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.
2309 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-599W-RMP9-P3VV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-15 00:00In sound driver, there is a possible information disclosure due to symlink following. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558663; Issue ID: ALPS06558663.
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"id": "GHSA-599w-rmp9-p3vv",
"modified": "2022-07-15T00:00:23Z",
"published": "2022-07-07T00:00:25Z",
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"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2022"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
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GHSA-59PM-697W-V8V8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-28 03:30 – Updated: 2025-10-28 03:30A 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 with local access. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"id": "GHSA-59pm-697w-v8v8",
"modified": "2025-10-28T03:30:19Z",
"published": "2025-10-28T03:30:19Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12341"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/19jwaqUji6O3U6EAeUMixBM58QTc4qNMQ/view?usp=sharing"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.330127"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.330127"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.674515"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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GHSA-59WJ-H89P-37X9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:32This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.
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"details": "This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. A malicious app may be able to create symlinks to protected regions of the disk.",
"id": "GHSA-59wj-h89p-37x9",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:32:24Z",
"published": "2025-04-01T00:30:42Z",
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9"
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GHSA-5C52-J627-9MH6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:16 – Updated: 2022-05-17 04:16The Read Mail module in Webmin 1.720 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
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"CVE-2015-1377"
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"nvd_published_at": "2015-02-10T20:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The Read Mail module in Webmin 1.720 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.",
"id": "GHSA-5c52-j627-9mh6",
"modified": "2022-05-17T04:16:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T04:16:05Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1377"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62157"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.webmin.com/changes.html"
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"url": "http://www.webmin.com/security.html"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-5C56-JFHX-4GCM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-08 21:30 – Updated: 2026-07-08 21:30HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise are vulnerable to a sandbox escape in the Docker task driver that may allow a job submitter to bind-mount a host path into a container even when volume bind mounts are disabled, potentially leading to reading and writing files on the host. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-14891, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 2.0.4 and Nomad Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.11.8, and 1.10.14.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-08T20:16:48Z",
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"details": "HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise are vulnerable to a sandbox escape in the Docker task driver that may allow a job submitter to bind-mount a host path into a container even when volume bind mounts are disabled, potentially leading to reading and writing files on the host. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-14891, is fixed in Nomad Community Edition 2.0.4 and Nomad Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.11.8, and 1.10.14.",
"id": "GHSA-5c56-jfhx-4gcm",
"modified": "2026-07-08T21:30:27Z",
"published": "2026-07-08T21:30:27Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14891"
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"url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-21-nomad-vulnerable-to-sandbox-escape-in-docker-task-driver/77561"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-5CFV-XHM7-9F3X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:06 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:06The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.
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"nvd_published_at": "2014-07-23T14:55:00Z",
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"details": "The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.",
"id": "GHSA-5cfv-xhm7-9f3x",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:06:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:06:07Z",
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:0386"
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1388"
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3537"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115576"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535"
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"url": "http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135528.html"
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"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/59945"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/60273"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/60787"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L724"
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"url": "http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4450"
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"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68788"
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030611"
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"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2293-1"
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GHSA-5CM5-WW33-GF65
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:21 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:21An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Data Sharing Service improperly handles file operations, aka "Windows Data Sharing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0571, CVE-2019-0573, CVE-2019-0574.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-01-08T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"id": "GHSA-5cm5-ww33-gf65",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:21:18Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:21:18Z",
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0572"
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"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46157"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106428"
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GHSA-5FQC-MRG8-W798
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-02 18:53 – Updated: 2026-10-02 18:53Summary
Dulwich's filter_branch.py CommitFilter._apply_index_filter() is vulnerable to symlink directory traversal. When processing commit history, materialized tree entries (including symlinks) persist in the working directory between commits, allowing a symlink from an ancestor commit to redirect file writes from a descendant commit to arbitrary filesystem locations.
Root Cause
_apply_index_filter() at dulwich/filter_branch.py:212 calls build_index_from_tree(".", tmp_index_path, ...) which materializes all tree entries to the current working directory. The finally block (line 229-230) only cleans up the temporary index file (os.unlink(tmp_index_path)) — NOT the filesystem files written to CWD. When process_commit() processes parents recursively first (line 260), files materialized from ancestor commits persist and affect processing of descendant commits.
On dulwich 1.2.7, build_file_from_blob() has no symlink protection, and validate_path_element only validates name patterns, not filesystem state.
Impact
An attacker can craft a malicious repository where running filter_branch with an index filter writes attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem locations via symlink traversal. This achieves RCE if the write targets .git/hooks/.
Attack Scenario
- Attacker creates a repository where commit history (linearized) has:
- Ancestor commit: tree entry
evil(mode 120000, symlink →/target_dir) - Descendant commit: tree entry
evil/payload(mode 100644, attacker content) - Victim clones repository and runs
filter_branchwith an index filter process_commit()processes ancestor first → materializesevilas symlink to/target_dirin CWD- CWD is NOT cleaned between commits
- Processing descendant:
os.path.exists("./evil")→ True (symlink exists).build_file_from_blob(blob, mode, "./evil/payload")→open("./evil/payload", "wb")follows intermediate symlink → writes to/target_dir/payload
Suggested Fix
Clean the CWD between commit iterations in _apply_index_filter(), or verify that no intermediate path components are symlinks before writing files.
Reported by zx (Jace)
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"details": "## Summary\n\nDulwich\u0027s `filter_branch.py` `CommitFilter._apply_index_filter()` is vulnerable to symlink directory traversal. When processing commit history, materialized tree entries (including symlinks) persist in the working directory between commits, allowing a symlink from an ancestor commit to redirect file writes from a descendant commit to arbitrary filesystem locations.\n\n## Root Cause\n\n`_apply_index_filter()` at `dulwich/filter_branch.py:212` calls `build_index_from_tree(\".\", tmp_index_path, ...)` which materializes all tree entries to the current working directory. The `finally` block (line 229-230) only cleans up the temporary index file (`os.unlink(tmp_index_path)`) \u2014 NOT the filesystem files written to CWD. When `process_commit()` processes parents recursively first (line 260), files materialized from ancestor commits persist and affect processing of descendant commits.\n\nOn dulwich 1.2.7, `build_file_from_blob()` has no symlink protection, and `validate_path_element` only validates name patterns, not filesystem state.\n\n## Impact\n\nAn attacker can craft a malicious repository where running `filter_branch` with an index filter writes attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem locations via symlink traversal. This achieves RCE if the write targets `.git/hooks/`.\n\n## Attack Scenario\n\n1. Attacker creates a repository where commit history (linearized) has:\n - Ancestor commit: tree entry `evil` (mode 120000, symlink \u2192 `/target_dir`)\n - Descendant commit: tree entry `evil/payload` (mode 100644, attacker content)\n2. Victim clones repository and runs `filter_branch` with an index filter\n3. `process_commit()` processes ancestor first \u2192 materializes `evil` as symlink to `/target_dir` in CWD\n4. CWD is NOT cleaned between commits\n5. Processing descendant: `os.path.exists(\"./evil\")` \u2192 True (symlink exists). `build_file_from_blob(blob, mode, \"./evil/payload\")` \u2192 `open(\"./evil/payload\", \"wb\")` follows intermediate symlink \u2192 writes to `/target_dir/payload`\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\nClean the CWD between commit iterations in `_apply_index_filter()`, or verify that no intermediate path components are symlinks before writing files.\n\nReported by **zx (Jace)**",
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"modified": "2026-10-02T18:53:05Z",
"published": "2026-10-02T18:53:05Z",
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"summary": "Dulwich: Symlink directory traversal in filter-branch index_filter via cross-commit state persistence"
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GHSA-5FQG-PH33-V8FC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-23 21:31 – Updated: 2026-02-23 21:31A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
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"details": "A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Tencent iOA app thru 210.9.28693.621001 on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.",
"id": "GHSA-5fqg-ph33-v8fc",
"modified": "2026-02-23T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2026-02-23T21:31:27Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/alexlee820/CVE-2025-63945-Tencent-iOA-EoP"
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GHSA-5FVH-WP4H-M832
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:30 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:30Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.
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"cwe_ids": [
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"nvd_published_at": "2009-06-08T01:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.",
"id": "GHSA-5fvh-wp4h-m832",
"modified": "2022-05-02T03:30:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T03:30:20Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49600"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35320"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:244"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34328"
}
],
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"severity": []
}
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.