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 8 of 88| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-30356 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Apr 22, 2021 | A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Check Point Identity Agent before R81.018.0000, which could allow low privileged users to overwrite protected system files. | ||
| CVE-2021-21479 | Cri | 0.53 | 9.1 | 0.10 | Feb 9, 2021 | In SCIMono before 0.0.19, it is possible for an attacker to inject and execute java expression compromising the availability and integrity of the system. | ||
| CVE-2021-21125 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.08 | Feb 9, 2021 | Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page. | ||
| CVE-2020-25744 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.01 | Sep 18, 2020 | SaferVPN before 5.0.3.3 on Windows could allow low-privileged users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, because a symlink from %LOCALAPPDATA%\SaferVPN\Log is followed. | ||
| CVE-2020-11443 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.02 | May 4, 2020 | The Zoom IT installer for Windows (ZoomInstallerFull.msi) prior to version 4.6.10 deletes files located in %APPDATA%\Zoom before installing an updated version of the client. Standard users are able to write to this directory, and can write links to other directories on the… | ||
| CVE-2020-7250 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Apr 15, 2020 | Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have… | ||
| CVE-2020-7040 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.03 | Jan 21, 2020 | storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin… | ||
| CVE-2011-1408 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.02 | Oct 29, 2019 | ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks. | ||
| CVE-2019-3567 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.02 | Jun 3, 2019 | In some configurations an attacker can inject a new executable path into the extensions.load file for osquery and hard link a parent folder of a malicious binary to a folder with known 'safe' permissions. Under those circumstances osquery will load said malicious executable with… | ||
| CVE-2017-2619 | Hig | 0.53 | 7.5 | 0.11 | Mar 12, 2018 | Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition. | ||
| CVE-2026-53486 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Jul 14, 2026 | The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because… | ||
| CVE-2026-25718 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Jul 3, 2026 | Gitea versions before 1.25.5 mishandle path resolution during template repository generation, allowing template processing to read or write through symlinked or otherwise non-regular paths. | ||
| CVE-2026-54352 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.6 | 0.00 | Jun 26, 2026 | Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.39.9, `POST /api/pwa/process-zip` at packages/server/src/api/routes/static.ts:24 accepts a builder-uploaded .zip, extracts it with [email protected] into a temp directory, then for each entry listed in icons.json validates… | ||
| CVE-2026-52811 | Cri | 0.52 | — | 0.00 | Jun 24, 2026 | Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, (*Repository).UploadRepoFiles checks for symlinks only on the leaf of the upload target (osx.IsSymlink(targetPath)). The siblings UpdateRepoFile, DeleteRepoFile, and GetDiffPreview use hasSymlinkInPath, which… | ||
| CVE-2026-50656 | Hig | 0.52 | 7.8 | 0.11 | Jun 16, 2026 | Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ". | ||
| CVE-2026-42496 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.00 | May 26, 2026 | Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode… | ||
| CVE-2024-3829 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Jun 3, 2024 | qdrant/qdrant version 1.9.0-dev is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write during the snapshot recovery process. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating snapshot files to include symlinks, leading to arbitrary file read by adding a symlink that points to a… | ||
| CVE-2024-26158 | Hig | 0.52 | 7.8 | 0.12 | Apr 9, 2024 | Microsoft Install Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2023-34723 | Hig | 0.52 | 7.5 | 0.05 | Aug 25, 2023 | An issue was discovered in TechView LA-5570 Wireless Gateway 1.0.19_T53, allows attackers to gain sensitive information via /config/system.conf. | ||
| CVE-2019-1280 | Hig | 0.52 | 7.8 | 0.19 | Sep 11, 2019 | A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution… |
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Check Point Identity Agent before R81.018.0000, which could allow low privileged users to overwrite protected system files.
- risk 0.53cvss 9.1epss 0.10
In SCIMono before 0.0.19, it is possible for an attacker to inject and execute java expression compromising the availability and integrity of the system.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.08
Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.01
SaferVPN before 5.0.3.3 on Windows could allow low-privileged users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, because a symlink from %LOCALAPPDATA%\SaferVPN\Log is followed.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.02
The Zoom IT installer for Windows (ZoomInstallerFull.msi) prior to version 4.6.10 deletes files located in %APPDATA%\Zoom before installing an updated version of the client. Standard users are able to write to this directory, and can write links to other directories on the…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.03
storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.02
ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.02
In some configurations an attacker can inject a new executable path into the extensions.load file for osquery and hard link a parent folder of a malicious binary to a folder with known 'safe' permissions. Under those circumstances osquery will load said malicious executable with…
- risk 0.53cvss 7.5epss 0.11
Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
Gitea versions before 1.25.5 mishandle path resolution during template repository generation, allowing template processing to read or write through symlinked or otherwise non-regular paths.
- risk 0.52cvss 9.6epss 0.00
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.39.9, `POST /api/pwa/process-zip` at packages/server/src/api/routes/static.ts:24 accepts a builder-uploaded .zip, extracts it with [email protected] into a temp directory, then for each entry listed in icons.json validates…
- risk 0.52cvss —epss 0.00
Gogs is an open source self-hosted Git service. Prior to 0.14.3, (*Repository).UploadRepoFiles checks for symlinks only on the leaf of the upload target (osx.IsSymlink(targetPath)). The siblings UpdateRepoFile, DeleteRepoFile, and GetDiffPreview use hasSymlinkInPath, which…
- risk 0.52cvss 7.8epss 0.11
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ".
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.00
Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
qdrant/qdrant version 1.9.0-dev is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write during the snapshot recovery process. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating snapshot files to include symlinks, leading to arbitrary file read by adding a symlink that points to a…
- risk 0.52cvss 7.8epss 0.12
Microsoft Install Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- risk 0.52cvss 7.5epss 0.05
An issue was discovered in TechView LA-5570 Wireless Gateway 1.0.19_T53, allows attackers to gain sensitive information via /config/system.conf.
- risk 0.52cvss 7.8epss 0.19
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution…