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CWE-266 · Access Control

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

1,273CVEs
1exploited
8with a public check
8likely (EPSS 10%+)

1,273 CVEs with CWE-266 as their weakness

CVEs with CWE-266, Most likely exploited
CVE · most likely exploitedCVSSEPSSPublished
CVE-2026-48172In CISA KEVExploitedLiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as exploited in the wild in May 2026. Detection is best done via a command line of gr…LiteSpeed Technologies · cPanel Plugin · CVSS 10 · 2026-05-2110.018%2026-05-21
CVE-2024-28000CheckWordPress LiteSpeed Cache - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to AdminLiteSpeed Technologies · LiteSpeed Cache · CVSS 9.8 · 2024-08-219.868%2024-08-21
CVE-2025-27007CheckOttoKit < 1.0.83 - SureTriggers allows Privilege EscalationBrainstorm Force · OttoKit · CVSS 9.8 · 2025-05-019.854%2025-05-01
CVE-2025-47539CheckEventin <= 4.0.26 - Privilege EscalationArraytics · Eventin · CVSS 9.8 · 2025-05-239.825%2025-05-23
CVE-2026-23550CheckModular DS - Broken Access ControlModular DS · Modular DS · CVSS 10 · 2026-01-1410.021%2026-01-14
CVE-2024-24882CheckMasteriyo LMS <= 1.7.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalationmasteriyo · Masteriyo - LMS · CVSS 9.8 · 2024-05-179.82.1%2024-05-17
CVE-2026-49060CheckHippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce - Broken Access ControlHippoo · Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce · CVSS 9.8 · 2026-06-119.81.8%2026-06-11
CVE-2026-27542CheckWooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture <= 2.0.3.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege EscalationRymera Web Co Pty Ltd. · Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture · CVSS 9.8 · 2026-03-199.81.8%2026-03-19
CVE-2026-110372CheckWordPress OttoKit Plugin <= 1.1.40 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via connection-denied TokenBrainstorm Force · OttoKit · CVSS 9.8 · 2026-10-189.81.4%2026-10-18
CVE-2022-20759Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Interface Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCisco · Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software · CVSS 8.8 · 2022-05-038.829%2022-05-03
CVE-2024-13106D-Link DIR-816 A2 IP QoS form2IPQoSTcAdd access controlD-Link · DIR-816 A2 · CVSS 5.3 · 2025-01-025.326%2025-01-02
CVE-2024-3013Teledyne FLIR AX8 User Registration test_login.php improper authorizationTeledyne FLIR · AX8 · CVSS 6.3 · 2024-03-286.323%2024-03-28
CVE-2025-41115Incorrect privilege assignmentGrafana · Grafana Enterprise · CVSS 10 · 2025-11-2110.017%2025-11-21
CVE-2025-2359D-Link DIR-823G DDNS Service HNAP1 SetDDNSSettings improper authorizationD-Link · DIR-823G · CVSS 7.3 · 2025-03-177.315%2025-03-17
CVE-2025-3663TOTOLINK A3700R Password cstecgi.cgi setWiFiEasyGuestCfg access controlTOTOLINK · A3700R · CVSS 5.3 · 2025-04-165.311%2025-04-16
CVE-2025-2993Tenda FH1202 default.cfg access controlTenda · FH1202 · CVSS 5.3 · 2025-03-315.311%2025-03-31
CVE-2025-2546D-Link DIR-618/DIR-605L Firewall Service formAdvFirewall access controlD-Link · DIR-618 · CVSS 4.3 · 2025-03-204.311%2025-03-20
CVE-2024-8253Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks 2.2.87 - 2.2.90 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalationpickplugins · Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks · CVSS 8.8 · 2024-09-118.89.4%2024-09-11
CVE-2025-49388WordPress Miraculous Core Plugin Plugin <= 2.0.7 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitykamleshyadav · Miraculous Core Plugin · CVSS 9.8 · 2025-08-289.86.6%2025-08-28
CVE-2026-4194D-Link DNS-1550-04 system_mgr.cgi cgi_set_wto access controlD-Link · DNS-120 · CVSS 7.3 · 2026-03-157.35.6%2026-03-15
CVE-2018-1088A privilege escalation flaw was found in gluster 3.x snapshot scheduler. Any gluster client allowed to mount gluster volumes could also mount shared gluster storage volume and esc…Red Hat, Inc. · glusterfs · 2018-04-18–5.5%2018-04-18
CVE-2025-3980wowjoy 浙江湖州华卓信息科技有限公司 Internet Doctor Workstation System list improper authorizationwowjoy 浙江湖州华卓信息科技有限公司 · Internet Doctor Workstation System · CVSS 4.3 · 2025-04-274.35.5%2025-04-27
CVE-2014-2532sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by usin…Openbsd · Openssh · CVSS 4.2 · 2014-03-184.24.8%2014-03-18
CVE-2025-2360D-Link DIR-823G UPnP Service HNAP1 SetUpnpSettings improper authorizationD-Link · DIR-823G · CVSS 7.3 · 2025-03-177.34.2%2025-03-17
CVE-2025-10644Wondershare Repairit SAS Token Incorrect Permission Assignment Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityWondershare · Repairit · CVSS 9.4 · 2025-09-179.43.1%2025-09-17
CVE-2023-1874WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalationpeterschulznl · WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards · CVSS 7.5 · 2023-04-127.52.7%2023-04-12
CVE-2024-13030D-Link DIR-823G Web Management Interface HNAP1 SetVirtualServerSettings access controlD-Link · DIR-823G · CVSS 7.3 · 2024-12-307.32.0%2024-12-30
CVE-2018-1101Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are memb…Red Hat, Inc. · Ansible Tower · 2018-05-02–1.9%2018-05-02
CVE-2024-54363WordPress Wp NssUser Register plugin <= 1.0.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilitysaiful.total · Wp NssUser Register · CVSS 9.8 · 2024-12-169.81.9%2024-12-16
CVE-2020-7009Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to gen…Elastic · Elasticsearch · 2020-03-31–1.9%2020-03-31
CVE-2020-7014The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to c…Elastic · Elasticsearch · 2020-06-03–1.7%2020-06-03
CVE-2024-27460A privilege escalation exists in the updater for Plantronics Hub 3.25.1 and below.HP Inc. · Plantronics Hub · CVSS 6.7 · 2024-05-106.71.7%2024-05-10
CVE-2026-4180D-Link DIR-816 goahead redirect.asp access controlD-Link · DIR-816 · CVSS 7.3 · 2026-03-157.31.6%2026-03-15
CVE-2020-14318A flaw was found in the way samba handled file and directory permissions. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to certain file and directory information which…Samba · samba · CVSS 4.3 · 2020-12-034.31.5%2020-12-03
CVE-2021-1303Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCisco · Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center) · CVSS 4.3 · 2021-01-204.31.4%2021-01-20
CVE-2025-3668TOTOLINK A3700R cstecgi.cgi setScheduleCfg access controlTOTOLINK · A3700R · CVSS 5.3 · 2025-04-165.31.4%2025-04-16
CVE-2021-1594Cisco Identity Services Engine Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityCisco · Cisco Identity Services Engine Software · CVSS 7.5 · 2021-10-067.51.4%2021-10-06
CVE-2022-2626Incorrect Privilege Assignment in hestiacp/hestiacphestiacp · hestiacp/hestiacp · CVSS 9.1 · 2022-08-059.11.3%2022-08-05
CVE-2012-4549Jboss enterprise application platform: org.jboss.as.ejb3: jboss enterprise application platform: access restriction bypass via improper ejb method authorizationRed Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0 · CVSS 6.5 · 2013-01-056.51.3%2013-01-05
CVE-2025-2553D-Link DIR-618/DIR-605L formVirtualServ access controlD-Link · DIR-618 · CVSS 4.3 · 2025-03-204.31.3%2025-03-20
CVE-2019-10940A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privi…Siemens AG · SINEMA Server · 2020-01-16–1.2%2020-01-16
CVE-2024-40433Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Tencent wechat v.8.0.37 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the web-view component.Tencent · Wechat · CVSS 8.8 · 2024-07-268.81.2%2024-07-26
CVE-2024-54383WordPress WooCommerce - PDF Vouchers plugin < 4.9.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerabilitywpweb · WooCommerce PDF Vouchers · CVSS 9.8 · 2024-12-189.81.2%2024-12-18
CVE-2024-13107D-Link DIR-816 A2 ACL form2LocalAclEditcfg.cgi access controlD-Link · DIR-816 A2 · CVSS 5.3 · 2025-01-025.31.1%2025-01-02
CVE-2024-22145WordPress InstaWP Connect plugin <= 0.1.0.8 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerabilityInstaWP · InstaWP Connect · CVSS 8.8 · 2024-05-178.81.1%2024-05-17
CVE-2020-7018Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0 contain a credential exposure flaw in the App Search interface. If a user is given the �developer� role, they will be able to view the a…Elastic · Elastic Enterprise Search · 2020-08-18–1.1%2020-08-18
CVE-2019-14819A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster. Using CRI-O, the dockergc service account is assigned to the current namespace of the…[Red Hat] · openshift-ansible · CVSS 7.5 · 2020-01-077.51.1%2020-01-07
CVE-2022-1225Incorrect Privilege Assignment in phpipam/phpipamphpipam · phpipam/phpipam · CVSS 6.5 · 2022-04-046.51.0%2022-04-04
CVE-2026-5311D-Link DNS-1550-04 file_center.cgi Webdav_Access_List access controlD-Link · DNS-120 · CVSS 5.3 · 2026-04-015.31.0%2026-04-01
CVE-2021-47241ethtool: strset: fix message length calculationLinux · Linux · CVSS 7.5 · 2024-05-217.51.0%2024-05-21

EPSS is the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST). Data as of 2026-11-14.

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