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 9 of 34| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-21545 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Sep 25, 2024 | Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization. Insufficient safeguards against malicious API response values allow authenticated attackers with 'Sys.Audit' or 'VM.Monitor' privileges to download arbitrary host files via… | ||
| CVE-2024-31492 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Apr 10, 2024 | An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp before starting the… | ||
| CVE-2024-20652 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.02 | Jan 9, 2024 | Windows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | ||
| CVE-2022-43513 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.01 | Jan 10, 2023 | A vulnerability has been identified in Automation License Manager V5 (All versions), Automation License Manager V6 (All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4), TeleControl Server Basic V3 (All versions < V3.1.2). The affected components allow to rename license files with user chosen input… | ||
| CVE-2022-2431 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.1 | 0.04 | Sep 6, 2022 | The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including 3.2.50. This is due to insufficient file type and path validation on the deleteFiles() function found in the ~/Admin/Menu/Packages.php file that triggers upon… | ||
| CVE-2021-22539 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | Apr 16, 2021 | An attacker can place a crafted JSON config file into the project folder pointing to a custom executable. VScode-bazel allows the workspace path to lint *.bzl files to be set via this config file. As such the attacker is able to execute any executable on the system through… | ||
| CVE-2026-50006 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Sep 14, 2026 | Anyquery is an SQL query engine built on top of SQLite. Prior to 0.4.5, anyquery server forwards unauthenticated SQL from its MySQL-compatible server port to SQLite without restricting ATTACH DATABASE filesystem targets. A remote attacker can select any path writable by the… | ||
| CVE-2026-53581 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.0 | 0.00 | Sep 8, 2026 | OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to version 26.1.9 of opnsense/core and version 26.4_20 of BE/opnsense/core, a path traversal vulnerability in the NTP configuration module allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system as the root… | ||
| CVE-2026-85684 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Sep 4, 2026 | marker through 2.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the FastAPI /marker/upload handler that fails to sanitize the file.filename parameter. Unauthenticated attackers can supply filenames containing directory traversal sequences to write arbitrary files to any location… | ||
| CVE-2026-59682 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Aug 26, 2026 | Arbitrary file overwrite via SAVE_PROFILE message in OpenRGB. This issue affects OpenRGB through 1.0rc3. | ||
| CVE-2026-49441 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Aug 19, 2026 | Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.3.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, the non-merged branch of process_files_from_worker() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/master.py trusts a peer-controlled file_path key from… | ||
| CVE-2026-48162 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Aug 19, 2026 | Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, DistributedAPI.send_tmp_file() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/dapi/dapi.py joins an attacker-controlled tmp_file value to WAZUH_PATH without… | ||
| CVE-2026-8450 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | May 27, 2026 | HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file(). send_file() opens its string argument with Perl's 2-arg open(). The 2-arg form interprets magic prefixes: '| cmd' and 'cmd |' open a pipe to a subprocess, '> path' and '>> path' open the path… | ||
| CVE-2026-30893 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.0 | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2026 | Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.4.0 to before version 4.14.4, a path traversal vulnerability in Wazuh's cluster synchronization extraction routine allows an authenticated cluster peer to write arbitrary… | ||
| CVE-2026-20931 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.01 | Jan 13, 2026 | External control of file name or path in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network. | ||
| CVE-2025-4603 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | May 24, 2025 | The eMagicOne Store Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to… | ||
| CVE-2025-26646 | Hig | 0.52 | 8.0 | 0.01 | May 13, 2025 | External control of file name or path in .NET, Visual Studio, and Build Tools for Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. | ||
| CVE-2025-2004 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Apr 8, 2025 | The Simple WP Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wpe_delete_file AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary… | ||
| CVE-2024-11042 | Cri | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.02 | Mar 20, 2025 | In invoke-ai/invokeai version v5.0.2, the web API `POST /api/v1/images/delete` is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially including critical or sensitive system files such as SSH… | ||
| CVE-2026-62804 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Sep 8, 2026 | External control of file name or path in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. |
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization. Insufficient safeguards against malicious API response values allow authenticated attackers with 'Sys.Audit' or 'VM.Monitor' privileges to download arbitrary host files via…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp before starting the…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.02
Windows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.01
A vulnerability has been identified in Automation License Manager V5 (All versions), Automation License Manager V6 (All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4), TeleControl Server Basic V3 (All versions < V3.1.2). The affected components allow to rename license files with user chosen input…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.1epss 0.04
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including 3.2.50. This is due to insufficient file type and path validation on the deleteFiles() function found in the ~/Admin/Menu/Packages.php file that triggers upon…
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
An attacker can place a crafted JSON config file into the project folder pointing to a custom executable. VScode-bazel allows the workspace path to lint *.bzl files to be set via this config file. As such the attacker is able to execute any executable on the system through…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
Anyquery is an SQL query engine built on top of SQLite. Prior to 0.4.5, anyquery server forwards unauthenticated SQL from its MySQL-compatible server port to SQLite without restricting ATTACH DATABASE filesystem targets. A remote attacker can select any path writable by the…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.0epss 0.00
OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to version 26.1.9 of opnsense/core and version 26.4_20 of BE/opnsense/core, a path traversal vulnerability in the NTP configuration module allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system as the root…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
marker through 2.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the FastAPI /marker/upload handler that fails to sanitize the file.filename parameter. Unauthenticated attackers can supply filenames containing directory traversal sequences to write arbitrary files to any location…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
Arbitrary file overwrite via SAVE_PROFILE message in OpenRGB. This issue affects OpenRGB through 1.0rc3.
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.3.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, the non-merged branch of process_files_from_worker() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/master.py trusts a peer-controlled file_path key from…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, DistributedAPI.send_tmp_file() in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/dapi/dapi.py joins an attacker-controlled tmp_file value to WAZUH_PATH without…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
HTTP::Daemon versions before 6.17 for Perl allow OS command injection via send_file(). send_file() opens its string argument with Perl's 2-arg open(). The 2-arg form interprets magic prefixes: '| cmd' and 'cmd |' open a pipe to a subprocess, '> path' and '>> path' open the path…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.0epss 0.00
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.4.0 to before version 4.14.4, a path traversal vulnerability in Wazuh's cluster synchronization extraction routine allows an authenticated cluster peer to write arbitrary…
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.01
External control of file name or path in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
The eMagicOne Store Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
- risk 0.52cvss 8.0epss 0.01
External control of file name or path in .NET, Visual Studio, and Build Tools for Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.01
The Simple WP Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wpe_delete_file AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary…
- risk 0.52cvss 9.1epss 0.02
In invoke-ai/invokeai version v5.0.2, the web API `POST /api/v1/images/delete` is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially including critical or sensitive system files such as SSH…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
External control of file name or path in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.