privilege_escalation vulnerabilities
privilege_escalation in numbers
sbomify tracks 16,160 privilege_escalation vulnerabilities. Most are found in operating system (40%), desktop application (25%) and server software (17%).
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Most exploited privilege_escalation vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-57726 SimpleHelp Missing Authorization
- CVE-2023-29357 Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-23397 Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-20021 SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management
- CVE-2018-19323 GIGABYTE Multiple Products Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2010-0840 Oracle JRE Unspecified
- CVE-2025-32463 Sudo Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
- CVE-2026-86060 MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
- CVE-2021-34523 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization
- CVE-2025-33073 Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control
- CVE-2024-49039 Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation
Recently published
- CVE-2026-105453 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Unix Improper Privilege Management
- CVE-2026-107571 Incorrect Default Permissions in hMailServer
- CVE-2026-110898 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 6.8.5 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2026-110031 Privilege escalation in Salon Booking System
- CVE-2026-110032 Salon Booking System < 10.31.11 - Salon Staff+ Administrator Role Demotion via Customer Editor
- CVE-2026-110372 WordPress OttoKit plugin <= 1.1.40 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Other types of vulnerability
- Cross-site scripting54,178
- Memory corruption53,628
- Denial of service36,532
- 35,428
- Missing authorization28,513
- SQL injection23,565
- Path traversal19,236
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