CWE-272
Overview
- CWE ID
- 272
- CWE Name
- Least Privilege Violation
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Incomplete
Description
The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.
Extended Description
Related CWEs
| CWE ID | View ID | Nature | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | 1000 | ChildOf | Primary |