.2.9 and 4.3.0 through 4.3.3 does not properly enforce role-based access control (RBAC) restrictions for default custom searches, which allows remote authenticated users with. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The password reset feature in Courion Access Risk Management Suite Version 8 Update 9 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended Internet Explorer usage restrictions and execute arbitrary. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and (1) join arbitrary meetings, or (2) terminate a meeting without having a host role, via a crafted URL,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The BIRT viewer in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and obtain report-administration. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Proc::Daemon module 0.14 for Perl uses world-writable permissions for a file that stores a process ID, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by modifying this file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The do_physdev_op function in Xen 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.2 through 4.2.3, and 4.3.x does not properly restrict access to the (1) PHYSDEVOP_prepare_msix and (2) PHYSDEVOP_release_msix operations, which. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Check Point R75.47 Security Gateway and Management Server does not properly enforce Anti-Spoofing when the routing table is modified and the "Get - Interfaces with Topology" action is performed,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MARC::File::XML module before 1.0.2 for Perl, as used in Evergreen, Koha, perl4lib, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to read. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
cgi-bin/tsaws.cgi in Franklin Fueling Systems TS-550 evo with firmware 2.0.0.6833 and other versions before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to discover sensitive information (user names and password. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 17.2%.
Secunia CSI Agent 6.0.0.15017 and earlier, 6.0.1.1007 and earlier, and 7.0.0.21 and earlier, when running on Red Hat Linux, uses world-readable and world-writable permissions for. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The portal interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) does not properly manage sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions and gain privileges via unspecified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Taxonomy module in Drupal 7.x before 7.26, when upgraded from an earlier version of Drupal, does not properly restrict access to unpublished content, which allows remote authenticated users to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
libvirt 1.1.1 through 1.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the domain:getattr and connect:search_domains restrictions in ACLs and obtain sensitive domain object information via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3). No vendor patch available.
The libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver (libxl/libxl_driver.c) in libvirt before 1.2.1 does not properly initialize the nodemap, which allows local users to cause a denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The remote-viewer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.3, when using a native SPICE client invocation method, initially makes insecure connections to the SPICE server, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.4 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.M2 does not disable external entity resolution for the StAX XMLInputFactory, which allows context-dependent attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.4, Havana 2013.2.1, and earlier uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the temporary directory used to store live snapshots, which allows local. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3). Public exploit code available.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14622