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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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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
Jun 17, 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
1Alsa Project
1Alsa
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 9, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
3.6 LOW· v2
alsa-utils 1.0.19 and later versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack via the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts.
2Debian
Gambas Project
2Debian Linux
Gambas
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 7, 2019
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
6.4 MEDIUM· v2
Gambas before 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to move or manipulate directory contents or perform symlink attacks due to the creation of insecure temporary directories.
2Canonical
Debian
3Debian Linux
LintianUbuntu Linux
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 7, 2019
N/A· v4
6.3 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.
1Totaldefense
1Anti Virus
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 31, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
The quarantine restoration function in Total Defense Anti-virus 11.5.2.28 is vulnerable to symbolic link attacks, allowing files to be written to privileged directories.
1Autokey Project
1Autokey
Nov 21, 2024
Oct 30, 2019
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
5.5 MEDIUM· v2
The init script in autokey before 0.61.3-2 allows local attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
1Rpcbind Project
1Rpcbind
Nov 21, 2024
Oct 29, 2019
N/A· v4
7.1 HIGH· v3
3.6 LOW· v2
rpcbind 0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/portmap.xdr and (2) /tmp/rpcbind.xdr.
2Debian
Ikiwiki
2Debian Linux
Ikiwiki
Nov 21, 2024
Oct 29, 2019
N/A· v4
8.2 HIGH· v3
6.4 MEDIUM· v2
ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks.
1Apache
1Hadoop
Nov 21, 2024
Oct 29, 2019
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Hadoop 1.0.3 contains a symlink vulnerability.
1Libpod Project
1Libpod
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 28, 2019
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
An issue was discovered in Podman in libpod before 1.6.0. It resolves a symlink in the host context during a copy operation from the container to the host, because an undesired glob operation occurs. An attacker could cr...Show more
An issue was discovered in Podman in libpod before 1.6.0. It resolves a symlink in the host context during a copy operation from the container to the host, because an undesired glob operation occurs. An attacker could create a container image containing particular symlinks that, when copied by a victim user to the host filesystem, may overwrite existing files with others from the host.Show less
1Trendmicro
1Deep Security
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 17, 2019
N/A· v4
7.1 HIGH· v3
6.6 MEDIUM· v2
Versions 10.0, 11.0 and 12.0 of the Trend Micro Deep Security Agent are vulnerable to an arbitrary file delete attack, which may lead to availability impact. Local OS access is required. Please note that only Windows age...Show more
Versions 10.0, 11.0 and 12.0 of the Trend Micro Deep Security Agent are vulnerable to an arbitrary file delete attack, which may lead to availability impact. Local OS access is required. Please note that only Windows agents are affected.Show less
1Microsoft
8Windows 10
Windows 7Windows 8.1+5 more
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 10, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CV...Show more
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1315, CVE-2019-1342.Show less
1Microsoft
3Windows 10
Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 10, 2019
N/A· v4
7.3 HIGH· v3
5.6 MEDIUM· v2
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Microsoft Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
1Microsoft
13Windows 10 1607
Windows 10 1703Windows 10 1709+10 more
Jun 17, 2026
Oct 10, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CV...Show more
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1339, CVE-2019-1342.Show less
1Cisco
1Ios
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 25, 2019
N/A· v4
6.8 MEDIUM· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
A vulnerability in the filesystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system (OS) with ro...Show more
A vulnerability in the filesystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file location validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing code in a specific format on a USB device and inserting it into an affected Cisco device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute the code with root privileges on the underlying OS of the affected device.Show less
1Microsoft
8Windows 10
Windows 7Windows 8.1+5 more
Jun 17, 2026
Sep 11, 2019
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
9.3 HIGH· v2
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user righ...Show more
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.Show less