CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
ClassIncompleteExploit Likelihood: High
The product does not drop privileges before passing control of a resource to an actor that does not have those privileges.
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Extended Description
In some contexts, a system executing with elevated permissions will hand off a process/file/etc. to another process or user. If the privileges of an entity are not reduced, then elevated privileges are spread throughout a system and possibly to an attacker.
Technical Details
- Structure
- Simple
Applicable To
Not Language-Specific