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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 (14588)

EPSS 0% CVSS 6.4
MEDIUM This Month

An ACAP configuration file lacked sufficient input validation, which could allow a path traversal attack leading to potential privilege escalation. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4). No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Path Traversal Axis Os +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.6
MEDIUM This Month

A malicious ACAP application can gain access to admin-level service account credentials used by legitimate ACAP applications, leading to potential privilege escalation of the malicious ACAP. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Axis Os Axis
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

The EasyCommerce - AI-Powered, Fast & Beautiful WordPress Ecommerce Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions 0.9.0-beta2 to 1.5.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

The Mementor Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH This Month

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

XSS Privilege Escalation Github +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Month

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated Enterprise admin to gain root SSH access to the appliance by exploiting a symlink escape. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Github Enterprise Server
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Red Hat Incus +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

An issue in Sublime HQ Pty Ltd Sublime Text 4 4200 allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to escalate privileges to Administrator via replacing the uninstall file with a crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Month

Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Windows Privilege Escalation Chrome +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.3
MEDIUM This Month

The Qualys Cloud Agent included a bundled uninstall script (qagent_uninstall.sh), specific to Mac and Linux supported versions that invoked multiple system commands without using absolute paths and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3). No vendor patch available.

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

An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Python PostgreSQL
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Month

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 2.1.2.12, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Installer. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Dell Display And Peripheral Manager
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.2
MEDIUM Monitor

In JetBrains ReSharper, Rider and dotTrace before 2025.2.5 local privilege escalation was possible via race condition. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2). No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Dottrace Resharper +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Month

In JetBrains ReSharper before 2025.2.4 missing signature verification in DPA Collector allows local privilege escalation. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Jwt Attack Resharper +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.7
HIGH This Month

An improper privilege management vulnerability was found in Looker Studio. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Month

SuiteCRM is an open-source, enterprise-ready Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software application. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.

Privilege Escalation Suitecrm Salesagility
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.9
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Kubernetes Red Hat +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

Improper Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise can lead to Privilege Escalation where the built-in readonly user can call APIs that should not be allowed. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Elastic +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH This Month

IBM Db2 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under specific configurations could allow a local user to execute malicious code that escalate their privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Windows Privilege Escalation IBM +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Month

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_password() function. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

PHP WordPress Authentication Bypass +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH This Month

The LC Wizard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check in the ghl-wizard/inc/wp_user.php file in versions 1.2.10 to 1.3.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Authentication Bypass +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

evernote-mcp-server openBrowser Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation RCE Command Injection
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

Improper privilege management during pre-MFA cookie handling in Devolutions Server allows a low-privileged authenticated user to impersonate another account by replaying the pre-MFA cookie.This does. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Devolutions Server Devolutions
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

A maliciously crafted file, when executed on the victim's machine, can lead to privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to an insufficient validation of loaded binaries. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Installer Autodesk
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL This Week

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in KingAddons.com King Addons for Elementor king-addons allows Privilege Escalation.1.36. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

WordPress Privilege Escalation Wordpress Plugin
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL This Week

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Holest Engineering Selling Commander for WooCommerce selling-commander-connector allows Privilege Escalation.2.46. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Vito Peleg Atarim atarim-visual-collaboration allows Privilege Escalation.2. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

WordPress Privilege Escalation Wordpress Plugin
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in bPlugins Advanced scrollbar advanced-scrollbar allows Privilege Escalation.1.8. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

WordPress Privilege Escalation Wordpress Plugin
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH This Month

Improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts can lead to arbitrary files on the system being deleted by the Defend service running as SYSTEM. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.

Windows Privilege Escalation Microsoft +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL POC Act Now

** exclusively-hosted-service ** A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the chat functionality of the SelfBest platform 2023.3 allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to execute. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

XSS Privilege Escalation Selfbest
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

Dell CloudLink, versions prior to 8.1.1, contain a vulnerability where a privileged user may exploit and gain parallel privilege escalation or access to the database to obtain confidential. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation D-Link Dell +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL This Week

Dell CloudLink, versions prior to 8.1.1, contain a vulnerability where a privileged user with known password can run CLI Escape Vulnerability to gain control of system. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation D-Link Dell +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Month

Dell Command Monitor (DCM), versions prior to 10.12.3.28, contains an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Dell Command Monitor
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL This Week

An issue was discovered in the GPU in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Use After Free Memory Corruption +7
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In charger, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In gnss service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +9
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In gnss service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Google +9
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.2
MEDIUM Monitor

In apusys, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.2
MEDIUM Monitor

In pda, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Google +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.2
MEDIUM Monitor

In clkdbg, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Google +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.0
HIGH This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

In preloader, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an insecure default value. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Google +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.2
MEDIUM Monitor

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Month

In wlan STA driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH This Month

In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Month

In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Heap Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Month

In ims service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.8
MEDIUM This Month

The service employed by Everything, running as SYSTEM, communicates with the lower privileged Everything GUI via a named pipe. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8). No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL This Week

The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Authentication Bypass +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure Apple
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM This Month

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Apple
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.3
LOW Monitor

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Apple iOS +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.4
LOW Monitor

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Apple iOS +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.4
CRITICAL This Week

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in which an authenticated administrator could leverage the Migrate Server feature to obtain root privileges on the. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Nagios Xi Nagios
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Month

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Client Management Script Library software, which might allow escalation of privilege during the installation process. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation HP Client Management Script Library
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL This Week

The Doccure Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and excluding, 1.5.4. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i SQL services authorization check. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation IBM
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and excluding, 6.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Authentication Bypass +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Month

The Service Finder Bookings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 6.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

PHP WordPress Authentication Bypass +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.3
MEDIUM This Month

Local privilege escalation in WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows allows a low-privileged local user to inject and execute arbitrary commands with elevated system privileges via a command injection flaw (CWE-77). This vulnerability is explicitly described as an additional, previously unmitigated attack path for CVE-2024-4944, indicating that the earlier advisory's remediation was incomplete and the underlying injection surface persists in another code path. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the local-only attack vector limits exposure to insider threats and post-compromise lateral movement scenarios. A vendor-released patch is available in version 12.11.5.

Privilege Escalation Command Injection Microsoft +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The firmware update mechanism in Nous W3 Smart WiFi Camera v1.33.50.82 fails to verify the authenticity or integrity of update archives, enabling a physically proximate unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root by inserting a crafted update.tar on a FAT32 SD card. Full device compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H) is achievable with no authentication and low attack complexity once physical access is obtained. No public exploit has been confirmed via CISA KEV, and the EPSS score of 0.14% (3rd percentile) reflects the limited exploitation probability imposed by the physical access prerequisite.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.4
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Privilege escalation to container root in Red Hat Container-native Virtualization (CNV) images allows an attacker with command execution inside an affected container and membership in the root group (GID 0) to gain full UID 0 privileges within that container. The flaw originates during image build time, where /etc/passwd is incorrectly created with group-writable permissions (CWE-276), enabling root-group members to inject arbitrary user entries - including those with UID 0. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and Red Hat has released remediation via multiple enhancement advisories. Exploitation probability appears low given the high CVSS complexity and privilege requirements.

Privilege Escalation Red Hat
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Privilege escalation in FantasticPlugins SUMO Memberships for WooCommerce (versions ≤7.8.0) allows authenticated users with low-level privileges to elevate permissions and gain unauthorized high-level access to WordPress site functions. The vulnerability stems from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), enabling attackers to bypass intended access controls. With CVSS 8.8 (High) severity, the flaw permits complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. EPSS probability is low (0.06%, 17th percentile), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though Patchstack has published advisory details.

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Privilege escalation in N-Media Simple User Registration (WordPress plugin) through version 6.8 allows authenticated low-privilege users to elevate their access to administrator-level permissions via incorrect privilege assignment. With EPSS at 0.06% (17th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, real-world exploitation risk remains low despite the high CVSS score. The vulnerability requires low-privilege authentication (PR:L) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), making it straightforward to exploit once an attacker has basic user credentials.

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

Privilege escalation in Dokan (WordPress multi-vendor marketplace plugin) versions up to 4.1.3 allows high-privileged users to elevate their permissions beyond intended role boundaries. Reported by Patchstack audit team with EPSS exploitation probability of 0.08% (24th percentile), indicating low real-world exploitation likelihood. No confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept identified at time of analysis.

WordPress Privilege Escalation Wordpress Plugin
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

Missing authorization in the Billingo WordPress plugin (versions ≤4.3.0) enables authenticated high-privilege users to escalate privileges through unprotected API endpoints. CVSS 7.2 indicates network-accessible exploitation requiring high-privilege authentication with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. EPSS score of 0.06% (18th percentile) suggests low observed exploitation probability. No CISA KEV listing or public exploit identified at time of analysis, though Patchstack vulnerability database confirms the vulnerability class as both authentication bypass and privilege escalation.

WordPress Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

Privilege escalation in the WooCommerce Wholesale Suite (woocommerce-wholesale-prices) plugin for WordPress through version 2.2.4.2 allows an already-authenticated user to gain privileges beyond what they were assigned. Rated CVSS 7.2 (high) with a network vector but requiring high privileges, the flaw stems from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) and can lead to full compromise of the affected store's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is very low (0.05%, 16th percentile), indicating limited near-term mass-exploitation likelihood.

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

Account takeover in WordPress Orion SMS OTP Verification plugin (versions ≤1.1.7) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords without identity verification. Attackers knowing a target's phone number can change that user's password to an attacker-controlled OTP, gaining complete account access with full privileges. CVSS 9.8 (Critical) reflects network-accessible, no-authentication-required exploitation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

WPBifröst WordPress plugin through version 1.0.7 allows low-privileged authenticated users to escalate to full administrative access. Subscribers and higher roles can exploit a missing capability check in the ctl_create_link AJAX handler to create new administrator accounts and immediately log in with full site control. With CVSS 8.8 (High) and EPSS data unavailable, severity is driven by the low privilege requirement (PR:L) and complete system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and not listed in CISA KEV, but the attack is trivially automatable once an attacker holds any authenticated role.

WordPress Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM This Month

Binary MLM Plan plugin for WordPress versions up to 3.0 grants the manage_bmp capability to all users upon registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register via the plugin's form and immediately escalate privileges to manage plugin settings. This privilege escalation affects all installations with the vulnerable plugin active, with a CVSS score of 6.5 reflecting moderate confidentiality and integrity impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at the time of analysis.

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the integration between Active Directory and the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) on Linux systems, where an attacker with permissions to modify AD attributes can impersonate privileged users by exploiting a fallback mechanism in the Kerberos authentication plugin. The vulnerability affects domain-joined Linux hosts running SSSD in default configurations and allows attackers to gain unauthorized access with high privileges. With a low EPSS score of 0.05% and no KEV listing, this appears to be a theoretical risk requiring existing AD permissions rather than an actively exploited vulnerability.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC This Week

MacForge contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects MacForge: 1.2.0 Beta 1.

Privilege Escalation Macforge
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0-nightly-2025-10-03 and below do not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.13.

Authentication Bypass Privilege Escalation Phpmyfaq
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Privilege escalation in Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce via password reset.

WordPress Privilege Escalation
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

In Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 on Windows, the OpenSSL configuration file is loaded from a path writable by low-privileged users, allowing malicious modification and potential local privilege escalation by injecting a DLL.

Windows Privilege Escalation OpenSSL +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.3
LOW PATCH Monitor

CVE-2025-54086 is an excess permissions vulnerability in the Warehouse component of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 14.10. Attackers with access to the local file system can read the Java keystore file. The attack complexity is low, there are no attack requirements, the privileges required are low and no user interaction is required. Impact to confidentiality is low, there is no impact to integrity or availability.

Privilege Escalation Java Secure Access +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.1
MEDIUM This Month

FrostWire 6.14.0-build-326 for macOS contains permissive entitlements (allow-dyld-environment-variables, disable-library-validation) that allow unprivileged local attackers to inject code into the FrostWire process via the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable. This allows escalated privileges to arbitrary TCC-approved directories.

Privilege Escalation macOS
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.9
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.

Privilege Escalation Debian Ubuntu +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Privilege Escalation in operations API in Canonical LXD <6.5 on multiple platforms allows attacker with read permissions to hijack terminal or console sessions and execute arbitrary commands via WebSocket connection hijacking format

Privilege Escalation Debian Ubuntu +3
NVD GitHub
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