Allowing a .NET application to run at potentially escalated levels of access to the underlying operating and file systems can be dangerous and result in various forms of attacks.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-520 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.
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2019-25608HIGH Iperius Backup 6.1.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows low-privilege users to execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges by creating backup jobs. A | Mar 22, 2026 | 8.4 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-2450HIGH .NET misconfiguration: use of impersonation vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Hijacking a Privileged Thread of Execution.This issue affec | Apr 14, 2026 | 7.4 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-46943HIGH An issue was discovered in OpenDaylight Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) through 0.19.3. A rogue controller can join a cluster to impersonate an offline peer, eve | Sep 15, 2024 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.
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