Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
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.
How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
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Architecture and Design
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.
Source: MITRE CWE-59
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High 7.4CVE-2025-63945 Public exploit
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a l…
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High 7.8
Softland FBackup Backup/Restore HID.dll link following
A security flaw has been discovered in Softland FBackup up to 9.9. This impacts an unknown function in the library C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\HID.dll of the component Backup/Restore. The manipulation results in link following. The atta…
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High 8.5
Intego Personal Backup Task File Privilege Escalation
Intego Personal Backup, a macOS backup utility that allows users to create scheduled backups and bootable system clones, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Backup task definitions are stored in a location writable by non-privileged users whi…
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High 7.8
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be abl…
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High 7.8
Tanium addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Patch Endpoint Tools.
Tanium addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Patch Endpoint Tools.
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High 7.8
Tanium addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Patch Endpoint Tools.
Tanium addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Patch Endpoint Tools.
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High 8.4
Compressing Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Extraction
Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. In version 2.0.0 and 1.10.3 and prior, Compressing extracts TAR archives while restoring symbolic links without validating their targets. By embedding symlinks that resolve outside the intended extr…
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High 8.2
node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal
node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicio…
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High 7.1CVE-2026-24046 Public exploit
Backstage has a Possible Symlink Path Traversal in Scaffolder Actions
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Multiple Scaffolder actions and archive extraction utilities were vulnerable to symlink-based path traversal attacks. An attacker with access to create and execute Scaffolder templates could explo…
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High 7.8
Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.3
MSP360 Free Backup Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
MSP360 Free Backup Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MSP360 Free Backup. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged c…
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High 8.4
Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 Local Privilege Escalation via Quarantine Module
Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to copy files to unauthorized system locations using the quarantine module. Attackers can leverage symbolic link techniques to restore quarantined …
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High 7.7
Weblate has an arbitrary file read via symbolic links
Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15.1, it was possible to read arbitrary files from the server file system using crafted symbolic links in the repository. Version 5.15.1 fixes the issue.
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High 8.8
Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 27.0.47.241 allows low-privileged attackers to elevate privileges. The issue arises from bdservicehost.exe deleting files from a user-writable directory (C:\ProgramData…
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High 8.1
argoproj/argo-workflows is vulnerable to RCE via ZipSlip and symbolic links
Argo Workflows is an open source container-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs on Kubernetes. Versions 3.6.13 and below and versions 3.7.0 through 3.7.4, contain unsafe untar code that handles symbolic links in archives. Concretely, the com…
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High 7.3
Dell Encryption, versions prior to 11.12.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') v…
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High 7.7
Aquarius Desktop 3.0.069 for macOS contains an insecure file handling vulnerability in its support data archive generat…
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High 8.5
JumpCloud Remote Assist < 0.317.0 Arbitrary File Write/Delete via Insecure Temp Directory
JumpCloud Remote Assist for Windows versions prior to 0.317.0 include an uninstaller that is invoked by the JumpCloud Windows Agent as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM during agent uninstall or update operations. The Remote Assist uninstaller performs privileged create, w…
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High 7.8
Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
KEV Apr 13, 2026 -
High 7.5
Pre-Receive Hook Path Collision Vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server Allowing Privilege Escalation
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated Enterprise admin to gain root SSH access to the appliance by exploiting a symlink escape in pre-receive hook environments. By crafting a malicious re…
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High 7.8
Razer Synapse 3 RazerPhilipsHueUninstall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Razer Synapse 3 RazerPhilipsHueUninstall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Razer Synapse 3. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execu…
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High 7.8
Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Razer Synapse 3 Chroma Connect Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Razer Synapse 3. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-pri…
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High 7.8
Razer Synapse 3 Macro Module Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Razer Synapse 3 Macro Module Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Razer Synapse 3. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privi…
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High 7.8
ermig1979 AntiDupl Delete Duplicate Image AntiDupl.NET.WinForms.exe link following
A vulnerability was detected in ermig1979 AntiDupl up to 2.3.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the file AntiDupl.NET.WinForms.exe of the component Delete Duplicate Image Handler. The manipulation results in link following. The attack is only possible wit…
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High 8.6
Git LFS may write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks
Git LFS is a Git extension for versioning large files. In Git LFS versions 0.5.2 through 3.7.0, when populating a Git repository's working tree with the contents of Git LFS objects, certain Git LFS commands may write to files visible outside the current Git w…
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High 7.8
Windows Health and Optimized Experiences Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Health and Optimized Experiences Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in XBox Gaming Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.3
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
yt-grabber-tui allows arbitrary code execution via configurable yt-dlp path
yt-grabber-tui is a terminal user interface application for downloading videos. In versions before 1.0-rc, the application allows users to configure the path to the yt-dlp executable via the path_to_yt_dlp configuration setting. An attacker with write access …
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High 8.5
A link following vulnerability exists in the UnifyScanner component of Armoury Crate. This vulnerability may be trigger…
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High 7.8
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AWS Client VPN macOS Client
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. Insufficient validation checks on the log destination directory during log rotation could allow a n…
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High 8.5
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Arbitrary File Write as Root via Response Path Symlink Follow
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.843 and Application prior to 20.0.1923 (macOS/Linux client deployments) contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the response file handling. When tasks produce output …
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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 7.8
Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.8
Xbox Gaming Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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High 7.3
AOMEI Backupper Workstation Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
AOMEI Backupper Workstation Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of AOMEI Backupper Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execut…
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High 7.3
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability exists that could cause arbitrary …
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High 7.5
HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Arbitrary Read through Symlink Attack
HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9.
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High 8.4
HP Hotkey Support – Escalation of Privilege
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HPAudioAnalytics service included in the HP Hotkey Support software, which might allow escalation of privilege. HP is releasing software updates to mitigate the potential vulnerability.
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High 7.3
Dell Encryption and Dell Security Management Server, versions prior to 11.11.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Bef…