CWE-59
1,606 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 (1,606)
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A low privileged remote attacker with file access can replace a critical file used by the watchdog to get read, write and execute access to any file on the device after the watchdog has been initialized. |
Model Context Protocol Servers is a collection of reference implementations for the model context protocol (MCP). Versions of Filesystem prior to 0.6.4 or 2025.7.01 could allow access to unintended files via symlinks wit...Show more |
1Trellix 1System Information Reporter Jun 17, 2026 Jun 26, 2025 7.2 HIGH· v4 7.1 HIGH· v3 N/A· v2 A path or symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in SIR 1.0.3 and prior versions allows an authenticated non-admin local user to overwrite system files with SIR backup files, which can potentially cause a system crash....Show more |
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in yrutschle sslh.This issue affects sslh: before 2.2.2. |
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents could allow a local attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) situation on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain...Show more |
A link following vulnerability in the anti-malware solution portion of Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must...Show more |
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute...Show more |
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability...Show more |
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute...Show more |
os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|O_EXCL) behaved differently on Unix and Windows systems when the target path was a dangling symlink. On Unix systems, OpenFile with O_CREATE and O_EXCL flags never follows symlinks. On Windo...Show more |
1Microsoft 15Windows 10 1507 Windows 10 1607Windows 10 1809+12 moreJun 17, 2026 Jun 10, 2025 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 N/A· v2 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. |
1Microsoft 13Windows 10 1507 Windows 10 1607Windows 10 1809+10 moreJun 17, 2026 Jun 10, 2025 N/A· v4 7.3 HIGH· v3 N/A· v2 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. |
2BrightSparks SyncBackFree Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of 2BrightSparks SyncBackFree. An attacker mu...Show more |
Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation. |
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is taken, a root service writes to a file owned by...Show more |
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies t...Show more |
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver t...Show more |
Bluetooth HCI Adaptor from Realtek has a Link Following vulnerability. Local attackers with regular privileges can create a symbolic link with the same name as a specific file, causing the product to delete arbitrary fil...Show more |
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. |
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. |