Weakness (CWE)
CWE-377: DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File
This entry has been deprecated. It was focused
only on the affected resource (temporary file) and not the
behavior or mistake that produced the insecure temporary
file, which caused confusion and incorrect
mappings.
Source: MITRE CWE-377
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High 7.5
Missing Integrity Verification in Progress Software Fiddler Download & Setup Skill
Missing integrity verification in the Progress Software Fiddler Download and Setup Skill on Linux, macOS, and Windows which allows an attacker to compromise or influence a release component and execute attacker-controlled code when a user runs the skill. On m…
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High 8.2
Metalama: Local code execution via DLL planting in world-writable temporary directories (Linux/macOS)
Metalama is a Roslyn-based open-source patterns and architecture toolkit for C#. Prior to 2025.1.18, 2026.0.25 and 2026.1.19, Metalama.Framework and Metalama.Tool load and execute compile-time assemblies, auxiliary executable tools and embedded helper assembl…
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High 7.1
Fireware OS Link Following in firewalld Allows Local Arbitrary File Overwrite as Root
A link following vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS’s firewall daemon allows a local attacker with code execution as a low-privileged system process to overwrite arbitrary files with root privileges, and to tamper with firewall IP set data, by planting a…
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High 7.9
Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability in Hitachi Disk Array Driver for AIX, Hitachi Disk Array Driver for Virtual I/O Server
Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in Hitachi Disk Array Driver for AIX and Hitachi Disk Array Driver for Virtual I/O Server. This issue affects Hitachi Disk Array Driver for AIX: from 01-00 before 01-23-/A; Hitachi Disk Array Driver for Virtual I/O Server…
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High 7.3CVE-2026-106451 Public exploit
yawkat LZ4 Java: Native library extraction to a shared temporary directory is vulnerable to file replacement by another local user
yawkat LZ4 Java provides LZ4 compression for Java. From 1.7.0 until 1.11.4, net.jpountz.util.Native.load() uses File.createTempFile to create an exclusive temporary .lck file but derives the native-library path by removing the suffix, then FileOutputStream op…
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High 7.9
Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert. The utility creates predictable temporary files without first setting a restrictive umask. A local user on the BoKS Master who can read files under BOKS_tmp may be able t…
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High 7.5
Predictable cache directory location allows local ONNX model substitution in Spring AI
A local attacker on a multi-user host can pre-create the deterministic cache path and plant a malicious ONNX model file. Spring AI 2.0.0 Spring AI 1.1.0 - 1.1.8 Spring AI 1.0.0 - 1.0.9
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High 7.3
Faktory: Insecure predictable /tmp/redis.conf enables local Redis config hijack (network exposure / root RCE primitive)
Faktory is a language-agnostic background job server. In versions prior to 1.10.0, the embedded Redis bootstrapper is vulnerable to an insecure temporary file flaw that lets a local unprivileged user hijack the Redis configuration and escalate to root. It wri…
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High 7.2
Authenticated Path Traversal allows Unauthorized Access in Web Interface
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of an ECOS device could allow a highly privileged, authenticated remote attacker to access the device's filesystem. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive…
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High 7.1
CodexBar < 0.32.0 Insecure Temporary File Handling in Notarization Workflow
CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains an insecure temporary file handling vulnerability that allows local attackers to access sensitive credentials or tamper with build artifacts by exploiting predictable file paths in the release notarization workflow. Attackers…
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High 7.1
CodexBar < 0.32.0 Privilege Escalation via CLI Installer Temp File
CodexBar prior to 0.32.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI installer that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by exploiting a race condition in temporary file handling. The installer creates a temporary file wit…
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High 7.5CVE-2025-67223 Public exploit
The Aranda File Server (AFS) component in Aranda Software Aranda Service Desk before 8.3.12 stores daily activity logs …
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High 7.0
Spring Boot accepts predictable temp directory without ownership verification
A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. When `server.servlet.session.persistent` is set to `true` and the attack persists across application restarts, this may allow the atta…
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High 7.1
Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the `admin` or `powe…
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High 7.0
Enter Software Iperius Backup Backup Service temp file
A vulnerability was detected in Enter Software Iperius Backup up to 8.7.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file C:\ProgramData\IperiusBackup\Jobs\ of the component Backup Service. Performing a manipulation results in creation of temporary file with ins…
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High 7.0
An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openSUSE sdbootutil allows local users to pre-create a directory to achieve…
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High 7.8
Dell Alienware Command Center 6.x (AWCC), versions prior to 6.10.15.0, contains an Insecure Temporary File vulnerabilit…
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High 7.1
World-Writable NLTK Cache Directory Vulnerability in run-llama/llama_index
The llama_index library version 0.12.33 sets the NLTK data directory to a subdirectory of the codebase by default, which is world-writable in multi-user environments. This configuration allows local users to overwrite, delete, or corrupt NLTK data files, lead…
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High 8.5
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Temporary File Handling
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 25.1.102 and Application versions prior to 25.1.1413 (Windows client deployments) contain an insecure temporary-file handling vulnerability in the PrinterInstallerClient components.…
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High 7.1
Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog
When logs are written to a widely-writable directory (the default), an unprivileged attacker may predict a privileged process's log file path and pre-create a symbolic link to a sensitive file in its place. When that privileged process runs, it will follow th…
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High 7.3
Fixed temporary file path in aeon-checks allows fixing of disk encryption key
Insecure creation of temporary files allows local users on systems with non-default configurations to cause denial of service or set the encryption key for a filesystem
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High 7.8
Point B Ltd Getscreen Agent MSI Installer getscreen.msi temp file
A vulnerability was detected in Point B Ltd Getscreen Agent up to 2.19.6/3.9.4 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the file getscreen.msi of the component MSI Installer. The manipulation results in creation of temporary file with insecure permissi…
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High 7.1
Insecure Temporary File in HuTool
Hutool v5.8.17 and below was discovered to contain an information disclosure vulnerability via the File.createTempFile() function at /core/io/FileUtil.java.
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High 7.5
The deployment script in the unsupported "OpenShift Extras" set of add-on scripts, in Red Hat Openshift 1, installs a d…
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High 7.8CVE-2022-27772 Public exploit
Temporary Directory Hijacking to Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in org.springframework.boot:spring-boot
spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only…
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High 8.2
Insecure Temporary File in horovod/horovod
Insecure Temporary File in GitHub repository horovod/horovod prior to 0.24.0.
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High 8.2
Insecure Temporary File in mlflow/mlflow
Insecure Temporary File in GitHub repository mlflow/mlflow prior to 1.23.1.
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High 7.3
Temporary Directory Hijacking Vulnerability in Keycloak
A flaw was found in keycloak. Directories can be created prior to the Java process creating them in the temporary directory, but with wider user permissions, allowing the attacker to have access to the contents that keycloak stores in this directory. The high…
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High 7.3
openldap uses fixed paths in /tmp
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openldap2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain access to the openldap2 …
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High 7.0
PAN-OS: Temporary file race condition vulnerability in PAN-OS leads to local privilege escalation
A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege admini…
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High 7.8
Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows
An insecure temporary file vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Traps allows a local authenticated Windows user to escalate privileges or overwrite system files. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Traps 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 6.1 versions before 6.1.4 o…
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High 7.0
PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation
A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtua…
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High 7.5
Hadoop symlink vulnerability
Hadoop 1.0.3 contains a symlink vulnerability.
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High 7.3
A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A loc…
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High —
phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files
libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 uses predictable filenames for temporary files, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.