Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-268

    CWE-268: Privilege 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.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:29 Jun 2023

    Related Weakness

    CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management