- What is CWE-282?
- The product assigns the wrong ownership, or does not properly verify the ownership, of an object or resource.
- What CVEs are caused by CWE-282?
- 27 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-282, including CVE-2023-0386, CVE-2024-3383, CVE-2026-50130. 1 are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- How do you prevent CWE-282?
- Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
- How is CWE-282 detected?
- Automated Static Analysis: Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
- What are the consequences of CWE-282?
- Exploiting CWE-282 can lead to: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity.
- Is CWE-282 actively exploited?
- Yes. 1 CWE-282 vulnerabilities are in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws, out of 27 recorded CVEs.
