The product does not properly manage privileges while it is switching between different contexts that have different privileges or spheres of control.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-270 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.
26 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-3493HIGH The overlayfs implementation in the linux kernel did not properly validate with respect to user namespaces the setting of file capabilities on files in an underlying file system. D | Apr 17, 2021 | 7.8 | 89 | YES | YES |
CVE-2023-26475HIGH XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.3-milestone-1, the annotation displayer does not execute the content in a restricted context. This allows executing | Mar 2, 2023 | 8.8 | 64 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-9560HIGH Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC ch | May 26, 2026 | 7.8 | 37 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-25754CRITICAL Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Airflow.This issue affects Apache Airflow: before 2.6.0. | May 8, 2023 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-34853HIGH Permission bypass vulnerability in the LBS module.
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability. | Apr 13, 2026 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-36513HIGH A privilege context switching error vulnerability [CWE-270] in FortiClient Windows version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.12 and below, 6.4 all versions may allow an authenticated us | Nov 12, 2024 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-37912HIGH XWiki Rendering is a generic Rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax into another syntax. Prior to version 14.10.6 of `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-core-renderin | Oct 25, 2023 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-14819HIGH A 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 u | Jan 7, 2020 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-55210HIGH FreePBX is an open-source web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that manages Asterisk. Prior to 17.0.5 and 16.0.17, FreePBX module api (PBX API) is vulnerable to privilege escal | Feb 12, 2026 | 7.5 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-60721HIGH Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Nov 11, 2025 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
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