CVE-2024-38358 (GCVE-0-2024-38358)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-19 19:55 – Updated: 2024-08-02 04:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Symlink bypasses filesystem sandbox in wasmer
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-28 13:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
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