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CWE-648

66 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: Low

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.

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CVEs (66)

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1Xorux
1Lpar2rrd
Jun 17, 2026
Jul 29, 2025
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
An authenticated, read-only user can kill any processes running on the Xormon Original virtual appliance as the lpar2rrd user.
1Xorux
1Xormon
Jun 17, 2026
Jul 29, 2025
N/A· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
An API endpoint that should be limited to web application administrators is hidden from, but accessible by, lower-level read only web application users. The endpoint can be used to export the appliance configuration, exp...Show more
An API endpoint that should be limited to web application administrators is hidden from, but accessible by, lower-level read only web application users. The endpoint can be used to export the appliance configuration, exposing sensitive information.Show less
1Xorux
1Xormon
Jun 17, 2026
Jul 29, 2025
N/A· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
An API endpoint that should be limited to web application administrators is hidden from, but accessible by, lower-level read only web application users. The endpoint can be used to import the appliance configuration, all...Show more
An API endpoint that should be limited to web application administrators is hidden from, but accessible by, lower-level read only web application users. The endpoint can be used to import the appliance configuration, allowing an attacker to control the configuration of the appliance, to include granting themselves administrative level permissions.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
Jul 28, 2025
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Beamsec PhishPro allows Privilege Abuse. This issue affects PhishPro: before 7.5.4.2.
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Jun 17, 2026
Jul 21, 2025
8.7 HIGH· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
The EAI developed by Digiwin has a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to elevate their privileges to administrator level via a specific API.
1Dell
1Powerprotect Data Manager
Jun 17, 2026
Apr 28, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting, version(s) 19.17, contain(s) an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading...Show more
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Reporting, version(s) 19.17, contain(s) an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2025
8.7 HIGH· v4
N/A· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in OpenText™ Operations Bridge Manager, OpenText™ Operations Bridge Suite (Containerized), OpenText™ UCMDB ( Classic and Containerized) allows Privilege Escalation.  The vu...Show more
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in OpenText™ Operations Bridge Manager, OpenText™ Operations Bridge Suite (Containerized), OpenText™ UCMDB ( Classic and Containerized) allows Privilege Escalation.  The vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers to elevate user privileges. This issue affects Operations Bridge Manager: through 2021.05; Operations Bridge Suite (Containerized): through 2021.05; UCMDB ( Classic and Containerized): through 2021.05.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
Mar 20, 2025
N/A· v4
9.0 CRITICAL· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sechard Information Technologies SecHard allows Authentication Bypass, Interface Ma...Show more
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sechard Information Technologies SecHard allows Authentication Bypass, Interface Manipulation, Authentication Abuse, Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring. This issue affects SecHard: before 3.3.0.20220411.Show less
1Octopus
1Octopus Server
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 11, 2025
6.9 MEDIUM· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
In affected versions of Octopus Deploy where customers are using Active Directory for authentication it was possible for an unauthenticated user to make an API request against two endpoints which would retrieve some data...Show more
In affected versions of Octopus Deploy where customers are using Active Directory for authentication it was possible for an unauthenticated user to make an API request against two endpoints which would retrieve some data from the associated Active Directory. The requests when crafted correctly would return specific information from user profiles (Email address/UPN and Display name) from one endpoint and group information ( Group ID and Display name) from the other. This vulnerability does not expose data within the Octopus Server product itself.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
Jan 31, 2025
N/A· v4
6.4 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
Bentley Systems ProjectWise Integration Server before 10.00.03.288 allows unintended SQL query execution by an authenticated user via an API call.
1Progress
1Whatsup Gold
Jun 17, 2026
Dec 2, 2024
N/A· v4
5.3 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswit...Show more
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.Show less
1Dlink
1Dsl6740c Firmware
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 11, 2024
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
N/A· v2
The D-Link DSL6740C modem has an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to modify any user’s password by leveraging the API, thereby granting access to Web, SSH, and Tel...Show more
The D-Link DSL6740C modem has an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to modify any user’s password by leveraging the API, thereby granting access to Web, SSH, and Telnet services using that user’s account.Show less
1Xwiki
1Xwiki
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 18, 2024
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible for any user knowing the ID of a notification filter preference of another user, to enable/disable it...Show more
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible for any user knowing the ID of a notification filter preference of another user, to enable/disable it or even delete it. The impact is that the target user might start loosing notifications on some pages because of this. This vulnerability is present in XWiki since 13.2-rc-1. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1, 16.0-rc-1. The patch consists in checking properly the rights of the user before performing any action on the filters. Users are advised to upgrade. It's possible to fix manually the vulnerability by editing the document `XWiki.Notifications.Code.NotificationPreferenceService` to apply the changes performed in commit e8acc9d8e6af7dfbfe70716ded431642ae4a6dd4.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
May 31, 2024
N/A· v4
9.1 CRITICAL· v3
N/A· v2
The OpenDaylight 0.15.3 controller allows topology poisoning via API requests because an application can manipulate the path that is taken by discovery packets.
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Jun 17, 2026
Apr 5, 2024
N/A· v4
7.2 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ExtremePacs Extreme XDS allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects Extreme XDS: before 3914.
1Utarit
1Solipay Mobile
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 15, 2024
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Utarit Information Technologies SoliPay Mobile App allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects SoliPay Mobile App: before 5.0.8.
1Siemens
1Unicam Fx
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 13, 2024
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a chi...Show more
A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a child process with SYSTEM privileges. This could be exploited by an attacker to perform a local privilege escalation attack.Show less
1Eskom
1E Belediye
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 28, 2023
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ESKOM Computer e-municipality module allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects e-municipality module: before v.105.
1Eskom
1E Belediye
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 28, 2023
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in ESKOM Computer e-municipality module allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects e-municipality module: before v.105.
1Yepas
1Digital Yepas
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 14, 2023
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
N/A· v2
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Yepas Digital Yepas allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects Digital Yepas: before 1.0.1.