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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.

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CVEs (1,606)

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Jun 17, 2026
Jul 8, 2025
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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.
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Jun 17, 2026
Jul 2, 2025
7.3 HIGH· v4
N/A· v3
N/A· v2
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
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 within allowed directories. Users are advised to upgrade to 0.6.4 or 2025.7.01 resolve.Show less
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
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. This was achieved by adding a malicious entry to the registry under the Trellix SIR registry folder or via policy or with a junction symbolic link to files that the user would not normally have permission to accesShow less
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Jun 17, 2026
Jun 23, 2025
9.3 CRITICAL· v4
N/A· v3
N/A· v2
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in yrutschle sslh.This issue affects sslh: before 2.2.2.
1Trendmicro
1Deep Security Agent
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
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 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 the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.Show less
1Trendmicro
1Deep Security Agent
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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 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 first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.Show less
1Trendmicro
1Deep Security Agent
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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 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 low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.Show less
1Trendmicro
1Apex One
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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 Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to escalation privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.Show less
1Trendmicro
1Apex One
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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
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 low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.Show less
1Golang
1Go
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 11, 2025
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
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
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 Windows, when the target path was a symlink to a nonexistent location, OpenFile would create a file in that location. OpenFile now always returns an error when the O_CREATE and O_EXCL flags are both set and the target path is a symlink.Show less
1Microsoft
15Windows 10 1507
Windows 10 1607Windows 10 1809+12 more
Jun 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 more
Jun 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.
12brightsparks
1Syncbackfree
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 6, 2025
N/A· v4
7.3 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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
2BrightSparks SyncBackFree Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of 2BrightSparks SyncBackFree. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. User interaction on the part of an administrator is also required. The specific flaw exists within the Mirror functionality. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26962.Show less
1Dell
1Encryption
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 3, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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.
1Parallels
1Parallels Desktop
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 3, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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 taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to privilege escalation.Show less
1Parallels
1Parallels Desktop
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 3, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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 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 the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege escalation.Show less
1Parallels
1Parallels Desktop
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 3, 2025
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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
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 tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.Show less
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Jun 17, 2026
Jun 2, 2025
8.5 HIGH· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
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
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 files pointed to by the link. Subsequently, attackers can leverage arbitrary file deletion to privilege escalation.Show less
1Apple
1Macos
Jun 17, 2026
May 29, 2025
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
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.
1Microsoft
1Edge Update
Jun 17, 2026
May 22, 2025
N/A· v4
8.8 HIGH· v3
N/A· v2
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.