CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
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The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
What the weakness is: CWE-281 at MITRE. OWASP Top 10: A01:2025 Broken Access Control
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