Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-267

    CWE-267: Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

    A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management