The product does not properly manage a user within its environment.
View on MITREUsers can be assigned to the wrong group (class) of permissions resulting in unintended access rights to sensitive objects.
No mitigation information available for this CWE.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
Containerization product does not record a user's supplementary group ID, allowing bypass of group restrictions.
View DetailsOperating system assigns user to privileged wheel group, allowing the user to gain root privileges.
View DetailsNo relationship information available for this CWE.
CWE-286: Incorrect User Management is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not properly manage a user within its environment. Users can be assigned to the wrong group (class) of permissions resulting in unintended access rights to sensitive objects.
If exploited, CWE-286 (Incorrect User Management) it can compromise Other, leading to outcomes such as Varies by Context.
CWE-286 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
MITRE documents real CVEs mapped to CWE-286, including CVE-2022-36109 and CVE-1999-1193. You can look up the full details of each CVE, including CVSS scores and remediation guidance, on our CVE Lookup tool.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-286 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.