CWE-250— Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.— MITRE CWE catalog
403 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
CVEs classified under CWE-250page 3 of 9
- CVE-2024-45034HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-09-07
Apache Airflow versions before 2.10.1 have a vulnerability that allows DAG authors to add local settings to the DAG folder and get it executed by the scheduler, where the scheduler is not supposed to execute code submitted by the DAG auth…
- CVE-2024-6913HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-07-22
Execution with unnecessary privileges in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus allows an attacker to spawn a remote shell on the windows system.This issue affects ProcessPlus: through 1.11.6507.0.
- CVE-2024-20435HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-07-17
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user…
- CVE-2023-50015HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-03-09
An issue was discovered in Grandstream GXP14XX 1.0.8.9 and GXP16XX 1.0.7.13, allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via incorrect access control using an end-user session-identity token.
- CVE-2023-46360HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-02-06
Hardy Barth cPH2 eCharge Ladestation v1.87.0 and earlier is vulnerable to Execution with Unnecessary Privileges.
- CVE-2023-5207HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-09-30
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context…
- CVE-2023-31175HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-31
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator could allow an attacker to run system commands with the highest level privilege on the system. See Instr…
- CVE-2023-39508HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82023-08-05
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.The "Run Task" feature enables authenticated user to bypass some of the restrict…
- CVE-2022-43553HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-12-05
A remote code execution vulnerability in EdgeRouters (Version 2.0.9-hotfix.4 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with an operator account to run arbitrary administrator commands.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 and l…
- CVE-2022-39286HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-10-26
Jupyter Core is a package for the core common functionality of Jupyter projects. Jupyter Core prior to version 4.11.2 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in `jupyter_core` that stems from `jupyter_core` executing untrusted f…
- CVE-2022-40182HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-10-11
A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo PXM30-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM30.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), …
- CVE-2022-1808HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-05-31
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitHub repository polonel/trudesk prior to 1.2.3.
- CVE-2022-0071HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-04-19
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3101. Hotdog, prior to v1.0.2, did not mimic the resource limits, device restrictions, or syscall filters of the target JVM process. This would allow a container to exhaust the resources of the host, modify devi…
- CVE-2022-0070HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-04-19
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.
- CVE-2021-3101HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-04-19
Hotdog, prior to v1.0.1, did not mimic the capabilities or the SELinux label of the target JVM process. This would allow a container to gain full privileges on the host, bypassing restrictions set on the container.
- CVE-2021-3100HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82022-04-19
The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched, allowing it to escalate privileges.
- CVE-2021-37174HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82021-09-14
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM RO…
- CVE-2020-14493HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82020-07-29
A low-privilege user may use SQL syntax to write arbitrary files to the OpenClinic GA 5.09.02 and 5.89.05b server, which may allow the execution of arbitrary commands.
- CVE-2018-5413HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82019-01-10
Imperva SecureSphere running v13.0, v12.0, or v11.5 allows low privileged users to add SSH login keys to the admin user, resulting in privilege escalation.
- CVE-2018-8853HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82018-05-04
Philips Brilliance CT devices operate user functions from within a contained kiosk in a Microsoft Windows operating system. Windows boots by default with elevated Windows privileges, enabling a kiosk application, user, or an attacker to po…
- CVE-2024-1222HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.82024-03-14
This allows attackers to use a maliciously formed API request to gain access to an API authorization level with elevated privileges. This applies to a small subset of PaperCut NG/MF API calls.
- CVE-2021-1579HIGHCVSS 8.1EG 8.82021-08-25
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read…
- CVE-2026-46748HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 8.82026-06-09
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 6). The affected system includes a binary that is configured with the cap_dac_override capability. This capability allows the process to bypass file system pe…
- CVE-2025-40942HIGHCVSS 7.8EG 8.82026-01-13
A vulnerability has been identified in TeleControl Server Basic (All versions < V3.1.2.4). Affected application contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2021-25650HIGHCVSS 7.7EG 8.82021-06-24
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Utility Services that may potentially allow a local user to execute specially crafted scripts as a privileged user. Affects all 7.x versions of Avaya Aura Utility Services
- CVE-2018-10856HIGHCVSS 5.3EG 8.82018-07-03
It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container.
- CVE-2020-27826HIGHCVSS 4.2EG 8.82021-05-28
A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 12.0.0 where it is possible to update the user's metadata attributes using Account REST API. This flaw allows an attacker to change its own NameID attribute to impersonate the admin user for any …
- CVE-2026-55094HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72026-09-30
Taskcluster is the task execution framework that supports Mozilla's continuous integration and release processes. Prior to version 100.3.0, Taskcluster is vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE on Taskcluster deployments with an anonymous role …
- CVE-2026-18608HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72026-08-10
A flaw was found in the Data Science Pipelines Operator (DSPO). The operator's ClusterRole, which defines its permissions, includes extensive privileges beyond what is necessary for its operation. These excessive permissions, such as the a…
- CVE-2026-46617HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72026-05-21
Fission is an open-source, Kubernetes-native serverless framework that simplifies the deployment of functions and applications on Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.23.0, Fission runtime pods were created with ServiceAccountName: fission-fetch…
- CVE-2026-32673HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72026-05-13
A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP scripted monitors that may allow an authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges. In appliance mode deployments, a…
- CVE-2026-32643HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72026-05-13
A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ systems where a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with at least the Certificate Manager role can modify configuration objects that allow running arbitrary commands. Note: Software versi…
- CVE-2025-61958HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-10-15
A vulnerability exists in the iHealth command that may allow an authenticated attacker with at least a resource administrator role to bypass tmsh restrictions and gain access to a bash shell. For BIG-IP systems running in Appliance mode…
- CVE-2025-59481HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-10-15
A vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command that may allow an authenticated attacker with at least resource administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges. A…
- CVE-2025-58365HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-09-08
The XWiki blog application allows users of the XWiki platform to create and manage blog posts. Prior to version 9.14, the blog application in XWiki allowed remote code execution for any user who has edit right on any page. Normally, these …
- CVE-2025-22368HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-03-11
The authenticated SCU firmware command of the firmware for Mennekes Smart / Premium Chargingpoints can be abused for command execution because OS commands are improperly neutralized when certain fields are passed to the underlying OS.
- CVE-2025-22367HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-03-11
The authenticated time setting capability of the firmware for Mennekes Smart / Premium Chargingpoints can be abused for command execution because OS command are improperly neutralized when certain fields are passed to the underlying OS.
- CVE-2025-22366HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72025-03-11
The authenticated firmware update capability of the firmware for Mennekes Smart / Premium Chargingpoints can be abused for command execution because OS command are improperly neutralized when certain fields are passed to the underlying OS.
- CVE-2024-8781HIGHCVSS 8.7EG 8.72024-11-18
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in TR7 Application Security Platform (ASP) allows Privilege Escalation, -Privilege Abuse. This issue affects Application Security Platform (ASP):…
- CVE-2026-40573HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.62026-10-30
NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. Prior to version 0.25-beta.1, the `Nova` interpreter runs in Ring 0 with unrestricted kernel-memory access. Loading a malicious `.nv` script through the shell per…
- CVE-2026-29205HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.62026-05-13
Incorrect privileges management and insufficient path filtering allow to read arbitrary file on the server via the cpdavd attachment download endpoints.
- CVE-2024-23299HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.62024-06-10
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- CVE-2026-8370HIGHCVSS 8.5EG 8.52026-05-19
Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Prog…
- CVE-2025-33108HIGHCVSS 8.5EG 8.52025-06-14
IBM Backup, Recovery and Media Services for i 7.4 and 7.5 could allow a user with the capability to compile or restore a program to gain elevated privileges due to a library unqualified call made by a BRMS program. A malicious actor coul…
- CVE-2025-33103HIGHCVSS 8.5EG 8.52025-05-17
IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root ac…
- CVE-2026-15226HIGHCVSS 8.4EG 8.42026-07-21
A sandbox confinement bypass vulnerability exists in Canonical snapd within its internal execution environment compiler (snap-confine). The default seccomp security templates generated by the engine to restrict system calls do not filter o…
- CVE-2026-21882HIGHCVSS 8.4EG 8.42026-03-02
theshit is a command-line utility that automatically detects and fixes common mistakes in shell commands. Prior to version 0.2.0, improper privilege dropping allows local privilege escalation via command re-execution. This issue has been p…
- CVE-2025-14096HIGHCVSS 8.4EG 8.42025-12-17
A vulnerability exists in multiple Radiometer products that allow an attacker with physical access to the analyzer possibility to extract credential information. The vulnerability is due to a weakness in the design and insufficient credent…
- CVE-2025-50753HIGHCVSS 8.4EG 8.42025-08-26
Mitrastar GPT-2741GNAC-N2 devices are provided with access through ssh into a restricted default shell.The command "deviceinfo show file" is supposed to be used from restricted shell to show files and directories. By providing " /bin/sh" (…
- CVE-2025-1951HIGHCVSS 8.4EG 8.42025-04-22
IBM Hardware Management Console - Power Systems V10.2.1030.0 and V10.3.1050.0 could allow a local user to execute commands as a privileged user due to execution of commands with unnecessary privileges.
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