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Privilege Escalation

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Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

How It Works

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted. The attack exploits the gap between what the system thinks a user can do and what they actually can do through manipulation or exploitation.

Vertical escalation is the classic form—a regular user obtaining administrator rights. This happens through kernel exploits that bypass OS-level security, misconfigurations in role-based access control (RBAC) that fail to enforce boundaries, or direct manipulation of authorization tokens and session data. Horizontal escalation involves accessing resources belonging to users at the same privilege level, typically through insecure direct object references (IDOR) where changing an ID in a request grants access to another user's data.

Context-dependent escalation exploits workflow logic by skipping authorization checkpoints. An attacker might access administrative URLs directly without going through proper authentication flows, manipulate parameters to bypass permission checks, or exploit REST API endpoints that don't validate method permissions—like a read-only GET permission that can be leveraged for write operations through protocol upgrades or alternative endpoints.

Impact

  • Full system compromise through kernel-level exploits granting root or SYSTEM privileges
  • Administrative control over applications, allowing configuration changes, user management, and deployment of malicious code
  • Lateral movement across cloud infrastructure, containers, or network segments using escalated service account permissions
  • Data exfiltration by accessing databases, file systems, or API endpoints restricted to higher privilege levels
  • Persistence establishment through creation of backdoor accounts or modification of system configurations

Real-World Examples

Kubernetes clusters have been compromised through kubelet API misconfigurations where read-only GET permissions on worker nodes could be escalated to remote code execution. Attackers upgraded HTTP connections to WebSockets to access the /exec endpoint, gaining shell access to all pods on the node. This affected over 69 Helm charts including widely-deployed monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog agents.

Windows Print Spooler vulnerabilities (PrintNightmare class) allowed authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper privilege checks in the print service. Attackers loaded malicious DLLs through carefully crafted print jobs, escalating from low-privilege user accounts to full domain administrator access.

Cloud metadata services have been exploited where SSRF vulnerabilities combined with over-permissioned IAM roles allowed attackers to retrieve temporary credentials with elevated permissions, pivoting from compromised web applications to broader cloud infrastructure access.

Mitigation

  • Enforce deny-by-default access control where permissions must be explicitly granted rather than implicitly allowed
  • Implement consistent authorization checks at every layer—API gateway, application logic, and data access—never relying on client-side or single-point validation
  • Apply principle of least privilege with time-limited, scope-restricted permissions and just-in-time access for administrative functions
  • Audit permission inheritance and role assignments regularly to identify overly permissive configurations or privilege creep
  • Separate execution contexts using containers, sandboxes, or capability-based security to limit blast radius
  • Deploy runtime monitoring for unusual privilege usage patterns and anomalous access to restricted resources

Recent CVEs (14584)

EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Improper file permission settings in multiple i-フィルター products allow local non-administrative users to create or overwrite critical files in system and backup directories. This vulnerability enables an attacker with local access to manipulate system integrity and potentially disrupt operations, though code execution is not directly possible. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Privilege Escalation
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

If two sibling jails are restricted to separate filesystem trees, which is to say that neither of the two jail root directories is an ancestor of the other, jailed processes may nonetheless be able to access a shared directory via a nullfs mount, if the administrator has configured one. [CVSS 7.5 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Freebsd
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

By default, jailed processes cannot mount filesystems, including nullfs(4). However, the allow.mount.nullfs option enables mounting nullfs filesystems, subject to privilege checks. [CVSS 8.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Freebsd
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

A low‑privileged local attacker who gains access to the UBR service account (e.g., via SSH) can escalate privileges to obtain full system access. This is due to the service account being permitted to execute certain binaries (e.g., tcpdump and ip) with sudo. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation SSH Universal Bacnet Router Firmware +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

The Paid Videochat Turnkey Site - HTML5 PPV Live Webcams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.20. This is due to videowhisper_register_form() function not restricting user roles that can be set during registration. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create posts/pages with the registration form and administrator set as the role and subsequently use that form to register an a...

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

OliveTin versions prior to 3000.11.1 contain an authentication bypass in RestartAction that allows authenticated users to execute shell commands beyond their assigned permissions. The vulnerability stems from improper request context handling that causes the system to fall back to guest user privileges, which may have broader access than the authenticated caller. Public exploit code exists for this medium-severity flaw that enables privilege escalation and unauthorized command execution.

Privilege Escalation Olivetin Suse
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. [CVSS 5.4 MEDIUM]

Privilege Escalation Gokapi Suse +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM This Month

Improper directory permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 for Windows (before build 41186) allow local authenticated users to escalate privileges through a user-interaction-dependent attack vector. An attacker with local access could modify files or settings to gain elevated system permissions. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Windows Privilege Escalation Cyber Protect +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.3
MEDIUM This Month

Acronis Cyber Protect 17 for Windows before build 41186 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation through DLL hijacking, allowing authenticated attackers to escalate privileges on affected systems. An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit this vulnerability to gain higher-level permissions without user interaction. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Windows Privilege Escalation Cyber Protect +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.3
MEDIUM POC This Month

Acronis Cyber Protect 17 before build 41186 on Windows is vulnerable to local privilege escalation through DLL hijacking, allowing authenticated users to gain elevated system privileges. An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit this weakness to execute code with higher permissions. No patch is currently available for this issue.

Windows Privilege Escalation Cyber Protect +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 41124. [CVSS 7.3 HIGH]

Windows Privilege Escalation Agent +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Privilege escalation in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 via etc/shadow.sample.

Privilege Escalation D-Link
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0%
This Week

Ubuntu Linux 6.8 GA retains the legacy AF_UNIX garbage collector but backports upstream commit 8594d9b85c07 ("af_unix: Don’t call skb_get() for OOB skb"). When orphaned MSG_OOB sockets hit unix_gc(), the garbage collector still calls kfree_skb() as if OOB SKBs held two references; on Ubuntu Linux 6.8 (Noble Numbat) kernel tree, they have only the queue reference, so the buffer is freed while still reachable and subsequent queue walks dereference freed memory, yielding a reliable local privile...

Privilege Escalation Linux Use After Free +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Wincor Nixdorf wnBios64.sys kernel driver (version 1.2.0.0) in the IOCTL handler for code 0x80102058. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +4
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Harmonyos versions up to 5.1.0 is affected by permissions, privileges, and access controls (CVSS 4.0).

Privilege Escalation Harmonyos Huawei
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.3
LOW Monitor

Harmonyos versions up to 5.1.0 is affected by permissions, privileges, and access controls (CVSS 3.3).

Privilege Escalation Harmonyos Huawei
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM POC This Month

Privileged file disclosure in IDC SFX2100 satellite receiver firmware results from a setuid-enabled date binary that allows local users to read root-owned files including /etc/shadow and other sensitive configuration data. A local attacker can leverage publicly available exploit techniques to gain unauthorized access to confidential system information. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, though no patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation Sfx2100 Firmware Datacast
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH PATCH This Week

The XWiki blog application allows users of the XWiki platform to create and manage blog posts. Versions prior to 9.15.7 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the Blog Post Title. The vulnerability arises because the post title is injected directly into the HTML <title> tag without proper escaping. An attacker with permissions to create or edit blog posts can inject malicious J...

XSS Privilege Escalation Xwiki +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.0
MEDIUM This Month

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center lockdown bypass allows authenticated local administrators to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted CLI input that exploits insufficient restrictions on remediation modules. An attacker with valid admin credentials can circumvent lockdown protections to achieve full system compromise. No patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.0
MEDIUM This Month

Insufficient input validation in Cisco Secure FTD Software's CLI allows authenticated local administrators to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by submitting specially crafted arguments to specific commands. An attacker with valid administrative credentials can exploit this to gain complete control over the underlying operating system. No patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Docker CLI for Windows (through version 29.1.5) lets a low-privileged user plant malicious CLI-plugin binaries that execute when a higher-privileged victim runs Docker. Because C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins does not exist by default, any local user can create it and drop trojanized binaries such as docker-compose.exe or docker-buildx.exe, which Docker Desktop or the CLI plugin manager will load and execute. EPSS is very low (0.01%) and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but ZDI tracked the issue (ZDI-CAN-28304) and a vendor patch is available.

Privilege Escalation Docker Microsoft +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A vulnerability was recently discovered in the rpc.mountd daemon in the nfs-utils package for Linux, that allows a NFSv3 client to escalate the privileges assigned to it in the /etc/exports file at mount time. [CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM]

Privilege Escalation Red Hat Enterprise Linux +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.6
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.json. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept admin credentials entered during reinstall/erase operations via creating a named pipe. [CVSS 6.6 MEDIUM]

Privilege Escalation Erase Install
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Powerscale Onefs versions up to 9.10.1.6 is affected by execution with unnecessary privileges (CVSS 6.7).

Privilege Escalation Dell Powerscale Onefs
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Powerscale Onefs versions up to 9.10.1.6 is affected by execution with unnecessary privileges (CVSS 6.7).

Privilege Escalation Dell Powerscale Onefs
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC This Week

Incorrect access control in the component /opt/SRLtzm/bin/TapeDumper of Cohesity TranZman Migration Appliance Release 4.0 Build 14614 allows attackers to escalate privileges to root and read and write arbitrary files. [CVSS 7.2 HIGH]

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Tranzman +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Inno Setup 6.2.1 and earlier versions allows local attackers to gain elevated privileges through DLL hijacking. This vulnerability requires user interaction but no authentication, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a location searched by the installer. While not currently listed in CISA KEV, the vulnerability has a moderate EPSS score of 0.043% and affects a widely-used Windows installer creation tool.

Privilege Escalation Inno Setup
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

The ARM SMMU v3 driver in Android contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the smmu_detach_dev function that could allow a local privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. An attacker with high-level system access can trigger an out-of-bounds write to escalate privileges without requiring user interaction. A patch is available to address this issue.

Privilege Escalation Google Use After Free +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Android versions up to 16.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed (CVSS 7.8).

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

In loadDataAndPostValue of multiple files, there is a possible way to obscure permission usage due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple locations, there is a possible information disclosure due to SQL injection. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure SQLi +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Android versions up to 14.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed (CVSS 7.8).

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

In loadDescription of DeviceAdminInfo.java, there is a possible persistent package due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH This Week

In multiple functions of Nfc.h, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.0 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Use After Free +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In openFile of BugreportContentProvider.java, there is a possible way to read and write unauthorized files due to a path traversal error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Path Traversal Google +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.7
HIGH This Week

In multiple functions of TaskFragmentOrganizerController.java, there is a possible activity token leak due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.7 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

In relayoutWindow of WindowManagerService.java, there is a possible tapjack attack due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.3 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH This Week

Android versions up to 14.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed (CVSS 7.4).

Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure Google +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple functions of ContentProvider.java, there is a possible way for an app with read-only access to truncate files due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

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

In VBMeta, there is a possible way to modify and resign VBMeta using a test key, assuming the original image was previously signed with the same key. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple functions of KeyguardViewMediator.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In exitKeyguardAndFinishSurfaceBehindRemoteAnimation of KeyguardViewMediator.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to delete media without the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to an intent redirect. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

Android versions up to 14.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed (CVSS 8.4).

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

In multiple functions of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple functions of KeyguardViewMediator.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Race Condition +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In validateAddingWindowLw of DisplayPolicy.java, there is a possible way for an app to intercept drag-and-drop events due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH This Week

In multiple locations, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.4 HIGH]

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

In multiple locations, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to incorrect unicode normalization. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

In UsageEvents of UsageEvents.java, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

In broadcastIntentLockedTraced of BroadcastController.java, there is a possible way to launch arbitrary activities from the background on the paired companion phone due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. [CVSS 8.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Local privilege escalation in Android's display module stems from insufficient bounds checking in memory operations, allowing system-level attackers to corrupt memory and gain elevated privileges without user interaction. The vulnerability affects Android devices where an adversary with existing system privileges can exploit this flaw to further escalate their access. No patch is currently available for this issue.

Privilege Escalation Google Memory Corruption +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Local privilege escalation in Android's display subsystem exploits a use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability to elevate from system-level privileges, requiring no user interaction. An attacker with pre-existing system access can trigger the memory corruption to gain complete control over the affected device. No patch is currently available to remediate this issue.

Privilege Escalation Google Use After Free +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Android's MAE component contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to insufficient bounds checking that enables local privilege escalation for attackers with existing system-level access. This memory corruption flaw requires no user interaction and could allow a privileged malicious actor to achieve arbitrary code execution, though exploitation is currently not publicly documented. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Android versions up to 15.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the Syst (CVSS 6.7).

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.4
MEDIUM This Month

Android versions up to 15.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the Syst (CVSS 6.4).

Privilege Escalation Google Race Condition +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

The Nbiot SDK's wlan STA driver contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to missing bounds checking that allows privilege escalation from System-level access. An attacker with existing System privileges can exploit this flaw without user interaction to gain elevated permissions. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Privilege Escalation Mediatek Nbiot Sdk
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Improper bounds checking in Android's display subsystem enables local privilege escalation for attackers with system-level access, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds write condition that requires no user interaction to exploit. No patch is currently available for this medium-severity issue.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Android's display subsystem contains a buffer overflow vulnerability stemming from insufficient bounds validation, allowing attackers with system-level privileges to escalate their access further without user interaction. This local privilege escalation affects Android devices and requires an attacker to already possess system privileges, limiting the immediate threat scope. While no patch is currently available, the vulnerability poses a significant risk in multi-user or containerized Android environments where system compromise could lead to complete device control.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Android's display component contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to insufficient bounds checking that could allow a system-privileged attacker to escalate privileges without user interaction. The vulnerability affects devices where an adversary has already obtained system-level access, enabling potential memory corruption and further privilege elevation. No patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Android's display module contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to insufficient bounds validation, enabling local privilege escalation for attackers who already possess System-level access. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and could allow complete system compromise through memory corruption. No patch is currently available for this medium-severity issue.

Privilege Escalation Google Android
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A flaw was found in the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) Event Stream API. This vulnerability allows exposure of sensitive client credentials and internal infrastructure headers via the test_headers field when an event stream is in test mode. [CVSS 6.7 MEDIUM]

Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure Red Hat
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Privilege escalation in Listee WordPress theme allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator access. All versions up to 1.1.6 affected.

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Soliton Systems installers for Securebrowser For Onegate, Secureworkspace, and Securebrowser II fail to set proper file permissions during installation, enabling local authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker with user-level access can exploit this misconfiguration to achieve full system compromise. No patch is currently available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Securebrowser For Onegate +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Fleet versions up to 4.80.1 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to unauthorized access to Google Calendar resources associated with the service acc (CVSS 6.5).

Privilege Escalation Fleet Suse +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Fleet device management software versions before 4.80.1 contain an authorization bypass in the certificate template deletion API that allows team administrators to delete certificate templates belonging to other teams. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of template ownership during batch deletion operations, enabling cross-team resource destruction that could disrupt certificate-dependent functions like device enrollment and VPN access. A patch is not yet available as of this CVE publication.

Privilege Escalation Fleet Suse +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

Live Helper Chat is an open-source application that enables live support websites. [CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM]

PHP Privilege Escalation Live Helper Chat +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.2
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations allows authenticated users with vCenter access to escalate their privileges to administrative level within Aria Operations. The vulnerability affects multiple Broadcom products including Telco Cloud Platform, Aria Operations, and Cloud Foundation, requiring administrative intervention but no user interaction to exploit. Patches are available through VMSA-2026-0001.

Privilege Escalation Broadcom VMware +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. [CVSS 8.7 HIGH]

XSS Privilege Escalation Openemr +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability in the NVUE interface, where a low-privileged user could inject a command. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges. [CVSS 7.3 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Linux Cumulus Linux +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.0
HIGH This Week

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability in the NVUE interface, where a low-privileged user could inject a command. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges. [CVSS 8.0 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Linux Cumulus Linux +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.0
HIGH This Week

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability in the NVUE interface, where a low-privileged user could run an unauthorized command. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges. [CVSS 8.0 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Linux Cumulus Linux +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.8
MEDIUM This Month

Local privilege escalation in Genetec Update Service. An authenticated, low-privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Genetec Update Service +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.8
MEDIUM This Month

Local admin could to leak information from the Genetec Update Service configuration web page. An authenticated, admin privileged, Windows user could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges in the Genetec Update Service. [CVSS 4.2 MEDIUM]

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Genetec Update Service +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Gcom Epon 1Ge Firmware versions up to c00r371v00b01 is affected by improper access control (CVSS 8.8).

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Gcom Epon 1ge Firmware
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Avideo versions prior to 21.0 allow authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through improperly sanitized Markdown links in video comments, enabling session hijacking, privilege escalation, and data theft when victims click the links. The vulnerability stems from unsafe Parsedown configuration that fails to block javascript: URI schemes. A patch is available in version 21.0.

Privilege Escalation Avideo Wwbn
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Multiple usage tokens in Craft CMS 4.5.0-RC1 through 4.16.18 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.22 can be consumed beyond their intended limits due to a race condition in token validation logic where usage checks and database updates are not atomic. An authenticated attacker with access to a valid impersonation token can exploit concurrent requests to bypass usage restrictions and reuse single-use tokens multiple times. Patches are available for affected versions.

Privilege Escalation Race Condition Craft Cms +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH POC This Week

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent PC Manager app thru 17.10.28554.205 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition. [CVSS 7.4 HIGH]

Windows Privilege Escalation Race Condition +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH POC This Week

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition. [CVSS 7.4 HIGH]

Windows Privilege Escalation Race Condition +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Opds-Talon versions up to 2.2.0.4 is affected by incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVSS 5.5).

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Owl OPDS 2.2.0.4 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that allows local authenticated attackers to manipulate configuration file search paths through a crafted request, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of application behavior or settings. With no available patch, this medium-severity issue (CVSS 5.5) poses a risk to systems running the affected version where local user access is possible.

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Opds Talon 2.2.0.4 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that allows local authenticated attackers to manipulate configuration file search paths through crafted requests, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of application behavior. With no available patch and an EPSS score of 0%, this vulnerability currently poses minimal exploitation risk but could allow privilege escalation or security bypass for users with local access to the system.

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Opds Talon 2.2.0.4 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that allows local attackers with user privileges to manipulate configuration file search paths through crafted requests, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of application behavior. An attacker could exploit this to alter critical configuration settings without elevated permissions. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Opds-Talon versions up to 2.2.0.4 is affected by incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVSS 5.5).

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Opds-Talon versions up to 2.2.0.4 is affected by incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVSS 5.5).

Privilege Escalation Opds Talon Owlcyberdefense
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

XforWooCommerce Product Filter for WooCommerce prdctfltr contains a security vulnerability (CVSS 7.3).

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Hardcoded SSH keys in Ruckus Network Director OVA < 4.5.0.56 for postgres user. Same across all appliances.

Privilege Escalation PostgreSQL Ruckus Network Director +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

An attacker can exploit the update behavior of the WorkTime monitoring daemon to elevate privileges on the local system to NT Authority\SYSTEM. A malicious executable must be named  WTWatch.exe and dropped in the C:\ProgramData\wta\ClientExe directory, which is writable by "Everyone". [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation Worktime Nestersoft
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

The com.epson.InstallNavi.helper tool, deployed with the EPSON printer driver installer, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to multiple flaws in its implementation. [CVSS 7.8 HIGH]

Privilege Escalation AWS macOS
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

The IDonate - Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the idonate_donor_profile() function in versions 2.1.5 to 2.1.9. [CVSS 8.8 HIGH]

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
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