CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path
Description
The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
Hierarchy (View 1000)
Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-13 · CAPEC-267 · CAPEC-64 · CAPEC-72 · CAPEC-76 · CAPEC-78 · CAPEC-79 · CAPEC-80
CVEs mapped to this weakness (674)
page 25 of 34| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42866 | Med | 0.37 | — | 0.00 | May 11, 2026 | Tookie is a advanced OSINT information gathering tool. Prior to 4.1fix, modules/modules.py's write_txt, write_csv, write_json, and (commented-but-shipping) scan_file helpers open their output as open(f"{user}."), where user comes unsanitized from the -u CLI flag or any line… | ||
| CVE-2026-27008 | Med | 0.37 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Feb 20, 2026 | OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a bug in `download` skill installation allowed `targetDir` values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated. In the admin-only `skills.install` flow, this… | ||
| CVE-2025-13320 | Med | 0.37 | 6.8 | 0.01 | Dec 12, 2025 | The WP User Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.12. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths in the profile update functionality combined with improper handling of array inputs… | ||
| CVE-2025-1686 | Med | 0.37 | 6.8 | 0.01 | Feb 27, 2025 | Versions of the package io.pebbletemplates:pebble from 0 and before 4.1.0 are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via the include tag. A high privileged attacker can access sensitive local files by crafting malicious notification templates that leverage this tag… | ||
| CVE-2024-25117 | Med | 0.37 | 6.8 | 0.01 | Feb 21, 2024 | php-svg-lib is a scalable vector graphics (SVG) file parsing/rendering library. Prior to version 0.5.2, php-svg-lib fails to validate that font-family doesn't contain a PHAR url, which might leads to RCE on PHP < 8.0, and doesn't validate if external references are allowed. This… | ||
| CVE-2026-19860 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Sep 19, 2026 | The JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.6.5.3 does not sufficiently restrict which PHP functions can be used as a custom field-validation callback, relying on a blocklist that omits a file-deletion function, allowing users able to manage… | ||
| CVE-2026-81830 | Med | 0.36 | — | 0.00 | Sep 7, 2026 | The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.22 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint via incorrect file path validation | ||
| CVE-2026-82194 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | The WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.134 does not validate a user supplied path before using it in a file deletion routine, allowing administrators to delete arbitrary files on the server, including files outside the web root. | ||
| CVE-2026-2604 | Med | 0.36 | 5.6 | 0.00 | Jun 17, 2026 | A flaw was found in evolution-data-server. Inconsistent comparison logic in the addressbook file backend allows a Flatpak application with D-Bus access to craft a malicious URI containing directory traversal sequences. This URI is stored without proper validation during contact… | ||
| CVE-2025-53769 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Aug 12, 2025 | External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. | ||
| CVE-2025-47956 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.01 | Jun 10, 2025 | External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. | ||
| CVE-2025-0202 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Jan 4, 2025 | A vulnerability was found in TCS BaNCS 10. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /REPORTS/REPORTS_SHOW_FILE.jsp. The manipulation of the argument FilePath leads to file inclusion. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted… | ||
| CVE-2023-6618 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.01 | Dec 8, 2023 | A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to file inclusion. The exploit has… | ||
| CVE-2023-34982 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Nov 15, 2023 | This external control vulnerability, if exploited, could allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to delete files with System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in denial of service. | ||
| CVE-2023-30943 | Med | 0.36 | 6.5 | 0.07 | May 2, 2023 | The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system. | ||
| CVE-2022-34765 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.01 | Jul 13, 2022 | A CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability exists that could cause loading of unauthorized firmware images when user-controlled data is written to the file path. Affected Products: X80 advanced RTU Communication Module (BMENOR2200H) (V2.01 and later), OPC UA… | ||
| CVE-2019-14905 | Med | 0.36 | 5.6 | 0.01 | Mar 31, 2020 | A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename… | ||
| CVE-2026-75602 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Sep 3, 2026 | OpenList a file list program that supports multiple storage. Prior to 4.2.3, OpenList's offline-download feature at POST /api/fs/add_offline_download with tool: "SimpleHttp" accepts an attacker-supplied URL and saves its bytes under a per-task temporary directory before… | ||
| CVE-2026-78679 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Aug 25, 2026 | GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in… | ||
| CVE-2025-36398 | Med | 0.35 | 5.4 | 0.00 | Aug 19, 2026 | IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an authenticated user to read or modify another user's command history due to an externally controlled filename. |
- risk 0.37cvss —epss 0.00
Tookie is a advanced OSINT information gathering tool. Prior to 4.1fix, modules/modules.py's write_txt, write_csv, write_json, and (commented-but-shipping) scan_file helpers open their output as open(f"{user}."), where user comes unsanitized from the -u CLI flag or any line…
- risk 0.37cvss 6.7epss 0.00
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a bug in `download` skill installation allowed `targetDir` values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated. In the admin-only `skills.install` flow, this…
- risk 0.37cvss 6.8epss 0.01
The WP User Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.12. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths in the profile update functionality combined with improper handling of array inputs…
- risk 0.37cvss 6.8epss 0.01
Versions of the package io.pebbletemplates:pebble from 0 and before 4.1.0 are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via the include tag. A high privileged attacker can access sensitive local files by crafting malicious notification templates that leverage this tag…
- risk 0.37cvss 6.8epss 0.01
php-svg-lib is a scalable vector graphics (SVG) file parsing/rendering library. Prior to version 0.5.2, php-svg-lib fails to validate that font-family doesn't contain a PHAR url, which might leads to RCE on PHP < 8.0, and doesn't validate if external references are allowed. This…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
The JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.6.5.3 does not sufficiently restrict which PHP functions can be used as a custom field-validation callback, relying on a blocklist that omits a file-deletion function, allowing users able to manage…
- risk 0.36cvss —epss 0.00
The Windows interactive service in OpenVPN 2.4.0 through 2.6.22 allows local authenticated users to bypass the trusted configuration directory constraint via incorrect file path validation
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
The WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.134 does not validate a user supplied path before using it in a file deletion routine, allowing administrators to delete arbitrary files on the server, including files outside the web root.
- risk 0.36cvss 5.6epss 0.00
A flaw was found in evolution-data-server. Inconsistent comparison logic in the addressbook file backend allows a Flatpak application with D-Bus access to craft a malicious URI containing directory traversal sequences. This URI is stored without proper validation during contact…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.01
External control of file name or path in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
A vulnerability was found in TCS BaNCS 10. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /REPORTS/REPORTS_SHOW_FILE.jsp. The manipulation of the argument FilePath leads to file inclusion. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.01
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument page leads to file inclusion. The exploit has…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.00
This external control vulnerability, if exploited, could allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to delete files with System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in denial of service.
- risk 0.36cvss 6.5epss 0.07
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system.
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.01
A CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability exists that could cause loading of unauthorized firmware images when user-controlled data is written to the file path. Affected Products: X80 advanced RTU Communication Module (BMENOR2200H) (V2.01 and later), OPC UA…
- risk 0.36cvss 5.6epss 0.01
A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
OpenList a file list program that supports multiple storage. Prior to 4.2.3, OpenList's offline-download feature at POST /api/fs/add_offline_download with tool: "SimpleHttp" accepts an attacker-supplied URL and saves its bytes under a per-task temporary directory before…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in…
- risk 0.35cvss 5.4epss 0.00
IBM System Storage DS8A00 10.1.3.0 through 10.11.35.0 and IBM DS8900F 89.40.83.0 through 89.44.25.0 could allow an authenticated user to read or modify another user's command history due to an externally controlled filename.