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.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-250 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
339 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-38813CRITICAL The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to r | Sep 17, 2024 | 9.8 | 77 | YES | NO |
CVE-2025-40602MEDIUM A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC). | Dec 18, 2025 | 6.6 | 67 | YES | NO |
CVE-2024-1222CRITICAL This allows attackers to use a maliciously formed API request to gain access to an API authorization level with elevated privileges. This applies to a small subset of PaperCut NG/M | Mar 14, 2024 | 9.8 | 65 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-12420CRITICAL A vulnerability has been identified in the ServiceNow AI Platform that could enable an unauthenticated user to impersonate another user and perform the operations that the imperson | Jan 12, 2026 | 9.8 | 61 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-8933HIGH A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environmen | Jul 21, 2026 | 7.8 | 42 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-29205HIGH Incorrect privileges management and insufficient path filtering allow to read arbitrary file on the server via the cpdavd attachment download endpoints. | May 13, 2026 | 8.6 | 41 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-25643CRITICAL Frigate is a network video recorder (NVR) with realtime local object detection for IP cameras. Prior to 0.16.4, a critical Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been ide | Feb 6, 2026 | 9.1 | 41 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-48584CRITICAL Execution with unnecessary privileges in Azure Synapse allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | Jun 19, 2026 | 9.9 | 40 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-44477CRITICAL CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its Postgre | May 28, 2026 | 9.9 | 40 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-23560CRITICAL [This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]
XAPI can configure different users with different r | Jul 9, 2026 | 9.4 | 39 | NO | NO |
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