CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

ID CWE-269

Abstraction Class

Structure Simple

Status Draft

Number of CVEs 2100

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Modes of Introduction

Phase	Note
Architecture and Design
Implementation	REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.
Operation

Applicable Platforms

Type	Class	Name	Prevalence
Language	Not Language-Specific

Relationships

View			Weakness
# ID	View	Status	# ID	Name	Abstraction	Structure	Status
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-284	Improper Access Control	Pillar	Simple	Incomplete

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC™) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.

CAPEC at Mitre.org

# ID	Name	Weaknesses
CAPEC-58	Restful Privilege Elevation	CWE-269
CAPEC-122	Privilege Abuse	CWE-269
CAPEC-233	Privilege Escalation	CWE-269

CVEs Published

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CVSS Severity

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# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date