CWE-270: Privilege Context Switching Error

ID CWE-270

Abstraction Base

Structure Simple

Status Draft

Number of CVEs 11

The product does not properly manage privileges while it is switching between different contexts that have different privileges or spheres of control.

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-269	Improper Privilege Management	Class	Simple	Draft

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-17	Using Malicious Files	CWE-270
CAPEC-30	Hijacking a Privileged Thread of Execution	CWE-270
CAPEC-35	Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files	CWE-270

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