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CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Summary

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-266 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 2
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 2
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 14

Atomicorp Research Context

Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.

The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.

A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.

Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2026-61979WordPress SAML SP Single Sign On plugin <= 5.4.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerabilitySAML SP Single Sign OnAttack Blocked by Atomicorp300022
CVE-2026-11476Kushan2k student-management-system Profile Update Endpoint AdminController.php edit-admin improper authorizationstudent-management-systemAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340016 , 340017 , 340144 , 340145 , 340156 , 340157 , 341145 , 341245 , 360147 , 360148 , 380026 , 380122 , 390572

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
300022Activedisruptive (deny)
340016Activedisruptive (deny)
340017Activedisruptive (deny)
340144Activedisruptive (deny)
340145Activedisruptive (deny)
340156Activedisruptive (deny)
340157Activedisruptive (deny)
341145Activedisruptive (deny)
341245Activedisruptive (deny)
360147Activedisruptive (deny)
360148Activedisruptive (deny)
380026Activedisruptive (deny)
380122Activedisruptive (deny)
390572Activedisruptive (deny)