CWE-377
Insecure Temporary File
Description
Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-149 · CAPEC-155
CVEs mapped to this weakness (121)
page 2 of 7| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8027 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.3 | 0.00 | Feb 11, 2021 | A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openldap2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain access to the openldap2 configuration This… | ||
| CVE-2026-40973 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. When `server.servlet.session.persistent` is set to `true` and the attack persists across application restarts, this may allow the attacker to read session… | ||
| CVE-2026-20204 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.1 | 0.03 | Apr 15, 2026 | In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles… | ||
| CVE-2026-4822 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 25, 2026 | A vulnerability was detected in Enter Software Iperius Backup up to 8.7.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file C:\ProgramData\IperiusBackup\Jobs\ of the component Backup Service. Performing a manipulation results in creation of temporary file with insecure permissions.… | ||
| CVE-2026-25701 | Hig | 0.46 | — | 0.00 | Feb 25, 2026 | An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openSUSE sdbootutil allows local users to pre-create a directory to achieve various effects like: * gain access to possible private information found in /var/lib/pcrlock.d * manipulate the data backed up in /tmp/pcrlock.d.bak,… | ||
| CVE-2025-14307 | Hig | 0.46 | 8.1 | 0.00 | Dec 9, 2025 | An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability exists in the AutoExtract component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The createTempFile method fails to securely create temporary files, allowing attackers to exploit race conditions and potentially execute arbitrary code or… | ||
| CVE-2020-2016 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.01 | May 13, 2020 | A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege administrator, possibly by… | ||
| CVE-2020-1981 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Mar 11, 2020 | A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This… | ||
| CVE-2018-1053 | Hig | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.00 | Feb 9, 2018 | In postgresql 9.3.x before 9.3.21, 9.4.x before 9.4.16, 9.5.x before 9.5.11, 9.6.x before 9.6.7 and 10.x before 10.2, pg_upgrade creates file in current working directory containing the output of `pg_dumpall -g` under umask which was in effect when the user invoked pg_upgrade,… | ||
| CVE-2025-14614 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Jan 7, 2026 | Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard Installer (SFX) on Windows, Altera Quartus Prime Lite Installer (SFX) on Windows allows Explore for Predictable Temporary File Names.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 23.1 through… | ||
| CVE-2025-14612 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Jan 7, 2026 | Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro Installer (SFX) on Windows allows : Use of Predictable File Names.This issue affects Quartus Prime Pro: from 24.1 through 25.1.1. | ||
| CVE-2025-7707 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Oct 13, 2025 | The llama_index library version 0.12.33 sets the NLTK data directory to a subdirectory of the codebase by default, which is world-writable in multi-user environments. This configuration allows local users to overwrite, delete, or corrupt NLTK data files, leading to potential… | ||
| CVE-2025-61659 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Sep 29, 2025 | bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name. | ||
| CVE-2024-6654 | Med | 0.44 | — | 0.00 | Sep 27, 2024 | Products for macOS enables a user logged on to the system to perform a denial-of-service attack, which could be misused to disable the protection of the ESET security product and cause general system slow-down. | ||
| CVE-2022-27772 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 30, 2022 | spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products… | ||
| CVE-2022-27815 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 30, 2022 | SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service. | ||
| CVE-2020-8032 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Feb 25, 2021 | A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions. | ||
| CVE-2025-46368 | Med | 0.43 | 6.6 | 0.00 | Nov 13, 2025 | Dell Alienware Command Center 6.x (AWCC), versions prior to 6.10.15.0, contains an Insecure Temporary File vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering. | ||
| CVE-2020-25636 | Med | 0.43 | 6.6 | 0.00 | Oct 5, 2020 | A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as there is no namespace separation for file transfers. Files are written directly to the root bucket, making possible to have collisions when running multiple ansible processes. This issue affects mainly… | ||
| CVE-2022-34387 | Med | 0.42 | 6.4 | 0.00 | Feb 11, 2023 | Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs (version 3.11.4 and prior) and SupportAssist for Business PCs (version 3.2.0 and prior) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and… |
- risk 0.47cvss 7.3epss 0.00
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openldap2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain access to the openldap2 configuration This…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. When `server.servlet.session.persistent` is set to `true` and the attack persists across application restarts, this may allow the attacker to read session…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.1epss 0.03
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `power` Splunk roles…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A vulnerability was detected in Enter Software Iperius Backup up to 8.7.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file C:\ProgramData\IperiusBackup\Jobs\ of the component Backup Service. Performing a manipulation results in creation of temporary file with insecure permissions.…
- risk 0.46cvss —epss 0.00
An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openSUSE sdbootutil allows local users to pre-create a directory to achieve various effects like: * gain access to possible private information found in /var/lib/pcrlock.d * manipulate the data backed up in /tmp/pcrlock.d.bak,…
- risk 0.46cvss 8.1epss 0.00
An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability exists in the AutoExtract component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The createTempFile method fails to securely create temporary files, allowing attackers to exploit race conditions and potentially execute arbitrary code or…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.01
A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege administrator, possibly by…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This…
- risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.00
In postgresql 9.3.x before 9.3.21, 9.4.x before 9.4.16, 9.5.x before 9.5.11, 9.6.x before 9.6.7 and 10.x before 10.2, pg_upgrade creates file in current working directory containing the output of `pg_dumpall -g` under umask which was in effect when the user invoked pg_upgrade,…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard Installer (SFX) on Windows, Altera Quartus Prime Lite Installer (SFX) on Windows allows Explore for Predictable Temporary File Names.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 23.1 through…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro Installer (SFX) on Windows allows : Use of Predictable File Names.This issue affects Quartus Prime Pro: from 24.1 through 25.1.1.
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
The llama_index library version 0.12.33 sets the NLTK data directory to a subdirectory of the codebase by default, which is world-writable in multi-user environments. This configuration allows local users to overwrite, delete, or corrupt NLTK data files, leading to potential…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.
- risk 0.44cvss —epss 0.00
Products for macOS enables a user logged on to the system to perform a denial-of-service attack, which could be misused to disable the protection of the ESET security product and cause general system slow-down.
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.01
spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products…
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.01
SWHKD 1.1.5 unsafely uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. There can be an information leak or denial of service.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00
Dell Alienware Command Center 6.x (AWCC), versions prior to 6.10.15.0, contains an Insecure Temporary File vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.
- risk 0.43cvss 6.6epss 0.00
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as there is no namespace separation for file transfers. Files are written directly to the root bucket, making possible to have collisions when running multiple ansible processes. This issue affects mainly…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.4epss 0.00
Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs (version 3.11.4 and prior) and SupportAssist for Business PCs (version 3.2.0 and prior) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and…