CWE-281— Improper Preservation of Permissions
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.— MITRE CWE catalog
384 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
CVEs classified under CWE-281page 6 of 8
- CVE-2021-35079MEDIUMCVSS 6.2EG 6.22022-06-14
Improper validation of permissions for third party application accessing Telephony service API can lead to information disclosure in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdrago…
- CVE-2020-16910MEDIUMCVSS 6.2EG 6.22020-10-16
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation permissions, which could allow an attacker to create files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) location.</p> <p>…
- CVE-2013-4260MEDIUMCVSS v2 3.3EG 6.22013-09-16
lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.
- CVE-2024-22121MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12024-08-12
A non-admin user can change or remove important features within the Zabbix Agent application, thus impacting the integrity and availability of the application.
- CVE-2024-4768MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12024-05-14
A bug in popup notifications' interaction with WebAuthn made it easier for an attacker to trick a user into granting permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.
- CVE-2023-28642MEDIUMCVSS 6.1EG 6.12023-03-29
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been f…
- CVE-2025-27703MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-05-28
CVE-2025-27703 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the management console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.54. Attackers with administrative access to a specific subset of privileged features in the console can eleva…
- CVE-2024-52869MEDIUMCVSS 6.0EG 6.02025-01-08
Certain Teradata account-handling code through 2024-11-04, used with SUSE Enterprise Linux Server, mismanages groups. Specifically, when there is an operating system move from SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 12 Service Pack (SP) 2 or 3…
- CVE-2022-4326MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 6.02022-12-16
Improper preservation of permissions vulnerability in Trellix Endpoint Agent (xAgent) prior to V35.31.22 on Windows allows a local user with administrator privileges to bypass the product protection to uninstall the agent via incorrectly a…
- CVE-2022-32969MEDIUMCVSS 5.9EG 5.92022-06-29
MetaMask before 10.11.3 might allow an attacker to access a user's secret recovery phrase because an input field is used for a BIP39 mnemonic, and Firefox and Chromium save such fields to disk in order to support the Restore Session featur…
- CVE-2026-34600MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 5.72026-05-19
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Versions 3.5.2 and prior contain a logic error in the delta API that allows share recipients to download notes that are no longer sha…
- CVE-2024-43784MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 5.72024-11-26
lakeFS is an open-source tool that transforms object storage into a Git-like repository. Existing lakeFS users who have issued credentials to users who have been deleted are affected by this vulnerability. When creating a new user with the…
- CVE-2022-31096MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 5.72022-06-27
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Under certain conditions, a logged in user can redeem an invite with an email that either doesn't match the invite's email or does not adhere to the email domain restriction of an invite lin…
- CVE-2020-15113MEDIUMCVSS 5.7EG 5.72020-08-05
In etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10, certain directory paths are created (etcd data directory and the directory path when provided to automatically generate self-signed certificates for TLS connections with clients) with restricted a…
- CVE-2024-54513MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.72024-12-12
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- CVE-2026-25850MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52026-05-19
in OpenHarmony v6.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause information leak
- CVE-2025-27247MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52025-06-08
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause information leak through get permission.
- CVE-2025-26691MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52025-06-08
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause information leak through get permission.
- CVE-2025-24087MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52025-01-27
The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3. An app may be able to access protected user data.
- CVE-2024-54484MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-12-12
The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
- CVE-2024-44188MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-09-17
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access protected user data.
- CVE-2024-40859MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-09-17
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
- CVE-2024-40831MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-09-17
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.
- CVE-2024-27858MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-09-17
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to access protected user data.
- CVE-2024-22405MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52024-04-30
XADMaster is an objective-C library for archive and file unarchiving and extraction. When extracting a specially crafted zip archive XADMaster may not apply quarantine attribute correctly. Such behaviour may circumvent Gatekeeper checks on…
- CVE-2023-21249MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52023-07-13
In multiple functions of OneTimePermissionUserManager.java, there is a possible one-time permission retention due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interac…
- CVE-2023-2818MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52023-06-27
An insecure filesystem permission in the Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows enables local unprivileged users to disrupt agent monitoring. All versions prior to 7.14.3 are affected. Agents for MacOS and Linux and Cloud are unaffect…
- CVE-2023-32400MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52023-06-23
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Entitlements and privacy permissions granted to this app may be used by a malicious app.
- CVE-2023-32388MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52023-06-23
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5…
- CVE-2023-32355MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52023-06-23
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- CVE-2022-44020MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52022-10-30
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affec…
- CVE-2022-31755MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52022-06-13
The communication module has a vulnerability of improper permission preservation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect system availability.
- CVE-2021-43708MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52022-04-21
The Labeling tool in Titus Classification Suite 18.8.1910.140 allows users to avoid the generation of a classification label by using Excel's safe mode.
- CVE-2022-22650MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52022-03-18
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A plug-in may be able to inherit the application's permissions and access user data.
- CVE-2021-1025MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-12-15
In hasNamedWallpaper of WallpaperManagerService.java, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no a…
- CVE-2021-1010MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-12-15
In getSigningKeySet of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product…
- CVE-2021-0704MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-12-15
In createNoCredentialsPermissionNotification and related functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible way to retrieve accounts from the device without permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local inform…
- CVE-2021-0653MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-12-15
In enqueueNotification of NetworkPolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to retrieve a trackable identifier due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileg…
- CVE-2021-30912MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-08-24
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may gain access to a user's Keychain items.
- CVE-2021-0542MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52021-06-22
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of paired Bluetooth addresses with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is neede…
- CVE-2020-0331MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-09-18
In Settings, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure of the device's IMEI with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Andr…
- CVE-2020-0327MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-09-18
In core networking, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of app network usage with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: …
- CVE-2020-0269MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-09-18
In Android Auto Settings, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product:…
- CVE-2020-0265MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-09-18
In Telephony, there are possible leaks of sensitive data due to missing permission checks. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Prod…
- CVE-2020-7063MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-02-27
In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.28, 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, when creating PHAR archive using PharData::buildFromIterator() function, the files are added with default permissions (0666, or all access) even if the original …
- CVE-2019-20384MEDIUMCVSS 5.5EG 5.52020-01-21
Gentoo Portage through 2.3.84 allows local users to place a Trojan horse plugin in the /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins directory by leveraging access to the nagios user account, because this directory is writable in between a call to emake and a…
- CVE-2024-52522MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.52024-11-15
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Insecure handling of symlinks with --links and --metadata in rclone while copying to local disk allows unprivileged users to indi…
- CVE-2025-21544MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42025-01-21
Vulnerability in the Oracle Communications Order and Service Management product of Oracle Communications Applications (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 7.4.0, 7.4.1 and 7.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerabilit…
- CVE-2025-21541MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42025-01-21
Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker wit…
- CVE-2023-49932MEDIUMCVSS 5.4EG 5.42024-02-29
An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.2.4. An attacker can bypass SQL++ N1QL cURL host restrictions.
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