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.
1987 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-QWVQ-V644-Q547
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-19 00:01VMware Horizon Client for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22962"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-59"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-04-11T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "VMware Horizon Client for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.",
"id": "GHSA-qwvq-v644-q547",
"modified": "2022-04-19T00:01:19Z",
"published": "2022-04-12T00:00:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html"
}
],
"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-QX5J-PC38-3G95
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-25 00:01 – Updated: 2022-03-04 00:00A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services agents could allow a local attacker to create a mount point and leverage this for arbitrary folder deletion, leading to escalated privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-24680"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-24T03:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A security link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services agents could allow a local attacker to create a mount point and leverage this for arbitrary folder deletion, leading to escalated privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-qx5j-pc38-3g95",
"modified": "2022-03-04T00:00:35Z",
"published": "2022-02-25T00:01:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24680"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290464"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000290486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-369"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QX5Q-F3H4-GPWC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:59 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:59zarafa-autorespond in Zarafa Collaboration Platform (ZCP) before 7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/zarafa-vacation-*.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-6566"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-01-11T15:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "zarafa-autorespond in Zarafa Collaboration Platform (ZCP) before 7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/zarafa-vacation-*.",
"id": "GHSA-qx5q-f3h4-gpwc",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:59:50Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:59:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6566"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://download.zarafa.com/community/final/7.2/final-changelog-7.2.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jira.zarafa.com/browse/ZCP-13533"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jira.zarafa.com/browse/ZCP-13572"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172605.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-QXC6-8P8J-4R52
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:18 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:18passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-5138"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-11-18T16:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.",
"id": "GHSA-qxc6-8p8j-4r52",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:18:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:18:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32780"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-QXH8-4P4C-QCHR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 18:32 – Updated: 2025-01-14 18:32Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-21331"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T18:15:58Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-qxh8-4p4c-qchr",
"modified": "2025-01-14T18:32:05Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T18:32:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21331"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21331"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R26X-F2VH-QPGR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:29 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:29Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to trick a user into (1) selecting a link or (2) completing a dialog, related to a "clickjacking vulnerability."
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2009-1867"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2009-07-31T19:30:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.246.0 and 10.x before 10.0.32.18, and Adobe AIR before 1.5.2, allows attackers to trick a user into (1) selecting a link or (2) completing a dialog, related to a \"clickjacking vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-r26x-f2vh-qpgr",
"modified": "2022-05-02T03:29:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T03:29:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1867"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52183"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15430"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6694"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/56775"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36193"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36374"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36701"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35890"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35905"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022629"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2086"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R2P4-XRGF-RXRX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-28 21:30 – Updated: 2024-03-28 21:30Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.7.0.x contains an UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service, information tampering.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-25952"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59",
"CWE-61"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-28T19:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.2.x through 9.7.0.x contains an UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service, information tampering.",
"id": "GHSA-r2p4-xrgf-rxrx",
"modified": "2024-03-28T21:30:31Z",
"published": "2024-03-28T21:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25952"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000223366/dsa-2024-115-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R2RX-5Q74-PPJP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-12 21:31 – Updated: 2025-05-12 21:31Client RCE on macOS and Linux via improper symbolic link resolution in Google Web Designer's preview feature
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-1079"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59",
"CWE-61"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-12T20:15:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Client RCE on macOS and Linux via improper symbolic link resolution in Google Web Designer\u0027s preview feature",
"id": "GHSA-r2rx-5q74-ppjp",
"modified": "2025-05-12T21:31:09Z",
"published": "2025-05-12T21:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1079"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://balintmagyar.com/articles/google-web-designer-symlink-client-side-rce-cve-2025-1079"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R34V-GQMW-QVGJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:59 – Updated: 2023-09-26 16:55An 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.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/containers/podman/v4"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.6.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-18466"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-18T20:43:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2019-10-28T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "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.",
"id": "GHSA-r34v-gqmw-qvgj",
"modified": "2023-09-26T16:55:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:59:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18466"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/3829"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/containers/libpod/commit/5c09c4d2947a759724f9d5aef6bac04317e03f7e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4269"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1744588"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/containers/libpod"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/containers/libpod/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Podman Symlink Vulnerability"
}
GHSA-R3CX-42VX-5V5P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:17 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:17Location Framework in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem modification via a symlink.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-3759"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-08-16T23:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Location Framework in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem modification via a symlink.",
"id": "GHSA-r3cx-42vx-5v5p",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:17:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:17:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3759"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76337"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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.