CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

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vulnerabilities (1933)

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CVE-2022-22960UShigh7.8OT criticalKEV
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor…
CVE-2021-23874UShigh7.8OT criticalKEV
Arbitrary Process Execution vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code bypassing MTP…
CVE-2019-15752UShigh7.8OT criticalKEV
Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\ve…
CVE-2018-13374USmedium4.3OT criticalKEV
A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials co…
CVE-2021-25646UShigh8.8Exploit
Apache Druid includes the ability to execute user-provided JavaScript code embedded in various types of requests. This functionality is intended for use in high-trust environments,…
CVE-2011-3923UScritical9.8Exploit
Apache Struts before 2.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass security protections in the ParameterInterceptor class and execute arbitrary commands.
CVE-2018-15379UScritical9.8Exploit
A vulnerability in which the HTTP web server for Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) has unrestricted directory permissions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload an…
CVE-2022-2185UShigh8.8Exploit
A critical issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 where an authenticated use…
CVE-2021-44521UScritical9.1Exploit
When running Apache Cassandra with the following configuration: enable_user_defined_functions: true enable_scripted_user_defined_functions: true enable_user_defined_functions_threa…
CVE-2017-16885UScritical9.8Exploit
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows re…
CVE-2023-32986UShigh8.8—
Jenkins File Parameter Plugin 285.v757c5b_67a_c25 and earlier does not restrict the name (and resulting uploaded file name) of Stashed File Parameters, allowing attackers with Item…
CVE-2021-21809UScritical9.1Exploit
A command execution vulnerability exists in the default legacy spellchecker plugin in Moodle 3.10. A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can lead to command execution. An att…
CVE-2020-11107UShigh8.8Exploit
An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini fo…
CVE-2018-10285UScritical9.8Exploit
The Ericsson-LG iPECS NMS A.1Ac web application uses incorrect access control mechanisms. Since the app does not use any sort of session ID, an attacker might bypass authentication…
CVE-2017-9462UShigh8.8Exploit
In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a rep…
CVE-2018-1000207UShigh7.2—
MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that can result in Creating f…
CVE-2017-9602UScritical9.8Exploit
KBVault Mysql Free Knowledge Base application package 0.16a comes with a FileExplorer/Explorer.aspx?id=/Uploads file-management component. An unauthenticated user can access the fi…
CVE-2012-10030UScritical9.8OT highExploit
FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to sensitive system directories. The server accep…
CVE-2025-49131UScritical9.9Exploit
FastGPT is an open-source project that provides a platform for building, deploying, and operating AI-driven workflows and conversational agents. The Sandbox container (fastgpt-sand…
CVE-2020-0668UShigh7.8Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID…
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