Privilege Escalation

Privilege escalation in HP ImageDiags prior to version 5.0.0.36 enables a local low-privileged attacker - contingent on active interaction by a higher-privileged user - to gain elevated system privileges through insufficient access controls on temporary file resources (CWE-379). All versions of HP ImageDiags before 5.0.0.36 are affected per HP security bulletin HPSBGN04143. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and this CVE does not appear in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Subscriber-level privilege escalation in Fluent Forms Pro Add On Pack (versions <= 6.2.12) allows authenticated users with minimal access to gain significantly elevated permissions within a WordPress installation. Reported by Patchstack against the wp_manage_ninja plugin, the flaw stems from incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), meaning subscriber-role accounts can trigger functionality reserved for higher-privileged roles such as administrators. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the network-accessible attack vector and high CVSS impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability make this a meaningful risk for any WordPress site accepting subscriber registrations.

Privilege escalation in MCPHub prior to version 1.0.29 allows any authenticated low-privilege user to modify system-wide configuration via the PUT /api/system-config endpoint. The handler updateSystemConfig never validates req.user.isAdmin, meaning the app-wide authentication middleware - which only confirms a valid session exists - is the sole barrier, granting any account holder effective administrative control over routing rules and server integrations. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack is trivially reproducible given network access and any valid credential.

Local privilege escalation in ieungSoft Ultra RAMDisk Pro 1.82 allows a low-privileged local user to gain SYSTEM or kernel-level control via improper privilege management in the URDSCSI.sys kernel driver (CWE-266). The vendor did not respond to coordinated disclosure, leaving no official patch; a public proof-of-concept exploit exists, confirmed by the CVSS 4.0 E:P metric and a detailed write-up. No active exploitation has been confirmed in CISA KEV, but the low exploitation barrier (low-privilege local access, no interaction, public PoC) makes this a credible post-compromise escalation tool.

Cross-workspace privilege escalation in ToolJet Database before v3.16.44 enables any authenticated user to read database tables belonging to arbitrary workspaces by supplying victim workspace identifiers in the join_tables endpoint request path. The endpoint grants JOIN_TABLES capability to all authenticated users without validating role membership or workspace affiliation, breaking ToolJet's multi-tenant isolation entirely. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified, but the CVSS 4.0 score of 8.2 reflects high confidentiality impact across both the vulnerable and subsequent systems in shared deployments.

Privilege escalation in the @hulumi/policies npm package before 1.3.2 lets attackers bypass the administrator-policy guardrail (CIS 1.16) by crafting admin-equivalent inline or attached IAM policy shapes that the validator failed to fully inspect. Any environment relying on this library to detect over-privileged IAM policies could silently pass admin-equivalent access as compliant. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in hulumi before v1.3.2 lets an actor holding the documented IAM principal abuse the weekly integration IAM policy to perform role lifecycle operations on af-e2e-* roles that lack sufficient permission-boundary restrictions. Because the policy allows role creation without a constraining boundary, the actor can mint persistent, higher-privilege roles inside the sandbox AWS account, converting scoped test access into durable elevated access. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in Colorful iGameCenter 2.0.0.81 stems from its bundled WinRing0x64.sys driver, whose sub_11504 IOCTL handler exposes arbitrary physical-memory access via attacker-controlled PhysicalAddress/AlignNumer/AlignSize arguments. A low-privileged local user can abuse this IOCTL Dispatch path to read and write kernel-visible physical memory and escalate to SYSTEM. Publicly available exploit code exists for the underlying WinRing0 driver class, but this specific CVE is not listed in CISA KEV and EPSS is unavailable; no active exploitation is confirmed.

Vertical privilege escalation in XueZhiSi XZS Open Source Exam System (versions <= 3.9.0) allows an authenticated teacher account (role=2) to permanently delete administrator accounts (role=3) via the POST /api/teacher/user/delete/{id} REST endpoint. The three-step delete sequence - getUserById(id), setDeleted(true), updateByIdFilter() - executes without any role-based authorization check on the target resource, enabling a lower-privileged user to destroy privileged accounts irreversibly. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists; EPSS sits at 0.15%, reflecting minimal observed activity at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in SiYuan's Windows NSIS installer affects versions 2.0.14 through 3.8.0, allowing a local attacker with write access to a directory to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by planting a malicious binary that the NSIS installer resolves ahead of System32 during an all-users installation. The root cause is electron-builder's preInit hook invoking system utilities such as TASKKILL by short name via nsExec::Exec, causing the installer's launch directory to take search-path precedence over System32 before the license page is even displayed. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the binary-planting technique is well-documented in Windows installer security research.

Privilege escalation to Administrator in the Addify Custom User Registration Fields for WooCommerce plugin (versions ≤ 2.2.3) lets unauthenticated attackers gain admin rights by supplying an arbitrary role slug during WooCommerce checkout. The plugin trusts an attacker-controlled afreg_select_user_role value from the unauthenticated Store API /wc/store/v1/checkout request and passes it straight to WP_User::add_role() without validating it against the admin-configured allowed role list. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires the plugin's 'User Role Selection' feature to be enabled.

Account takeover in the Uix UserCenter WordPress plugin (all versions through 1.0.3) lets unauthenticated attackers seize any account, including administrators. The plugin's profile-update action never checks that the targeted account belongs to the requester and authorizes the action with a token signed by a hardcoded key that is identical on every installation, so an attacker can forge a valid token for any user and overwrite that user's email and password. Rated CVSS 9.8 with publicly available exploit code (WPScan), though EPSS is low at 0.14%.

Privilege escalation to full site takeover affects the MemberHero WordPress plugin through version 6.9, where the frontend registration flow fails to restrict which account fields a visitor may set, letting unauthenticated attackers self-register with an arbitrary role - including Administrator. Version 6.9 was advertised as the fix but the patch is incomplete, so current installs remain exploitable to gain admin access and hijack existing accounts, and no fully-fixed release exists at time of analysis. Publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan), though EPSS remains low at 0.15% (4th percentile).

Authenticated command injection in IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.11.1 lets any logged-in flow user escalate to arbitrary OS command execution under the server process identity. By saving a flow containing a crafted 'type' field and triggering a build of a wrapper flow that references it, the attacker coerces the backend into evaluating attacker-controlled code, defeating the LANGFLOW_ALLOW_CUSTOM_COMPONENTS=false guardrail intended to block custom code execution. The vendor (IBM) reported it and has released a fix; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 exploits a format string vulnerability (CWE-134) to allow a low-privileged local attacker to gain elevated - potentially root-level - privileges with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; EPSS sits at 0.10% (1st percentile), consistent with an SSVC exploitation status of 'none'. IBM has released a patch at the advisory linked below.

Privilege escalation in SpringBlade 2.7.3 through 3.5.0 lets authenticated low-privilege users forge admin JWT tokens using a hardcoded signing key embedded in publicly distributed JARs, then POST to an unprotected internal Feign user-creation endpoint to register new system administrator accounts. The Spring Cloud Gateway authentication filter validates JWT structure but performs no role or caller-identity checks, making bypass trivial for anyone with initial account access. A public POC is available; vendor-released patch exists in v5.0.0; no CISA KEV listing confirmed at time of analysis.

Privilege escalation in the User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 lets authenticated users holding the plugin's delegated management capability overwrite arbitrary WordPress site options, including those governing user roles, enabling full administrator takeover. The root cause is a missing capability check on the login settings save handler - the plugin fails to verify the caller's WordPress capabilities before persisting changes to the wp_options table. A public proof-of-concept exploit exists per WPScan; however, SSVC reports no active exploitation and the CVE is absent from CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation to administrator in the Ultimate Member WordPress plugin (versions 2.6.7 through 2.12.x) allows unauthenticated users registering via the plugin's own forms to self-assign any WordPress role, including administrator, by exploiting a logic failure in role validation. When the plugin cannot resolve the allowed roles for a given profile form, it falls back to validating the submitted role against the full site-wide role registry rather than the form's own allow-list - accepting any valid registered role. A publicly available exploit exists per WPScan, though SSVC assessment indicates no confirmed active exploitation campaigns at time of analysis. Vendor-released patch is available in version 2.13.0.

Improper access control in the ServiceNow AI Platform allows an unauthenticated user, under certain circumstances, to create or modify instance data beyond intended boundaries, resulting in privilege escalation. ServiceNow has patched hosted instances and supplied updates to partners and self-hosted customers; the vendor rates this maximum severity (CVSS 4.0 10.0) but reports no known exploitation. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Insecure default file permissions in the openssl_encrypt desktop GUI (jahlives/openssl_encrypt, all versions before 1.4.9) expose decrypted plaintext output files to any unprivileged local user on multi-user systems. Any co-resident local account can read sensitive plaintext written by the GUI without requiring elevated privileges or exploiting any authentication mechanism. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor-confirmed patch is available at version 1.4.9.

Privilege escalation in Flowintel's administrative user-edit API allows an organization administrator to modify full administrator accounts within their own organization, including resetting passwords, effectively enabling account takeover of a higher-privileged identity. Affected versions are 3.3.0 and above, as confirmed by upstream commit ffe64d1133b7d84909a69661bd5fee607e9ce757 which adds the missing role-hierarchy boundary check. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in FluentCRM Pro (WordPress plugin, versions <= 3.1.12) allows authenticated users holding the Editor role to elevate their access level, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact against the WordPress installation. Reported by Patchstack and scored CVSS 7.2 with PR:H, the flaw is rooted in CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment), meaning the plugin fails to correctly enforce role boundaries for Editors interacting with CRM functionality. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the ACPT (Pro) - Custom Post Types plugin for WordPress affects all versions up to and including 2.0.63, allowing remote attackers with no credentials to improperly gain elevated privileges (CWE-266). Rated CVSS 9.8, the flaw grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, effectively enabling site takeover. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the unauthenticated network vector makes it a high-priority patching target.

WibuKey64.sys kernel-mode driver in Wibu-Systems WibuKey up to version 6.70 for Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to trigger memory boundary violations by supplying out-of-scope pointer values, with outcomes ranging from denial of service (BSOD) to full SYSTEM-level privilege escalation via kernel code execution. The CVSS Scope:Changed metric reflects the critical boundary crossing from user-space into the driver's SYSTEM-privileged kernel context, meaning successful exploitation yields complete machine control from an unprivileged account. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and WibuKey has not been listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the low attack complexity makes this a high-value local privilege escalation primitive for post-compromise chains.

Local privilege escalation in WibuKey for Windows before 6.71 allows any low-privileged local user to gain full SYSTEM-level control by exploiting a write-what-where primitive in the WibuKey2_64.sys kernel driver. The root cause is an untrusted pointer dereference (CWE-123) in the 64-bit kernel driver, meaning attacker-controlled data is used directly as a kernel-space pointer, enabling arbitrary writes into kernel memory - a classic and highly reliable LPE primitive. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and this CVE does not appear in the CISA KEV catalog.

Local privilege escalation in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Runtime allows a low-privileged local attacker to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges via an NTFS junction attack, potentially cascading to full system compromise. The cmu.exe utility creates predictable temporary files under C:\CM-Stick without validating NTFS reparse points before performing file operations; because the CodeMeter Runtime service runs as SYSTEM, any redirected file operation executes at the highest privilege level. A detailed public research writeup is available from shelltrail.com, substantially lowering the exploitation barrier; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.

Insufficient input validation in Spring Security's OAuth2 Authorization Server module (versions 7.0.0-7.0.4) allows an attacker holding a valid Initial Access Token to register a malicious OAuth2 client with crafted metadata fields via the Dynamic Client Registration endpoint. Depending on server configuration and how the metadata is subsequently rendered or fetched, the impact spans Stored XSS (targeting administrator sessions), Privilege Escalation (through insufficiently constrained scopes or grant types), or SSRF against internal infrastructure. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis, but the SSVC framework rates the technical impact as total, warranting priority remediation for any deployment with Dynamic Client Registration explicitly enabled.

Privilege escalation in the CMP WordPress plugin before 4.1.18 allows Editor-role users to overwrite arbitrary WordPress options via an unguarded AJAX settings-import action, ultimately achieving full Administrator access. The flaw is contingent on an administrator having explicitly granted Editor-role users access to CMP's admin-bar controls - a non-default configuration - making real-world exposure narrower than the CVSS 7.2 score implies. No active exploitation is confirmed (absent from CISA KEV), and the EPSS score of 0.13% at the 3rd percentile corroborates the SSVC assessment of exploitation status 'none'; however, SSVC rates technical impact as 'total' given that successful exploitation yields unrestricted site control.

Privilege escalation in Veno File Manager 4.4.9 lets an authenticated user holding only the 'rename' permission take over the super administrator account. By sending a crafted POST request to the renameFile endpoint, the attacker renames the application configuration file, which forces the app to rebuild its configuration and reset super-admin credentials to default values. Publicly available exploit code exists (jfs-jfs GitHub repo); this is not in CISA KEV and EPSS is low (0.16%), indicating no observed mass exploitation yet.

Privilege escalation in Bluewave Labs Checkmate <=3.3.0 allows authenticated administrators to self-elevate to the superadmin role by supplying an arbitrary role value via the role parameter in the POST /api/v1/invite API endpoint, handled by inviteController.js. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269): the invite handler trusts the caller-supplied role field without enforcing that admins cannot grant themselves or others a higher tier than their own. A researcher's write-up and code sample are publicly referenced via GitHub Gist and an Outline blog post, indicating at minimum a working proof of concept exists. No active exploitation has been confirmed and EPSS sits at 0.22% (12th percentile), consistent with a niche, authenticated-only attack surface.

Missing authentication on KubePi's SSO configuration endpoints (versions up to and including 1.6.15) lets unauthorized or low-privileged users read, create, and modify the global SSO/OIDC/SAML authentication configuration because those management routes share the public routing boundary with the SSO login/callback endpoints. An attacker can inspect or tamper with authentication settings - potentially leading to account takeover or privilege escalation - abuse the SSO connectivity-test as an SSRF primitive, and harvest authentication-related fields leaked by the user-list API. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; the issue is fixed in KubePi 2.0.0.

Local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's OpenRISC signal return path allows any unprivileged local user to disable the Data MMU and gain arbitrary physical memory read/write access. The flaw exists in restore_sigcontext() on the OpenRISC (or1k) architecture, which fails to filter privileged Supervision Register (SR) bits copied from a user-controlled signal frame on sigreturn. Patched stable releases are available across all maintained kernel branches (5.10 through 7.2); no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though a verification proof-of-concept is documented in the fix description.

Cross-namespace privilege escalation in Kyverno 1.18.0-1.18.1 lets any tenant who can create a NamespacedMutatingPolicy in their own namespace force the cluster-privileged admission controller to generate resources (ConfigMaps, Secrets, NetworkPolicies, RoleBindings) in arbitrary namespaces, including kube-system. The nmpol CEL compiler unintentionally exposes the generator library to matchConditions, and neither the mpol validator nor GenerateResources enforces namespace scope on the generator.apply() target. A working proof-of-concept is published in the vendor advisory (GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9); there is no KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation, and the issue is fixed in 1.18.2.

Privilege escalation in Ubiquiti UniFi OS affects a broad range of gateway, NVR, storage, and Cloud Key appliances running the UniFi OS platform, where leftover Active Debug Code (CWE-489) lets an authenticated low-privilege actor with network access elevate their privileges on the device. The flaw is vendor-reported via Ubiquiti Security Advisory Bulletin 067 and carries a 9.0 CVSS driven by a security-scope change and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the wide device footprint makes it a notable patch priority.

Cookie forgery in the Mang Board WP WordPress plugin (≤2.3.7) enables any subscriber-level account holder to forge administrator authentication cookies and change the administrator password, resulting in complete WordPress site takeover. The flaw originates in `mbw_get_hash_key()`, which generates HMAC material from the currently logged-in user's identity rather than the username embedded in the cookie under validation, while `mbw_validate_auth_cookie()` performs insufficient verification - allowing the forged cookie to pass as legitimate. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing is present, but the CVSS 8.8 score accurately reflects the low privilege bar required and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Privilege escalation in FreeBSD's POSIX shared memory subsystem allows an unprivileged local user to gain root-level access by exploiting a race condition in the FIOSSHMLPGCNF ioctl handler. The kernel's largepage shared memory page-size configuration check is performed without holding the rangelock, enabling two concurrent callers to each observe an unconfigured object and write conflicting page sizes, corrupting kernel object state in an exploitable way. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry has been identified at time of analysis; EPSS is 0.13% (3rd percentile), indicating low current exploitation probability, though local privilege escalation primitives in OS kernels are high-value targets for post-compromise and container-escape scenarios.

Privilege escalation in FreeBSD's tty subsystem allows a local unprivileged user to gain elevated privileges by exploiting a race condition in the TIOCSCTTY ioctl handler. The handler fails to revalidate terminal state after a lock-drop sequence, enabling a concurrently destroyed terminal to be incorrectly linked to the attacker's session. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but vendor-confirmed patches exist for all affected release lines (15.0-RELEASE, 15.1-RELEASE, and 14.4-RELEASE).

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Privilege escalation in FreeBSD's kernel audio subsystem allows an unprivileged local user on systems with multiple audio devices to exploit a use-after-free in the sync group ioctl locking path to achieve full kernel compromise. The race condition arises when the ioctl releases the sync group list lock to sleep during a blocking lock attempt, and a concurrent operation frees the sync group structure before the sleeping thread reawakens and dereferences it. Affected releases include FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE prior to p9, 15.0-RELEASE prior to p13, and 15.1-RELEASE prior to p3; no active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and EPSS sits at 0.16% (6th percentile), reflecting low current threat activity.

Privilege escalation in FreeBSD 15.x unix socket implementation allows an unprivileged local user to achieve full system compromise via a use-after-free in the SOCK_STREAM receive path. Control messages are not fully detached from the socket buffer before error-path code frees the associated mbufs, leaving dangling references exploitable by a low-privileged attacker. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) and confirmed patch availability from the FreeBSD project make this a clear and immediate patching priority for affected deployments.

Privilege-management weakness in Google Chrome's Actor component (versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) lets a remote attacker who successfully socially-engineers a user into loading a crafted HTML page bypass system access restrictions. Chromium rates the underlying severity as Low, and no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS is 0.21% (11th percentile). Note a sharp signal conflict: the NVD-style CVSS base score is 9.8 (critical) while the vendor's own severity rating is Low and the description requires user interaction.

Improper privilege management in Chrome's Regional Capabilities component allows remote attackers to bypass system access restrictions by delivering a crafted Chrome extension through social engineering. Affected versions are all Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 across desktop platforms. Despite a CVSS base score of 8.8, EPSS exploitation probability is very low at 0.21% (11th percentile), no active exploitation is confirmed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

Sandbox escape via improper privilege management in Chrome's Navigation component allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to break out of the Chrome sandbox and execute arbitrary code at OS level. Affected versions are all Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 across desktop platforms. The attack chain is multi-stage - renderer compromise must precede the sandbox escape - and social engineering is required, but the resulting impact is full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise outside the sandbox. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis; EPSS exploitation probability is low at 0.40% (33rd percentile).

Privilege escalation in ShopEngine (all versions up to and including 4.9.4) allows Shop Manager-level authenticated users to achieve full WordPress site takeover by injecting arbitrary core options through a malicious WXR import file. The plugin's `rum_importer()` function is hooked to the WordPress core `import_start` action without any plugin-owned capability check or allowlist filtering, meaning attacker-controlled `<wp_option>` pairs from a crafted import file flow directly into `update_option()` - enabling manipulation of `users_can_register` and `default_role` to open administrator self-registration. No CISA KEV listing or EPSS score was present in the provided data; exploitation requires an existing Shop Manager account and WooCommerce's grant of the `import` capability to that role, but once those conditions are met the path to full site compromise is straightforward and documented.

Privilege escalation in the Total Donations WordPress plugin (all versions through 2.0.5) lets unauthenticated attackers promote themselves to full administrator, per Wordfence and Patchstack advisories. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) rates it Critical 9.8 with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit code is identified at the time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the unauthenticated network-reachable admin-takeover primitive makes it high priority.

Privilege escalation in the Codefresh CI/CD platform allows authenticated platform users to elevate their account to Administrator level by invoking a specific API endpoint, per Codefresh security advisory SA2026-01. All versions covered by CPE cpe:2.3:a:octopus_deploy:codefresh are listed as affected with no minimum version floor specified. A successful attacker gains unrestricted administrative control of the platform - including access to all pipelines, stored secrets, integrations, and organizational settings. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA KEV listing is not confirmed.

Privilege escalation to SYSTEM in SKYSEA Client View and SKYMEC IT Manager (Sky Co., Ltd.) affects any Windows host where these IT management agents are installed. The root cause is CWE-276 - incorrect default permissions set on installation artifacts - allowing any authenticated local Windows user to plant or replace code that a SYSTEM-level service component subsequently executes. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing are confirmed at time of analysis, but the CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5 and zero attack complexity barriers make this a credible priority for organizations running these products in multi-user or shared-workstation environments.

Privilege escalation in the Jawn WordPress theme (by MvpThemes) affects all versions through 1.4.2, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to promote themselves to a full administrator account. The flaw was disclosed by Wordfence and independently catalogued by Patchstack, and its CVSS 9.8 rating reflects unauthenticated, network-reachable takeover of the WordPress site. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation via account takeover in InfusedWoo Pro (all versions up to and including 5.1.17) allows any authenticated subscriber-level user to hijack arbitrary WordPress accounts, including site administrators, by exploiting a missing capability check in the `ajax_iwar_preview_email()` AJAX function. The function incorrectly relies on `is_admin()` - a WordPress conditional that tests for admin-area request context rather than the requesting user's role - permitting low-privilege users to generate valid password reset links for any email address on the site. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the trivial exploitation path (subscriber-level access, no user interaction, no special configuration) makes this a high-priority remediation target for any site running the affected plugin.

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the TranslatePress multilingual plugin for WordPress (all versions up to and including 3.3.2) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges within the site, per a Patchstack advisory. The flaw is classified as incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) and carries a CVSS 9.8, implying an attacker can escalate to a high-impact role without authentication or user interaction. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Subscriber-level privilege escalation in the Booking Hub WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.3.0) allows authenticated users with only subscriber-level access to elevate their privileges to administrator-equivalent roles. The CVSS 8.8 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms network-accessible exploitation with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once a low-privilege account is obtained. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity makes this a realistic priority for any WordPress site running the affected plugin with user registration enabled.

Insecure file creation in RansomLook (≤ 2.0.0) exposes the Flask session-signing secret to any local OS user with read access to the application home directory, enabling complete authentication bypass. The secret key governs Flask session cookie signing and the legacy API-key derivation function; possession of it allows an attacker to forge valid session cookies and impersonate any user, including administrators. In LDAP-configured deployments, exploitation is especially direct because the session user loader accepts arbitrary usernames without verifying their existence against any user store. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

HP Easy Start for macOS prior to version 2.16.7.260722 is affected by privilege escalation vulnerabilities rooted in CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information), allowing an authenticated low-privilege attacker with network positioning to intercept sensitive data and gain elevated access on the affected macOS system. The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.7 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though the attack prerequisite modifier (AT:P) indicates specific conditions must be satisfied before exploitation succeeds. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed; HP has released a patched version addressing these issues.

Privilege escalation in HP Easy Start for macOS (versions prior to 2.16.7.260722) allows low-privileged local users to gain elevated system access through insecure temporary file handling, classified under CWE-379. HP has released version 2.16.7.260722 to address these vulnerabilities, as detailed in advisory HPSBPI04124. No public exploit code exists and no CISA KEV listing is present at time of analysis, reducing immediate urgency despite a vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score of 7.7.

Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in HP Easy Start for macOS, versions prior to 2.16.7.260722, allow a local low-privileged user to gain elevated system access. Classified under CWE-1104 (Use of Unmaintained Third-Party Components), the root cause likely involves outdated bundled libraries within the printer setup utility. HP has released version 2.16.7.260722 as the remediation; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in Zscaler Client Connector enables a standard (non-administrative) local user to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via multiple improper privilege handling flaws (CWE-280). The scope change captured in the CVSS vector (S:C) reflects that exploitation breaks the security boundary of the Client Connector's privileged agent process, extending impact beyond the attacker's initial user context to full High-rated confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Privilege escalation in the Jawn WordPress theme (versions ≤ 1.4.2, by mvpthemes) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to elevate their privileges within a WordPress site, per a Patchstack advisory. The flaw is rooted in incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266) and carries a CVSS 9.8, implying an attacker can reach administrator-level control without credentials or user interaction. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the Affiliate Pro - Affiliate Program for WooCommerce & WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 8.9.1) lets remote, unauthenticated attackers improperly acquire elevated privileges on affected WordPress sites. Reported by Patchstack and tracked as EUVD-2026-64804, the flaw carries a critical CVSS 9.8 with a fully network-exploitable vector and no user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and unauthenticated nature make it a high-priority patching target.

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in the Digits WordPress plugin (versions 9.2 and earlier by UnitedOver, LLC) allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges without any authentication or user interaction, per Patchstack's disclosure. Digits is an OTP/phone-based login and registration plugin, so a flaw in its privilege-handling logic can let an outsider gain elevated account access. CVSS is rated 9.8 (critical); there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV.

Local privilege escalation in Entevo HMI V2 R5 P0 M4 enables a low-privileged local user to break out of Kiosk Mode and gain administrative command execution on Windows. The escape path exploits the application's built-in PDF manual viewer: opening the manual triggers an external PDF reader, whose Print dialog exposes Windows Explorer shell access, ultimately permitting arbitrary command execution as an administrator. A proof-of-concept demonstration is publicly available via GitHub gist; EPSS is low at 0.17% and CISA SSVC indicates no confirmed active exploitation, though the public POC meaningfully lowers the skill bar for any attacker with local session access.

Privilege escalation in the OnGres StackGres operator lets a low-privilege, database-owning tenant elevate to administrator privileges, breaking the multi-tenant isolation model of this Kubernetes-based PostgreSQL platform. The CVSS 9.9 rating with a scope change (S:C) reflects that an authenticated tenant confined to their own database can cross a trust boundary to gain full administrative control. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; the only public reference is a GitLab work item tracking the flaw.

Unauthenticated privilege escalation to administrator in the RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 lets any remote visitor abuse the account-registration flow, which fails to validate the user role submitted during signup, to create a brand-new administrator account and receive a logged-in admin session - resulting in full site takeover. Rated CVSS 9.8 with a fully remote, no-interaction, no-privilege vector; a vendor patch (1.3.0) exists and CISA's SSVC framework flags it as automatable with total technical impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV, and EPSS is low at 0.19% (8th percentile).

Privilege escalation in the Security Hardener WordPress plugin (all versions up to and including 2.4.4) allows any authenticated Subscriber-level user to create new Administrator accounts or reset existing Administrator passwords by sending crafted REST API requests. The plugin's user-enumeration blocking feature inadvertently replaces WordPress Core's granular capability checks on the /wp/v2/users REST endpoints with a bare is_user_logged_in() check, completely stripping create_users, edit_users, and delete_users enforcement. Because block_user_enum is enabled by default, this authorization bypass is active on every site immediately after plugin installation with no additional configuration required; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

Privilege escalation in WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher (all versions through 2.8.24) allows any authenticated WordPress subscriber to gain full administrative access by invoking the unprotected wpematico_import_settings function. The missing capability check permits arbitrary WordPress site options to be overwritten, enabling attackers to enable user registration and set the default registration role to administrator - a two-stage takeover requiring only a valid subscriber account. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack chain is low-complexity and directly actionable by any authenticated user.

Privilege escalation in LeafWiki versions 0.1.0 through 0.10.0 allows any authenticated user to elevate their own account role to administrator by manipulating the user update API. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the API endpoint responsible for account updates, which fails to enforce role-assignment restrictions. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack is straightforward for any user with a valid account, making instances with open or semi-trusted registration particularly exposed.

Privilege escalation in HP OMEN Gaming Hub prior to version 1101.2608.0.0 allows local attackers holding standard user credentials to gain elevated system access by exploiting improper JWT signature verification (CWE-347). The gaming hub service, which operates with elevated OS privileges to manage hardware performance settings on HP OMEN systems, fails to validate cryptographic signatures on JWT tokens used for internal access control, enabling privilege claim forgery. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and this vulnerability does not appear in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Two-factor authentication bypass in Apache CloudStack allows an authenticated low-privileged user to exploit an improper privilege management flaw in the 2FA plugin's disable flow, effectively circumventing the second authentication factor. Affected deployments span versions 4.18.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0, with vendor-confirmed fixes in 4.20.3.1 and 4.22.1.1. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS sits at 0.18% (8th percentile), indicating low observed exploitation pressure despite the high vendor-assigned CVSS of 8.8.

Privilege escalation in the AI Engine WordPress plugin (versions 2.8.0 through 3.6.0) enables any sub-site Administrator in a WordPress Multisite network to take over arbitrary accounts-including the Network Administrator-due to missing authorization checks on user management operations. A publicly available proof-of-concept exists per WPScan, and a vendor patch has been released at version 3.6.1. No active exploitation is confirmed by CISA KEV at time of analysis, though POC availability substantially lowers the bar for abuse by any authenticated sub-site admin.

Privilege escalation in Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK allows guest VM kernel software to issue crafted commands to GPU Firmware, triggering writes outside the guest's virtualized GPU memory boundary (CWE-823). Affected are multiple DDK release trains including versions 25.1 RTM2 through 25.3 RTM, 24.2 RTM2, 23.2 RTM2, and 1.18 RTM2. No public exploit code exists and CISA has not added this to KEV; however, SSVC assesses total technical impact given successful exploitation yields full C/I/A compromise of the guest environment.

Kernel-stack out-of-bounds write in IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 enables a local attacker with low-privilege shell access to corrupt kernel memory by causing the kernel to parse a crafted filesystem image during directory reads. Successful exploitation can crash the system or escalate privileges to root, yielding full system compromise. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS remains very low at 0.16% (6th percentile), though SSVC rates technical impact as total, reflecting the severity of a successful local privilege escalation on IBM Power infrastructure.

Local privilege escalation in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows an unprivileged local user to execute arbitrary payloads as root via the cmdnim utility. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms that any standard authenticated user account is sufficient to achieve full root-level code execution with no user interaction and no special configuration required. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and this CVE is not currently listed in CISA KEV.

Untrusted pointer dereference (CWE-822) in IBM AIX's Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver allows a low-privileged local user within a client LPAR to trigger kernel memory corruption, with outcomes spanning denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel. Affecting IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1, the CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 with scope change (S:C) reflects the cross-LPAR isolation risk inherent in PowerVM virtualization environments where VIOS mediates I/O for multiple tenants. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; however, CISA's SSVC framework rates the technical impact as total, meaning successful exploitation fully undermines the security of the affected system.

Remote code execution in IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269), letting a remote attacker run arbitrary code on affected Power systems per IBM PSIRT. The 9.8 CVSS score reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity vector with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the IBM support advisory indicates a fix is available.

Arbitrary command execution on IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 is achievable by a local attacker through improper privilege management (CWE-269), yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 7.8 HIGH score with a local attack vector, no prior privileges required, and a user interaction dependency. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; a vendor-released patch is available via IBM's support advisory.

Local privilege escalation in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 enables any low-privileged authenticated user to achieve full system compromise through improper symbolic link handling. The CVSS 7.8 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with no user interaction required. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch has been released via IBM advisory https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858.

Local privilege escalation in IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows a low-privileged local user to gain elevated-likely root-level-access through improper privilege management (CWE-269). The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) reflects low-complexity exploitation requiring only a standard local account with no user interaction. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though IBM has released a patch via their support portal.

Privilege elevation in Google Chrome's Import feature before version 151.0.7922.173 enables sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution at the OS level, exploitable by a remote attacker who can deliver a crafted file and socially engineer a user into opening it. The vulnerability stems from CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges) within the Import component, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact per CVSS C:H/I:H/A:H. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and SSVC confirms exploitation status as none, though the total technical impact rating and sandbox-escape primitive warrant prompt patching across all Chrome deployments.

Unverified password change in Laravel Backpack CRUD's account-info endpoint allows any authenticated Backpack admin to permanently take over their own or a hijacked session's account by mass-assigning the `password` field without supplying the current password. Affected versions are backpack/crud < 6.8.11 and 7.0.0-alpha.1 through 7.0.33, running on Laravel 11 with the default `App\Models\User` model whose `$fillable` includes `password`. The attack converts time-limited stolen session access into permanent credential control, bypassing the dedicated change-password flow that enforces `old_password` verification. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack is trivially constructable given full public advisory detail.

Local privilege escalation in Parallels RAS Client 21.0.26296 allows an attacker holding low-privileged code execution to reach SYSTEM-level authority by invoking an exposed dangerous function in the RAS RDP Backend Service (CWE-749). The CVSS 7.8 (High) rating reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once exploited, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required beyond an initial foothold. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV confirmation have been identified at time of analysis, though ZDI's coordinated disclosure (ZDI-26-556) may accelerate POC development.

Local privilege escalation in Parallels RAS Client 21.0.26296 allows low-privileged local attackers to gain SYSTEM-level code execution by invoking an exposed dangerous function within the RAS RDP Backend Service. The root cause is CWE-749, where a privileged service function is accessible without proper access control to lower-privileged callers. Discovered and reported by Zero Day Initiative (ZDI-26-555 / ZDI-CAN-28885), no public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in Parallels RAS Client 21.0.26296 allows a low-privileged local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM-level execution by invoking an exposed dangerous function within the RAS RDP Backend Service. The flaw (CWE-749) stems from the service exposing an unsafe method that can be abused without administrative rights, enabling full system compromise. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the vulnerability was coordinated through Zero Day Initiative (ZDI-CAN-29220).

Command injection in the Sony XAV-9500ES car audio receiver firmware 3.02.00 allows a local attacker with low-privileged code execution to escalate to root via the device's crash dump handler. The handler passes user-controlled input directly to an OS system call without sanitization (CWE-78), enabling arbitrary command execution at the highest privilege level. Disclosed by ZDI as ZDI-26-477 (ZDI-CAN-29061); no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Local privilege escalation in the Kenwood DNR1007XR network video recorder enables an attacker with existing low-privileged code execution to gain root-level access by exploiting incorrectly permissioned resources associated with the udhcpd DHCP service. Discovered by Zero Day Initiative and tracked as ZDI-CAN-29111/ZDI-26-487, the flaw stems from CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), granting full C:H/I:H/A:H impact once the prerequisite foothold is established. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in Kenwood DNR1007XR network video recorder devices allows a low-privileged local attacker to achieve root-level code execution by exploiting command injection in the JKGenService service. The flaw (CWE-78) exists because user-supplied input is passed without sanitization to a system call, enabling shell metacharacter injection. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the device is not listed in CISA KEV, but successful exploitation yields full system compromise on the affected hardware.

Privilege escalation on IBM AIX 7.2/7.3 and PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows any low-privileged local user to gain full system control by exploiting improper authorization checks (CWE-285). SSVC rates the technical impact as total, consistent with the CVSS C:H/I:H/A:H rating, meaning a successful attacker achieves complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS at 0.13% (3rd percentile) reflects negligible current exploitation pressure, though the low attack complexity makes this a meaningful insider-threat or post-compromise escalation risk.

Local privilege escalation in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows an authenticated local attacker with low-level access to gain elevated (likely root) privileges due to improper privilege management (CWE-269). The CVSS score of 7.8 reflects total confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact upon successful exploitation. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, EPSS is extremely low at 0.11% (2nd percentile), and SSVC confirms no observed exploitation, though technical impact is rated total if the flaw is triggered.

Local privilege escalation in Ubuntu's AccountsService (before 23.13.9-8ubuntu7) lets any low-privileged local user gain full root access by exploiting an incomplete privilege-drop in a Canonical-specific patch. The patch sets the effective UID/GID to the target user before launching language helper scripts but neglects to change the real UID, leaving ruid=0. Any shell spawned by a helper script can call setuid(0) to restore root effective privileges, granting complete system compromise. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce (Tyche Softwares) affects all versions up to and including 10.4.0, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain elevated privileges over a WordPress site. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) with a 9.8 score indicates the flaw is reachable over the network without credentials or user interaction, and yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Reported by Patchstack; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

Privilege escalation in FreeIPA allows an attacker with high LDAP write privileges to create a rogue service principal that impersonates a privileged existing one, bypassing the uniqueness constraint enforced by the 389-ds directory server. The flaw arises because 389-ds fails to recognize equivalent representations of the same Kerberos principal name (CWE-706), enabling the creation of a shadow principal that Kerberos treats as legitimate. If exploited, an attacker can acquire valid Kerberos service tickets for sensitive services, with full domain compromise as the realistic worst-case outcome. No public exploit exists and CISA KEV does not list this CVE, though SSVC rates the technical impact as total.

Local privilege escalation and denial of service in libvirt's NodeGetFreePages RPC handler allows an unprivileged local user to corrupt the root libvirtd daemon's heap memory through a crafted integer overflow. The CWE-190 flaw causes an undersized buffer allocation that is subsequently overwritten with real NUMA node data, enabling heap buffer overflow in a root-owned process. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis, but the CVSS 7.8 score (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L) and full C/I/A impact make this a genuine priority on multi-tenant RHEL virtualization hosts.