CWE-250

Medium likelihood

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Parent: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

303 vulnerabilities with CWE-250
CVE-2018-1087 HIGH
kernel <4.16-4.17.3 - Use After Free
CVSS 8.0
CVE-2018-8853 HIGH
Philips Brilliance <2.6.2 - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-7518 MEDIUM
Linux kernel <4.12 - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 5.5
Details
Vulnerabilities 303
Exploit Likelihood Medium
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