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 35 of 88| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-90930 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Sep 14, 2026 | File Browser through 2.63.23 applies path rules to the requested lexical path but resolves symbolic links without reapplying rules to the target, allowing authenticated users to bypass deny rules. Attackers can read and overwrite rule-denied files by accessing them through… | ||
| CVE-2026-59311 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Aug 27, 2026 | A local unprivileged user on the same host can redirect all Zip/UnZip transformer output into a directory of their choosing by pre-creating /tmp/ziptransformer as a symlink before the application starts. Spring Integration 7.1.0 Spring Integration 7.0.0 - 7.0.5 Spring… | ||
| CVE-2026-79655 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 25, 2026 | A flaw was found in sos clean, a utility within the sos package. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform arbitrary file creation or overwrite. By crafting a malicious tar archive, an attacker can exploit a path traversal issue during tar extraction, where symlink… | ||
| CVE-2026-18267 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Aug 20, 2026 | Kenwood DNR1007XR Firmware Update Link Following Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. … | ||
| CVE-2026-53803 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 13, 2026 | rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's… | ||
| CVE-2026-65680 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Aug 11, 2026 | Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft OneDrive allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||
| CVE-2026-63622 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Aug 10, 2026 | A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined `swtpm` user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the `virFileChownFiles()` function. By planting a symbolic link within the `swtpm` state directory, the attacker could… | ||
| CVE-2026-11940 | Hig | 0.44 | — | 0.01 | Jun 23, 2026 | tarfile.extractall() with the 'data' or 'tar' filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself. The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location but recreated it at… | ||
| CVE-2026-44711 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.9 | 0.00 | May 27, 2026 | pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, symlink attacks on pad directory and pad files enable authentication bypass and root file corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7. | ||
| CVE-2026-2808 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Mar 12, 2026 | HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.18.20 up to 1.21.10 and 1.22.4 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read when configured with Kubernetes authentication. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-2808, is fixed in Consul 1.18.21, 1.21.11 and 1.22.5. | ||
| CVE-2026-27905 | Hig | 0.44 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 3, 2026 | BentoML is a Python library for building online serving systems optimized for AI apps and model inference. Prior to 1.4.36, the safe_extract_tarfile() function validates that each tar member's path is within the destination directory, but for symlink members it only validates… | ||
| CVE-2025-67124 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Jan 23, 2026 | A TOCTOU and symlink race in svenstaro/miniserve 0.32.0 upload finalization (when uploads are enabled) can allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files outside the intended upload/document root in deployments where the attacker can create/replace filesystem entries in the… | ||
| CVE-2025-24918 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Nov 11, 2025 | Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') for some Intel(R) Server Configuration Utility software and Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System… | ||
| CVE-2025-5718 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.00 | Nov 11, 2025 | The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP applications, and if an attacker convinces the victim to install a… | ||
| CVE-2025-43726 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Sep 2, 2025 | Dell Alienware Command Center 5.x (AWCC), versions prior to 5.10.2.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')" vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of… | ||
| CVE-2025-29983 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Apr 15, 2025 | Dell Trusted Device, versions prior to 7.0.3.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges. | ||
| CVE-2023-43078 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Aug 28, 2024 | Dell Dock Firmware and Dell Client Platform contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability during installation resulting in arbitrary folder deletion, which could lead to Privilege Escalation or Denial of Service. | ||
| CVE-2024-38013 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.01 | Jul 9, 2024 | Microsoft Windows Server Backup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2024-5742 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Jun 12, 2024 | A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to… | ||
| CVE-2024-30076 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.02 | Jun 11, 2024 | Windows Container Manager Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
File Browser through 2.63.23 applies path rules to the requested lexical path but resolves symbolic links without reapplying rules to the target, allowing authenticated users to bypass deny rules. Attackers can read and overwrite rule-denied files by accessing them through…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
A local unprivileged user on the same host can redirect all Zip/UnZip transformer output into a directory of their choosing by pre-creating /tmp/ziptransformer as a symlink before the application starts. Spring Integration 7.1.0 Spring Integration 7.0.0 - 7.0.5 Spring…
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A flaw was found in sos clean, a utility within the sos package. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform arbitrary file creation or overwrite. By crafting a malicious tar archive, an attacker can exploit a path traversal issue during tar extraction, where symlink…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
Kenwood DNR1007XR Firmware Update Link Following Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. …
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft OneDrive allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined `swtpm` user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the `virFileChownFiles()` function. By planting a symbolic link within the `swtpm` state directory, the attacker could…
- risk 0.44cvss —epss 0.01
tarfile.extractall() with the 'data' or 'tar' filter could be bypassed by a crafted archive where a hardlink references a symlink stored at a deeper name than the hardlink itself. The extraction fallback validated the symlink at it's archived location but recreated it at…
- risk 0.44cvss 7.9epss 0.00
pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, symlink attacks on pad directory and pad files enable authentication bypass and root file corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.18.20 up to 1.21.10 and 1.22.4 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read when configured with Kubernetes authentication. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-2808, is fixed in Consul 1.18.21, 1.21.11 and 1.22.5.
- risk 0.44cvss 7.8epss 0.00
BentoML is a Python library for building online serving systems optimized for AI apps and model inference. Prior to 1.4.36, the safe_extract_tarfile() function validates that each tar member's path is within the destination directory, but for symlink members it only validates…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
A TOCTOU and symlink race in svenstaro/miniserve 0.32.0 upload finalization (when uploads are enabled) can allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files outside the intended upload/document root in deployments where the attacker can create/replace filesystem entries in the…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') for some Intel(R) Server Configuration Utility software and Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.00
The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP applications, and if an attacker convinces the victim to install a…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Dell Alienware Command Center 5.x (AWCC), versions prior to 5.10.2.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')" vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Dell Trusted Device, versions prior to 7.0.3.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Dell Dock Firmware and Dell Client Platform contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability during installation resulting in arbitrary folder deletion, which could lead to Privilege Escalation or Denial of Service.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.01
Microsoft Windows Server Backup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.02
Windows Container Manager Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability