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CWE-270Privilege Context Switching Error
The product does not properly manage privileges while it is switching between different contexts that have different privileges or spheres of control.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 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: partial · 8 mapping(s) from 4 framework(s): ATT&CK 4 (partial) · CAPEC 2 (partial) · STIG ubuntu 22 04 1 (partial) · ASVS 5.0 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-2021-3493 KEV | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.4399 | 2021-04-17 |
CVE-2023-26475 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 0.6451 | 2023-03-02 |
CVE-2023-25754 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0228 | 2023-05-08 |
CVE-2023-37912 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0.0125 | 2023-10-25 |
CVE-2024-11263 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.0016 | 2024-11-15 |
CVE-2017-2663 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 0.0037 | 2018-07-27 |
CVE-2019-14819 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0105 | 2020-01-07 |
CVE-2024-36513 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 0.0022 | 2024-11-12 |
CVE-2024-46975 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 0.0014 | 2025-02-22 |
CVE-2025-49581 UPD | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0049 | 2025-06-13 |
CVE-2025-9408 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0010 | 2025-11-11 |
CVE-2025-60721 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0034 | 2025-11-11 |
CVE-2025-55210 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0030 | 2026-02-12 |
CVE-2026-34853 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 0.0017 | 2026-04-13 |
CVE-2026-9560 UPD | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0057 | 2026-05-26 |
CVE-2020-7019 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.0120 | 2020-08-18 |
CVE-2020-1719 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0057 | 2021-06-07 |
CVE-2024-37294 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0043 | 2024-06-11 |
CVE-2024-8641 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 0.0046 | 2024-09-12 |
CVE-2024-47173 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0035 | 2024-10-24 |
CVE-2024-51987 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0022 | 2024-11-08 |
CVE-2024-12570 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 0.0043 | 2024-12-12 |
CVE-2025-46406 UPD | 3.5 | 5.6 | 0.0010 | 2025-07-10 |
CVE-2025-26499 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.0013 | 2025-09-11 |
CVE-2020-7020 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.0100 | 2020-10-22 |