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Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

CWE-274 · Base · Draft

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses.

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Weakness Relationships

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
ChildOfCWE-755 · Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Related
PeerOfCWE-271 · Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
CanAlsoBeCWE-280 · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
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CVEs With This Weakness

41
A sample of the 41 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-33005
CVECVE-2025-62175
CVECVE-2025-54511
CVECVE-2025-31275
CVECVE-2025-29365
CVECVE-2025-20177
CVECVE-2025-20156
CVECVE-2024-46974
CVECVE-2024-41942
CVECVE-2024-21648
CVECVE-2024-20324
CVECVE-2024-12666
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