CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Description
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-132 · CAPEC-17 · CAPEC-35 · CAPEC-76
CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,754)
page 26 of 88| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-82049 | Hig | 0.48 | — | 0.00 | Sep 14, 2026 | In CPython 3.13 and earlier, the tarfile module's data and tar extraction filters are vulnerable to crafted archives containing a hard link to a symbolic link. Such archives may cause extraction to modify the permissions or modification time of a file outside the destination… | ||
| CVE-2026-55108 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.5 | 0.01 | Aug 28, 2026 | KubeVela is an open source application delivery platform. Prior to 1.9.14, from 1.10.0-alpha.1 until 1.10.9, and from 1.11.0-alpha.1 until 1.11.0-alpha.4, the Terraform remote configuration loader in pkg/controller/utils/capability.go, GetTerraformConfigurationFromRemote, clones… | ||
| CVE-2026-72696 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Aug 25, 2026 | Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Scheduler Job::createLockFile() that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating symlinks at predictable lock file paths in the world-writable temp directory. Attackers can place a… | ||
| CVE-2026-43989 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.5 | 0.00 | May 12, 2026 | JunoClaw is an agentic AI platform built on Juno Network. Prior to 0.x.y-security-1, the upload_wasm MCP tool accepted a filesystem path from the agent and uploaded whatever bytes the path resolved to, with no validation of location, symlink target, file size, or file format.… | ||
| CVE-2026-41882 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.4 | 0.00 | Apr 30, 2026 | In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2024.3.7.1, 2025.1.7.1, 2025.2.6.2, 2025.3.4.1, 2026.1.1 reading arbitrary local files was possible via built-in web server | ||
| CVE-2026-40931 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Apr 21, 2026 | Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. Prior to 2.1.1 and 1.10.5, the patch for CVE-2026-24884 relies on a purely logical string validation within the isPathWithinParent utility. This check verifies if a resolved path string starts with the destination… | ||
| CVE-2025-63946 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.4 | 0.00 | Feb 23, 2026 | A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent PC Manager app thru 17.10.28554.205 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition. | ||
| CVE-2025-63945 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.4 | 0.00 | Feb 23, 2026 | A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition. | ||
| CVE-2026-24884 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Feb 4, 2026 | Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. In version 2.0.0 and 1.10.3 and prior, Compressing extracts TAR archives while restoring symbolic links without validating their targets. By embedding symlinks that resolve outside the intended extraction directory, an… | ||
| CVE-2025-21331 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Jan 14, 2025 | Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-49107 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.02 | Dec 12, 2024 | WmsRepair Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-43470 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Sep 10, 2024 | Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-38081 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Jul 9, 2024 | .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-30093 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Jun 11, 2024 | Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-26216 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Apr 9, 2024 | Windows File Server Resource Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-21329 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Feb 13, 2024 | Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2023-35624 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Dec 12, 2023 | Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2023-25152 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.4 | 0.01 | Feb 8, 2023 | Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. Affected versions are subject to a vulnerability which can be used to create new files and directory structures on the host system that previously did not exist, potentially allowing attackers to change their resource allocations,… | ||
| CVE-2021-41641 | Hig | 0.48 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2022 | Deno <=1.14.0 file sandbox does not handle symbolic links correctly. When running Deno with specific write access, the Deno.symlink method can be used to gain access to any directory. | ||
| CVE-2022-27883 | Hig | 0.48 | 7.3 | 0.01 | Apr 9, 2022 | A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to… |
- risk 0.48cvss —epss 0.00
In CPython 3.13 and earlier, the tarfile module's data and tar extraction filters are vulnerable to crafted archives containing a hard link to a symbolic link. Such archives may cause extraction to modify the permissions or modification time of a file outside the destination…
- risk 0.48cvss 8.5epss 0.01
KubeVela is an open source application delivery platform. Prior to 1.9.14, from 1.10.0-alpha.1 until 1.10.9, and from 1.11.0-alpha.1 until 1.11.0-alpha.4, the Terraform remote configuration loader in pkg/controller/utils/capability.go, GetTerraformConfigurationFromRemote, clones…
- risk 0.48cvss 8.4epss 0.00
Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Scheduler Job::createLockFile() that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating symlinks at predictable lock file paths in the world-writable temp directory. Attackers can place a…
- risk 0.48cvss 8.5epss 0.00
JunoClaw is an agentic AI platform built on Juno Network. Prior to 0.x.y-security-1, the upload_wasm MCP tool accepted a filesystem path from the agent and uploaded whatever bytes the path resolved to, with no validation of location, symlink target, file size, or file format.…
- risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2024.3.7.1, 2025.1.7.1, 2025.2.6.2, 2025.3.4.1, 2026.1.1 reading arbitrary local files was possible via built-in web server
- risk 0.48cvss 8.4epss 0.00
Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. Prior to 2.1.1 and 1.10.5, the patch for CVE-2026-24884 relies on a purely logical string validation within the isPathWithinParent utility. This check verifies if a resolved path string starts with the destination…
- risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent PC Manager app thru 17.10.28554.205 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
- risk 0.48cvss 7.4epss 0.00
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
- risk 0.48cvss 8.4epss 0.00
Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. In version 2.0.0 and 1.10.3 and prior, Compressing extracts TAR archives while restoring symbolic links without validating their targets. By embedding symlinks that resolve outside the intended extraction directory, an…
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.02
WmsRepair Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Windows File Server Resource Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.48cvss 8.4epss 0.01
Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. Affected versions are subject to a vulnerability which can be used to create new files and directory structures on the host system that previously did not exist, potentially allowing attackers to change their resource allocations,…
- risk 0.48cvss 8.4epss 0.00
Deno <=1.14.0 file sandbox does not handle symbolic links correctly. When running Deno with specific write access, the Deno.symlink method can be used to gain access to any directory.
- risk 0.48cvss 7.3epss 0.01
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 11.5 could allow an attacker to create a specially-crafted file as a symlink that can lead to privilege escalation. Please note that an attacker must at least have low-level privileges on the system to attempt to…