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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.

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CVEs (1,842)

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3Debian
Hardlink ProjectRedhat
3Debian Linux
Enterprise LinuxHardlink
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 26, 2019
N/A· v4
7.1 HIGH· v3
3.6 LOW· v2
Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.
1Openvas
1Openvas Scanner
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 25, 2019
N/A· v4
7.1 HIGH· v3
6.6 MEDIUM· v2
openvas-scanner before 2011-09-11 creates a temporary file insecurely when generating OVAL system characteristics document with the ovaldi integrated tool enabled. A local attacker could use this flaw to conduct symlink...Show more
openvas-scanner before 2011-09-11 creates a temporary file insecurely when generating OVAL system characteristics document with the ovaldi integrated tool enabled. A local attacker could use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.Show less
1Eracent
6Eda Agent
Epa AgentEpm Agent+3 more
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 22, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
An issue was discovered in Eracent EDA, EPA, EPM, EUA, FLW, and SUM Agent through 10.2.26. The agent executable, when installed for non-root operations (scanning), can be forced to copy files from the filesystem to other...Show more
An issue was discovered in Eracent EDA, EPA, EPM, EUA, FLW, and SUM Agent through 10.2.26. The agent executable, when installed for non-root operations (scanning), can be forced to copy files from the filesystem to other locations via Symbolic Link Following.Show less
1Shibboleth
1Service Provider
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 21, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) 3.x before 3.1.0 shipped a spec file that calls chown on files in a directory controlled by the service user (the shibd account) after installation. This allows the user to escalate to ro...Show more
Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) 3.x before 3.1.0 shipped a spec file that calls chown on files in a directory controlled by the service user (the shibd account) after installation. This allows the user to escalate to root by pointing symlinks to files such as /etc/shadow.Show less
1Rply Project
1Rply
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
python-rply before 0.7.4 insecurely creates temporary files.
3Debian
FedoraprojectLinuxfoundation
3Debian Linux
FedoraFoomatic Filters
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 19, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduc...Show more
foomatic-rip filter v4.0.12 and prior used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct symlink attacks by overwriting arbitrary files accessible with the privileges of the user running the foomatic-rip universal print filter.Show less
2Debian
Linuxfoundation
2Debian Linux
Foomatic Filters
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 19, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
foomatic-rip filter, all versions, used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct s...Show more
foomatic-rip filter, all versions, used insecurely creates temporary files for storage of PostScript data by rendering the data when the debug mode was enabled. This flaw may be exploited by a local attacker to conduct symlink attacks by overwriting arbitrary files accessible with the privileges of the user running the foomatic-rip universal print filter.Show less
1Getfiregpg
1Iceweasel Firegpg
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 18, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
A symlink issue exists in Iceweasel-firegpg before 0.6 due to insecure tempfile handling.
3Debian
Tesseract OcrTesseract Project
3Debian Linux
TesseractTesseract Ocr
Sep 14, 2026
Nov 14, 2019
N/A· v4
4.7 MEDIUM· v3
6.3 MEDIUM· v2
In tesseract 2.03 and 2.04, an attacker can rewrite an arbitrary user file by guessing the PID and creating a link to the user's file.
2Debian
Pithos Project
2Debian Linux
Pithos
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 13, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
3.6 LOW· v2
pithos before 0.3.5 allows overwrite of arbitrary files via symlinks.
2Crun Project
Fedoraproject
2Crun
Fedora
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 13, 2019
N/A· v4
8.6 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
An issue was discovered in crun before 0.10.5. With a crafted image, it doesn't correctly check whether a target is a symlink, resulting in access to files outside of the container. This occurs in libcrun/linux.c and lib...Show more
An issue was discovered in crun before 0.10.5. With a crafted image, it doesn't correctly check whether a target is a symlink, resulting in access to files outside of the container. This occurs in libcrun/linux.c and libcrun/chroot_realpath.c.Show less
1Belkin
1N900 Firmware
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 13, 2019
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
7.8 HIGH· v2
Symlink Traversal vulnerability in Belkin N900 due to misconfiguration in the SMB service.
1Mailscanner
1Mailscanner
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
4.7 MEDIUM· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5313.
1Microsoft
2Visual Studio 2017
Visual Studio 2019
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Visual Studio fails to properly validate hardlinks while extracting archived files, aka 'Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
1Microsoft
1Windows 10
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1...Show more
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1420, CVE-2019-1422.Show less
1Microsoft
8Windows 10
Windows 7Windows 8.1+5 more
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the iphlpsvc.dll handles file creation allowing for a file overwrite, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019...Show more
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the iphlpsvc.dll handles file creation allowing for a file overwrite, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1420, CVE-2019-1423.Show less
1Microsoft
6Windows 10 1709
Windows 10 1803Windows 10 1809+3 more
Aug 12, 2026
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.1 MEDIUM· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated att...Show more
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.Show less
2Atop Project
Debian
2Atop
Debian Linux
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
atop: symlink attack possible due to insecure tempfile handling
1Helm
1Helm
Jun 17, 2026
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
In Helm 2.x before 2.15.2, commands that deal with loading a chart as a directory or packaging a chart provide an opportunity for a maliciously designed chart to include sensitive content such as /etc/passwd, or to execu...Show more
In Helm 2.x before 2.15.2, commands that deal with loading a chart as a directory or packaging a chart provide an opportunity for a maliciously designed chart to include sensitive content such as /etc/passwd, or to execute a denial of service (DoS) via a special file such as /dev/urandom, via symlinks. No version of Tiller is known to be impacted. This is a client-only issue.Show less
1Clusterlabs
1Pacemaker
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 12, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
3.3 LOW· v2
Pacemaker before 1.1.6 configure script creates temporary files insecurely