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CWE-274

42 CVEs • Abstraction: Base

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses.

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CVEs (42)

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1Mcafee
2Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention
Endpoint Security Linux Threat Prevention
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 18, 2018
N/A· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specif...Show more
An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.Show less
1Mcafee
1Virusscan Enterprise
Jun 17, 2026
May 25, 2018
N/A· v4
3.9 LOW· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the syst...Show more
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).Show less