CWE-59
1,842 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: Medium
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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.
CVEs (1,842)
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HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.4.3 did not fully protect against directory traversal while unpacking tar archives, and protections could be bypassed with specific constructions of multiple symlinks. Fixed in 0.5.0. |
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive files and write to a limited set of files aft...Show more |
1Pritunl 1Pritunl Client Electron Jun 17, 2026 Nov 19, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 7.2 HIGH· v2 Privilege escalation via arbitrary file write in pritunl electron client 1.0.1116.6 through v1.2.2550.20. Successful exploitation of the issue may allow an attacker to execute code on the effected system with root privil...Show more |
1Trendmicro 4Antivirus+ Security 2020 Internet Security 2020Maximum Security 2020+1 moreJun 17, 2026 Nov 18, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 6.9 MEDIUM· v2 Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer) contains a vulnerability in the installer package that could be exploited by placing a malicious DLL in a non-protected location with high privileges (symlink attack) which can lead t...Show more |
Ilex International Sign&go Workstation Security Suite 7.1 allows elevation of privileges via a symlink attack on ProgramData\Ilex\S&G\Logs\000-sngWSService1.log. |
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the...Show more |
Check Point Endpoint Security for Windows before E84.10 can reach denial of service during clean install of the client which will prevent the storage of service log files in non-standard locations. |
3Debian GoogleOpensuse4Backports Sle ChromeDebian Linux+1 moreJun 17, 2026 Nov 3, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 4.6 MEDIUM· v2 Insufficient data validation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem. |
checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink. |
opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because d entries are mishandled and allow a symlink attack. |
1Apple 4Ipados Iphone OsMac Os X+1 moreJun 17, 2026 Oct 22, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 4.6 MEDIUM· v2 An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. A local atta...Show more |
1Apple 5Ipados Iphone OsMac Os X+2 moreJun 17, 2026 Oct 22, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 4.6 MEDIUM· v2 An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2....Show more |
1Microsoft 8Windows 10 Windows 7Windows 8.1+5 moreJun 17, 2026 Oct 16, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 4.6 MEDIUM· v2 <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit the vu...Show more |
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a symbolic link privilege escalation attack where an attacker could exploit a critical file on the system to escalate their privileges. An attacker must firs...Show more |
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code executi...Show more |
Improper directory permissions in the Hotspot Shield VPN client software for Windows 10.3.0 and earlier may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The vulnerability allow...Show more |
3Debian FedoraprojectGoogle3Chrome Debian LinuxFedoraJun 17, 2026 Sep 21, 2020 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 4.6 MEDIUM· v2 Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome prior to 84.0.4147.125 allowed a local attacker to potentially elevate privilege via a crafted filesystem. |
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 fol...Show more |
The VPN service in AVAST SecureLine before 5.6.4982.470 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via an Object Manager symbolic link from the log directory (which has weak permissions). |
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted...Show more |