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CWE-266

1,261 CVEs • Abstraction: Base

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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1Redhat
1Openshift
Jun 17, 2026
Apr 2, 2020
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mariadb-apb, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4 . An attacker with access to...Show more
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mariadb-apb, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4 . An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.Show less
1Elastic
1Elasticsearch
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 31, 2020
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
6.5 MEDIUM· v2
Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of...Show more
Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 20, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker...Show more
A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.Show less
1Redhat
1Template Service Broker Operator
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 19, 2020
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-servi...Show more
A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-service-broker-operator. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 18, 2020
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their pr...Show more
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/ansible-operator-container as shipped in Openshift 4.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift
Jun 17, 2026
Mar 18, 2020
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privilege...Show more
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/jenkins-slave-base-rhel7-containera as shipped in Openshift 4 and 3.11.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift Service Mesh
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2020
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to...Show more
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift Container Platform
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 7, 2020
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users oth...Show more
It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/mysql-apb.Show less
1Siemens
1Sinema Server
Jun 17, 2026
Jan 16, 2020
N/A· v4
9.9 CRITICAL· v3
9.0 HIGH· v2
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privileges, to perform firmware updates and ot...Show more
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privileges, to perform firmware updates and other administrative operations on connected devices. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected system. An attacker must have access to a low privileged account in order to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and underlying components. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.Show less
1Redhat
1Openshift Container Platform
Jun 17, 2026
Jan 7, 2020
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
6.5 MEDIUM· v2
A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster. Using CRI-O, the dockergc service account is assigned to the current namespace of the user performing the upgrade. This flaw ca...Show more
A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster. Using CRI-O, the dockergc service account is assigned to the current namespace of the user performing the upgrade. This flaw can allow an unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to those allowed by the privileged Security Context Constraints.Show less
1Bosch
1Smart Home Controller Firmware
Jun 17, 2026
May 29, 2019
N/A· v4
8.0 HIGH· v3
4.9 MEDIUM· v2
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the app permission update API of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in a restricted app obtaining default app permissio...Show more
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the app permission update API of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in a restricted app obtaining default app permissions. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the adversary needs to have successfully paired an app with restricted permissions, which required user interaction.Show less
1Bosch
1Smart Home Controller Firmware
Jun 17, 2026
May 29, 2019
N/A· v4
8.0 HIGH· v3
5.4 MEDIUM· v2
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the app pairing mechanism of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in elevated privileges of the adversary's choosing. In...Show more
A potential incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in the app pairing mechanism of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in elevated privileges of the adversary's choosing. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the adversary needs physical access to the SHC during the attack.Show less
3Fedoraproject
FreeradiusRedhat
3Enterprise Linux
FedoraFreeradius
Jun 17, 2026
May 24, 2019
N/A· v4
7.0 HIGH· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
It was discovered freeradius up to and including version 3.0.19 does not correctly configure logrotate, allowing a local attacker who already has control of the radiusd user to escalate his privileges to root, by trickin...Show more
It was discovered freeradius up to and including version 3.0.19 does not correctly configure logrotate, allowing a local attacker who already has control of the radiusd user to escalate his privileges to root, by tricking logrotate into writing a radiusd-writable file to a directory normally inaccessible by the radiusd user. NOTE: the upstream software maintainer has stated "there is simply no way for anyone to gain privileges through this alleged issue."Show less
4Canonical
FedoraprojectNetapp+1 more
7Cn1610 Firmware
FedoraHci Management Node+4 more
Jun 17, 2026
Apr 26, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
It was discovered that a systemd service that uses DynamicUser property can create a SUID/SGID binary that would be allowed to run as the transient service UID/GID even after the service is terminated. A local attacker m...Show more
It was discovered that a systemd service that uses DynamicUser property can create a SUID/SGID binary that would be allowed to run as the transient service UID/GID even after the service is terminated. A local attacker may use this flaw to access resources that will be owned by a potentially different service in the future, when the UID/GID will be recycled.Show less
1Redhat
1Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Nov 21, 2024
Sep 11, 2018
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary opera...Show more
It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.Show less
1Redhat
1Ansible Tower
Nov 21, 2024
Sep 11, 2018
N/A· v4
8.0 HIGH· v3
5.2 MEDIUM· v2
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to g...Show more
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.Show less
1Redhat
2Ansible Tower
Cloudforms
Nov 21, 2024
May 2, 2018
N/A· v4
7.2 HIGH· v3
6.5 MEDIUM· v2
Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passw...Show more
Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passwords reset by organization administrators, allowing organization administrators access to the entire system.Show less
3Debian
OpensuseRedhat
6Debian Linux
Enterprise Linux ServerGluster Storage+3 more
Nov 21, 2024
Apr 18, 2018
N/A· v4
8.1 HIGH· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler. Any gluster client allowed to mount gluster volumes could also mount shared gluster storage volume and escalate privileges by scheduling malicious...Show more
A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler. Any gluster client allowed to mount gluster volumes could also mount shared gluster storage volume and escalate privileges by scheduling malicious cronjob via symlink.Show less
1Advantech
1Webaccess
May 13, 2026
Aug 30, 2017
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
An Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A built-in user account has been granted a sensitive privilege that may allow a user to elevate to administra...Show more
An Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A built-in user account has been granted a sensitive privilege that may allow a user to elevate to administrative privileges.Show less
2Openbsd
Oracle
2Communications User Data Repository
Openssh
May 28, 2026
Mar 18, 2014
N/A· v4
4.9 MEDIUM· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard c...Show more
sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.Show less