VYPR

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

BaseDraftLikelihood: Medium

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)

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  • CVE-2026-47277MedJun 17, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00

    Runtipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator. In versions 4.9.1 through 4.9.3, Runtipi serves marketplace app logos from files inside cloned app-store repositories through an unauthenticated endpoint, which leads to arbitrary file read through app-store logo symlinks. The path…

  • CVE-2026-54056HigJun 12, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.6epss 0.00

    Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.47.0 and 0.47.1, `kitten dnd` can allow a malicious remote drag-and-drop source to overwrite or truncate arbitrary files writable by the local kitty user. Remote `text/uri-list` drops are staged in a temporary…

  • CVE-2026-11853MedJun 10, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.00

    Debusine is an integrated solution to build, distribute and maintain a Debian-based distribution. Debian source packages (.dsc) and upload artifacts (.changes) are manifest files that name the files that make up the artifact. The parser used to read these files in Debusine…

  • CVE-2026-42497HigMay 26, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to link() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments, creating a hardlink that…

  • CVE-2026-42574HigMay 9, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. From version 0.14.8 to before version 1.2.5, a crafted .apk could install a TypeSymlink tar entry whose target pointed outside the build root, and a subsequent directory-creation or file-write…

  • CVE-2026-44340HigMay 8, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.6.37, the _safe_extractall helper that all recipe pull, recipe publish, and recipe unpack flows route through validates each archive member's name for absolute paths, .. segments, and resolved-path escape — but does…

  • CVE-2026-41231HigApr 23, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    Froxlor is open source server administration software. Prior to version 2.3.6, `DataDump.add()` constructs the export destination path from user-supplied input without passing the `$fixed_homedir` parameter to `FileDir::makeCorrectDir()`, bypassing the symlink validation that…

  • CVE-2026-33748HigMar 27, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    BuildKit is a toolkit for converting source code to build artifacts in an efficient, expressive and repeatable manner. Prior to version 0.28.1, insufficient validation of Git URL fragment subdir components may allow access to files outside the checked-out Git repository root.…

  • CVE-2026-32055HigMar 21, 2026
    risk 0.42cvss 7.6epss 0.00

    OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability in workspace boundary validation that allows attackers to write files outside the workspace through in-workspace symlinks pointing to non-existent out-of-root targets. The vulnerability exists because…

  • CVE-2025-8959HigAug 15, 2025
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.01

    HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9.

  • CVE-2025-43252MedJul 30, 2025
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.

  • CVE-2021-1491MedNov 15, 2024
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying file system of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An…

  • CVE-2023-6335MedJan 16, 2024
    risk 0.42cvss 6.4epss 0.00

    Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.

  • CVE-2023-28869MedDec 9, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers read the contents of arbitrary files on the operating system by creating a symbolic link.

  • CVE-2023-4053MedAug 1, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and…

  • CVE-2023-4052MedAug 1, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of…

  • CVE-2023-37206MedJul 5, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    Uploading files which contain symlinks may have allowed an attacker to trick a user into submitting sensitive data to a malicious website. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.

  • CVE-2023-34204MedMay 30, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01

    imapsync through 2.229 uses predictable paths under /tmp and /var/tmp in its default mode of operation. Both of these are typically world-writable, and thus (for example) an attacker can modify imapsync's cache and overwrite files belonging to the user who runs it.

  • CVE-2023-1314HigMar 21, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00

    A vulnerability has been discovered in cloudflared's installer (<= 2023.3.0) for Windows 32-bits devices that allows a local attacker with no administrative permissions to escalate their privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability exists because the MSI installer used…

  • CVE-2022-3592MedJan 12, 2023
    risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.03

    A symlink following vulnerability was found in Samba, where a user can create a symbolic link that will make 'smbd' escape the configured share path. This flaw allows a remote user with access to the exported part of the file system under a share via SMB1 unix extensions or NFS…