CWE · MITRE source
CWE-268Privilege Chaining
Two distinct privileges, roles, capabilities, or rights can be combined in a way that allows an entity to perform unsafe actions that would not be allowed without that combination.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 11:13 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: mostly · 10 mapping(s) from 7 framework(s): ATT&CK 4 (mostly) · STIG ubuntu 22 04 1 (partial) · STIG ubuntu 24 04 1 (partial) · STIG windows 10 1 (partial) · STIG windows server 2016 1 (partial) · STIG windows server 2019 1 (partial) · STIG windows server 2022 1 (partial)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2023-0971 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 0.0025 | 2023-06-21 |
CVE-2019-3844 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0089 | 2019-04-26 |
CVE-2023-0759 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0034 | 2023-02-09 |
CVE-2023-5839 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0029 | 2023-10-29 |
CVE-2024-47045 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0015 | 2024-09-26 |
CVE-2025-0889 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0020 | 2025-02-26 |
CVE-2024-4877 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0044 | 2025-04-03 |
CVE-2025-49741 UPD | 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.0338 | 2025-07-01 |
CVE-2025-2297 UPD | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0013 | 2025-07-28 |
CVE-2025-64701 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0011 | 2025-12-11 |
CVE-2026-3888 UPD | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0038 | 2026-03-17 |
CVE-2026-32325 UPD | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0010 | 2026-06-01 |
CVE-2023-2250 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 0.0020 | 2023-04-24 |
CVE-2023-20194 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.0053 | 2023-09-07 |
CVE-2024-1250 UPD | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.0055 | 2024-02-12 |
CVE-2024-1299 UPD | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.0054 | 2024-03-07 |
CVE-2025-32955 UPD | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.0019 | 2025-04-21 |
CVE-2025-20112 UPD | 3.5 | 5.1 | 0.0012 | 2025-05-21 |
CVE-2025-36124 UPD | 3.5 | 5.9 | 0.0037 | 2025-08-12 |
CVE-2022-1003 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0048 | 2022-03-18 |