CWE-59
AllowedImproper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
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.
2029 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-5PJJ-7M4P-WFH2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:04 – Updated: 2024-02-07 22:40ocrodjvu 0.4.6-1 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are generated when Cuneiform is invoked as the OCR engine.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "ocrodjvu"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.4.6-1"
},
{
"fixed": "0.4.6-2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.4.6-1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2010-4338"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-07T22:40:09Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2011-01-20T19:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "ocrodjvu 0.4.6-1 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are generated when Cuneiform is invoked as the OCR engine.",
"id": "GHSA-5pjj-7m4p-wfh2",
"modified": "2024-02-07T22:40:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:04:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4338"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64892"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jwilk-archive/ocrodjvu"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200229160520/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45234"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598134"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "ocrodjvu is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Modification via symlink attack"
}
GHSA-5PRC-43FJ-M4F2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:44 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:44A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-8452"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-22T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.",
"id": "GHSA-5prc-43fj-m4f2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:44:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:44:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8452"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=\u0026solutionid=sk150012"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154754/CheckPoint-Endpoint-Security-Client-ZoneAlarm-Privilege-Escalation.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-5PV6-62PR-4GFR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:47 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:47(1) oo-analytics-export and (2) oo-analytics-import in the openshift-origin-broker-util package in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 and 2 allow local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-4364"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-01-08T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "(1) oo-analytics-export and (2) oo-analytics-import in the openshift-origin-broker-util package in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 and 2 allow local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp.",
"id": "GHSA-5pv6-62pr-4gfr",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:47:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:47:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4364"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1009734"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5QGP-P5JC-W2RM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-15 00:41 – Updated: 2021-05-20 21:03Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/docker/docker"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.3.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-6407"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-20T21:03:55Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.",
"id": "GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm",
"modified": "2021-05-20T21:03:55Z",
"published": "2022-02-15T00:41:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6407"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/3ac6394b8082d4700483d52fbfe54914be537d9e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://secunia.com/advisories/60171"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://secunia.com/advisories/60241"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-6407"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Arbitrary Code Execution in Docker"
}
GHSA-5QJJ-372W-543M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 18:33 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:33Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-38097"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T18:15:06Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-5qjj-372w-543m",
"modified": "2024-10-08T18:33:14Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T18:33:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38097"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38097"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5R7F-6HMM-M99P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 18:35 – Updated: 2022-05-01 18:35db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for initialization.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2007-5664"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-04-16T18:05:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for initialization.",
"id": "GHSA-5r7f-6hmm-m99p",
"modified": "2022-05-01T18:35:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T18:35:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5664"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41848"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=688"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29784"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27870"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019852"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1237/references"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-5R8P-H2WH-WVQ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:14 – Updated: 2022-10-25 19:00Improper privileges management vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows local users to access files which they would otherwise not have access to via manipulating junction links to redirect McAfee folder operations to an unintended location.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-31843"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-17T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper privileges management vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows local users to access files which they would otherwise not have access to via manipulating junction links to redirect McAfee folder operations to an unintended location.",
"id": "GHSA-5r8p-h2wh-wvq8",
"modified": "2022-10-25T19:00:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:14:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31843"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10367"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5RXR-FVX4-FR86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-12-09 18:30Dell Encryption, versions prior to 11.12.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-46636"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T18:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell Encryption, versions prior to 11.12.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.",
"id": "GHSA-5rxr-fvx4-fr86",
"modified": "2025-12-09T18:30:45Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46636"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000394657/dsa-2025-442"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5V72-G8C6-FHCJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-23 03:31 – Updated: 2024-11-23 03:31Panda Security Dome Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the PSANHost executable. 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-23402.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7242"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-22T22:15:17Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Panda Security Dome Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the PSANHost executable. 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-23402.",
"id": "GHSA-5v72-g8c6-fhcj",
"modified": "2024-11-23T03:31:58Z",
"published": "2024-11-23T03:31:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7242"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1017"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-5VQQ-7M9G-FGPG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:44An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-2390"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-04-02T01:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the \"libarchive\" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-5vqq-7m9g-fgpg",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:44:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:44:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2390"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207601"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207602"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207615"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207617"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-48.1
Strategy: Separation of Privilege
- 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.
CAPEC-132: Symlink Attack
An adversary positions a symbolic link in such a manner that the targeted user or application accesses the link's endpoint, assuming that it is accessing a file with the link's name.
CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.