CWE-59

Medium likelihood

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Parent: CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

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.

1,523 vulnerabilities with CWE-59
CVE-2019-18658 CRITICAL
Helm 2.0.0-2.15.1 - Symlink Following and Denial of Service via Malicious Chart
CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-18645 MEDIUM
Total Defense Anti-virus <11.5.2.28 - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-18466 MEDIUM
libpod < 1.6.0 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Resolution in Host Copy Operation
CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-15627 HIGH
Trend Micro Deep Security Agent 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion via Improper Link Resolution
CVSS 7.1
CVE-2019-1339 HIGH
Windows Error Reporting < - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1317 HIGH
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Denial of Service via Hard Link Handling
CVSS 7.3
CVE-2019-1315 HIGH KEV
Windows Error Reporting < - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-12672 MEDIUM
Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated Local Code Execution via USB Device File Placement
CVSS 6.8
CVE-2019-1280 HIGH
Windows - Remote Code Execution via .LNK File Processing
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1270 MEDIUM
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Elevation of Privilege via Symbolic Link Attack on WindowsApps Directory
CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-1267 HIGH
Microsoft Windows - Elevation of Privilege via Symbolic Link Attack in Compatibility Appraiser
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1253 HIGH KEV
Windows 10 1703-1903 and Windows Server 1803-2019 - Privilege Escalation via AppX Deployment Server Junction Handling
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-11396 HIGH
Avira Free Security Suite 10 - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1188 HIGH
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Remote Code Execution via Malicious LNK File Processing
CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-5683 HIGH
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Improper Link Resolution in User Mode Video Driver Trace Logger
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-10152 HIGH
libpod < 1.4.0 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Handling
CVSS 7.2
CVE-2019-13382 HIGH
Snagit 2019.1.2 - Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link in InvalidPresentations
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-11230 MEDIUM
Avast Antivirus < 19.4 - Arbitrary File Rename via Symlink Attack on Update.log
CVSS 4.4
CVE-2019-13915 HIGH
b3log Wide < 1.6.0 - Arbitrary File Read and Write via Editor Code Execution, Symlink in ZIP, or Git Repository Import
CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-13636 MEDIUM
GNU patch < 2.7.6 - Improper Link Resolution in inp.c and util.c
CVSS 5.9
CVE-2019-1130 HIGH KEV
Windows AppX Deployment Service - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1129 HIGH KEV
Windows AppXSVC - Privilege Escalation
CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-1074 MEDIUM
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Elevation of Privilege via Symbolic Link Attack
CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-12573 HIGH
Private Internet Access VPN Client v82 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite via openvpn_launcher Log Option
CVSS 7.1
CVE-2019-12571 HIGH
Private Internet Access VPN Client v0.9.8 beta - Authenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite
CVSS 7.1
Details
Vulnerabilities 1,523
Exploit Likelihood Medium