Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-273

    CWE-273: Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

    The product attempts to drop privileges but does not check or incorrectly checks to see if the drop succeeded.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

    CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

    CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors

    CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value