CWE · MITRE source
CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
The product attempts to drop privileges but does not check or incorrectly checks to see if the drop succeeded.
If the drop fails, the product will continue to run with the raised privileges, which might provide additional access to unprivileged users.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 08:17 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 · 2 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): ATT&CK 2 (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-2024-38813 KEV | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0.1668 | 2024-09-17 |
CVE-2011-2921 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.8283 | 2019-11-19 |
CVE-2017-6972 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.1460 | 2017-03-22 |
CVE-2012-1187 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0165 | 2019-10-29 |
CVE-2011-3350 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0146 | 2019-11-19 |
CVE-2020-24361 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0202 | 2020-08-16 |
CVE-2021-36372 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0244 | 2021-11-19 |
CVE-2023-34844 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0094 | 2023-06-29 |
CVE-2006-2916 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0039 | 2006-06-15 |
CVE-2018-16466 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.0096 | 2018-10-30 |
CVE-2018-8599 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0099 | 2018-12-12 |
CVE-2019-18276 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0261 | 2019-11-28 |
CVE-2019-20044 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0050 | 2020-02-24 |
CVE-2020-14298 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0032 | 2020-07-13 |
CVE-2020-14300 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0038 | 2020-07-13 |
CVE-2022-0358 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0033 | 2022-08-29 |
CVE-2023-35692 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0008 | 2023-07-14 |
CVE-2023-5369 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.0019 | 2023-10-04 |
CVE-2023-34322 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0023 | 2024-01-05 |
CVE-2024-25420 UPD | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.0143 | 2024-03-26 |
CVE-2024-8382 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0056 | 2024-09-03 |
CVE-2025-27396 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0041 | 2025-03-11 |
CVE-2026-21882 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 0.0018 | 2026-03-02 |
CVE-2026-32107 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0016 | 2026-04-17 |
CVE-2026-0099 UPD | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0007 | 2026-06-01 |