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CWE-269

2,910 CVEs • Abstraction: Class • Likelihood of Exploit: Medium

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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1Linux
1Linux Kernel
May 6, 2026
May 2, 2016
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an aufs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing...Show more
The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an aufs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.Show less
2Canonical
Linux
4Linux Kernel
Ubuntu CoreUbuntu Linux+1 more
May 6, 2026
May 2, 2016
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
1Microsoft
5Windows 10 1507
Windows 10 1511Windows 8.1+2 more
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 12, 2016
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges...Show more
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."Show less
3Canonical
LinuxSuse
3Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Linux KernelUbuntu Linux
May 6, 2026
Feb 8, 2016
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted...Show more
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c, security/keys/trusted.c, and security/keys/user_defined.c.Show less
5Canonical
DebianEcryptfs+2 more
6Debian Linux
Ecryptfs UtilsFedora+3 more
May 6, 2026
Jan 22, 2016
N/A· v4
8.4 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
3Canonical
DebianSamba
3Debian Linux
SambaUbuntu Linux
May 6, 2026
Dec 29, 2015
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
6.0 MEDIUM· v2
The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during cr...Show more
The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2535.Show less
1Adobe
4Acrobat
Acrobat DcAcrobat Reader+1 more
May 6, 2026
Jul 15, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X al...Show more
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and perform a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4446 and CVE-2015-5090.Show less
1Adobe
4Acrobat
Acrobat DcAcrobat Reader+1 more
May 6, 2026
Jul 15, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X al...Show more
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and perform a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4446 and CVE-2015-5106.Show less
1Adobe
4Acrobat
Acrobat DcAcrobat Reader+1 more
May 6, 2026
Jul 15, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X al...Show more
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and perform a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5090 and CVE-2015-5106.Show less
3Ibm
RedhatSuse
8Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Server Aus+5 more
May 27, 2026
Jul 2, 2015
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown vectors rela...Show more
Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to the Java Virtual Machine.Show less
5Canonical
DebianLinux+2 more
7Debian Linux
Enterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server+4 more
May 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.4 MEDIUM· v2
The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (g...Show more
The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by triggering use of a 16-bit code segment for emulation of a SYSENTER instruction.Show less
4Canonical
DebianLinux+1 more
4Debian Linux
LinuxLinux Kernel+1 more
May 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as...Show more
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.Show less
4Canonical
DebianLinux+1 more
4Debian Linux
LinuxLinux Kernel+1 more
May 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2015
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a module name in the salg_name field, a different vulnerability than C...Show more
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a module name in the salg_name field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9644.Show less
1Innominate
1Mguard Firmware
May 6, 2026
Dec 20, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
9.0 HIGH· v2
Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
6Canonical
GoogleLinux+3 more
6Android
Enterprise Linux EusEvergreen+3 more
May 6, 2026
Dec 17, 2014
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET inst...Show more
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET instruction that leads to access to a GS Base address from the wrong space.Show less
3Canonical
DebianQemu
3Debian Linux
QemuUbuntu Linux
May 6, 2026
Nov 14, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
The vmware-vga driver (hw/display/vmware_vga.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to write to qemu memory locations and gain privileges via unspecified parameters related to rectangle handling.
1Openstack
1Keystone
May 6, 2026
Nov 3, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.5 MEDIUM· v2
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.1 does not properly handle when a role is assigned to a group that has the same ID as a user, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges that are assigned to a...Show more
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.1 does not properly handle when a role is assigned to a group that has the same ID as a user, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges that are assigned to a group with the same ID.Show less
2Canonical
Linux
2Linux Kernel
Ubuntu Linux
May 6, 2026
Aug 18, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.2 MEDIUM· v2
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain p...Show more
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.Show less
2Canonical
Linux
2Linux Kernel
Ubuntu Linux
May 6, 2026
Aug 18, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
The do_remount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not maintain the MNT_LOCK_READONLY bit across a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only restrict...Show more
The do_remount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not maintain the MNT_LOCK_READONLY bit across a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only restriction and defeat certain sandbox protection mechanisms via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.Show less
2Debian
Linux
2Debian Linux
Linux Kernel
May 6, 2026
Aug 1, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and wr...Show more
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.Show less