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CWE-379

Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

BaseIncompleteLikelihood: Low

Description

The product creates a temporary file in a directory whose permissions allow unintended actors to determine the file's existence or otherwise access that file.

On some operating systems, the fact that the temporary file exists may be apparent to any user with sufficient privileges to access that directory. Since the file is visible, the application that is using the temporary file could be known. If one has access to list the processes on the system, the attacker has gained information about what the user is doing at that time. By correlating this with the applications the user is running, an attacker could potentially discover what a user's actions are. From this, higher levels of security could be breached.

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CVEs mapped to this weakness (68)

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  • CVE-2025-27148HigFeb 25, 2025
    risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    Gradle is a build automation tool, and its native-platform tool provides Java bindings for native APIs. On Unix-like systems, the system temporary directory can be created with open permissions that allow multiple users to create and delete files within it. This library…

  • CVE-2024-9950HigJan 2, 2025
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    A vulnerability in Forescout SecureConnector v11.3.07.0109 on Windows allows unauthenticated user to modify compliance scripts due to insecure temporary directory.

  • CVE-2024-9500HigNov 15, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    A maliciously crafted DLL file when placed in temporary files and folders that are leveraged by the Autodesk Installer could lead to escalation of privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to insecure privilege management.

  • CVE-2023-6080HigOct 18, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Lakeside Software’s SysTrack LsiAgent Installer version 10.7.8 for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability which allows attackers SYSTEM level access.

  • CVE-2023-3181HigJan 25, 2024
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    The C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\uninst.exe process creates a folder at C:\Windows\Temp~nsu.tmp and copies itself to it as Au_.exe. The C:\Windows\Temp~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe file is automatically launched as SYSTEM when the system reboots or when a…

  • CVE-2023-37243HigOct 31, 2023
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    The C:\Windows\Temp\Agent.Package.Availability\Agent.Package.Availability.exe file is automatically launched as SYSTEM when the system reboots. Since the C:\Windows\Temp\Agent.Package.Availability folder inherits permissions from C:\Windows\Temp and…

  • CVE-2023-26396HigApr 12, 2023
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04

    Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation…

  • CVE-2023-21612HigJan 18, 2023
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the…

  • CVE-2023-21611HigJan 18, 2023
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the…

  • CVE-2021-21100HigApr 15, 2021
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02

    Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.11.187245 (and earlier) is affected by a Privilege Escalation vulnerability during installation. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary file system write in the context of the current user.…

  • CVE-2016-9486HigJul 13, 2018
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01

    On Windows endpoints, the SecureConnector agent must run under the local SYSTEM account or another administrator account in order to enable full functionality of the agent. The typical configuration is for the agent to run as a Windows service under the local SYSTEM account. The…

  • CVE-2025-32438HigApr 15, 2025
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    make-initrd-ng is a tool for copying binaries and their dependencies. Local privilege escalation affecting all NixOS users. With systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable enabled (the default) a local user is able to create a program that will be executed by root during shutdown. Patches…

  • CVE-2023-49797HigDec 9, 2023
    risk 0.50cvss 8.8epss 0.00

    PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. A PyInstaller built application, elevated as a privileged process, may be tricked by an unprivileged attacker into deleting files the unprivileged user does not otherwise have access to. A…

  • CVE-2025-21173HigJan 14, 2025
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01

    .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

  • CVE-2021-40708HigSep 29, 2021
    risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.02

    Adobe Genuine Service versions 7.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AGSService installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve read / write privileges to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is…

  • CVE-2021-28613HigSep 27, 2021
    risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00

    Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.4 (and earlier) is affected by a file handling vulnerability that could allow an attacker to arbitrarily overwrite a file. Exploitation of this issue requires local access, administrator privileges and user interaction.

  • CVE-2026-7539HigJun 24, 2026
    risk 0.47cvss epss 0.00

    A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Accessory WMI Provider installer for some HP Docking Stations, which might allow escalation of privilege and/or arbitrary code execution. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.

  • CVE-2024-7562HigJun 12, 2025
    risk 0.47cvss epss 0.00

    A potential elevated privilege issue has been reported with InstallShield built Standalone MSI setups having multiple InstallScript custom actions configured. All supported versions (InstallShield 2023 R2, InstallShield 2022 R2 and InstallShield 2021 R2) are affected by this…

  • CVE-2024-24693HigMar 13, 2024
    risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.00

    Improper access control in the installer for Zoom Rooms Client for Windows before version 5.17.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct a denial of service via local access.

  • CVE-2020-27216HigOct 23, 2020
    risk 0.46cvss 7.0epss 0.04

    In Eclipse Jetty versions 1.0 thru 9.4.32.v20200930, 10.0.0.alpha1 thru 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha1 thru 11.0.0.beta2O, on Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. A collocated user can observe the process of creating a…