Filtered by CWE-59
Total 1389 CVE
CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v3.1
CVE-2025-60710 1 Microsoft 4 Windows, Windows 11, Windows 11 25h2 and 1 more 2025-11-25 7.8 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-59510 1 Microsoft 25 Remote, Windows, Windows 10 and 22 more 2025-11-25 5.5 Medium
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
CVE-2025-64437 1 Kubevirt 1 Kubevirt 2025-11-25 5 Medium
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In versions before 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, the virt-handler does not verify whether the launcher-sock is a symlink or a regular file. This oversight can be exploited, for example, to change the ownership of arbitrary files on the host node to the unprivileged user with UID 107 (the same user used by virt-launcher) thus, compromising the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability) of data on the host. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker should be in control of the file system of the virt-launcher pod. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.6.1.
CVE-2025-5718 1 Axis 233 A1210 \(-b\), A1214, A1601 and 230 more 2025-11-24 6.8 Medium
The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. This vulnerability can only be exploited if the Axis device is configured to allow the installation of unsigned ACAP applications, and if an attacker convinces the victim to install a malicious ACAP application.
CVE-2025-59241 1 Microsoft 6 Windows, Windows 11, Windows 11 24h2 and 3 more 2025-11-22 7.8 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Health and Optimized Experiences Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-59281 1 Microsoft 2 Windows, Xbox Gaming Services 2025-11-22 7.8 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in XBox Gaming Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-55247 3 Linux, Microsoft, Redhat 3 Linux Kernel, .net, Enterprise Linux 2025-11-22 7.3 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2024-5742 2 Gnu, Redhat 2 Nano, Enterprise Linux 2025-11-21 6.7 Medium
A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to escalate privileges through a malicious symlink.
CVE-2023-7216 2 Gnu, Redhat 2 Cpio, Enterprise Linux 2025-11-21 5.3 Medium
A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction process, the archiver could follow symlinks outside of the intended directory, which allows files to be written in arbitrary directories through symlinks.
CVE-2024-45770 1 Redhat 5 Enterprise Linux, Rhel Aus, Rhel E4s and 2 more 2025-11-20 4.4 Medium
A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges.
CVE-2025-55317 1 Microsoft 1 Autoupdate 2025-11-20 7.8 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-55245 1 Microsoft 1 Xbox Gaming Services 2025-11-20 7.8 High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Xbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2024-1753 1 Redhat 3 Enterprise Linux, Openshift, Rhel Eus 2025-11-20 8.6 High
A flaw was found in Buildah (and subsequently Podman Build) which allows containers to mount arbitrary locations on the host filesystem into build containers. A malicious Containerfile can use a dummy image with a symbolic link to the root filesystem as a mount source and cause the mount operation to mount the host root filesystem inside the RUN step. The commands inside the RUN step will then have read-write access to the host filesystem, allowing for full container escape at build time.
CVE-2025-22247 2025-11-18 6.1 Medium
VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a guest VM may tamper the local files to trigger insecure file operations within that VM.
CVE-2025-34194 3 Microsoft, Printerlogic, Vasion 5 Windows, Vasion Print, Virtual Appliance and 2 more 2025-11-17 7.8 High
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 25.1.102 and Application versions prior to 25.1.1413 (Windows client deployments) contain an insecure temporary-file handling vulnerability in the PrinterInstallerClient components. The software creates files as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM inside a directory under the control of the local user (C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Local\Temp\). An attacker who can place symbolic links or otherwise influence filenames in that directory can cause the service to follow the link and write to arbitrary filesystem locations as SYSTEM. This allows a local, unprivileged user to overwrite or create files as SYSTEM, leading to local privilege escalation and the ability to modify configuration files, replace or inject binaries, or otherwise compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This vulnerability has been confirmed to be remediated, but it is unclear as to when the patch was introduced.
CVE-2025-34191 4 Apple, Linux, Printerlogic and 1 more 6 Macos, Linux Kernel, Vasion Print and 3 more 2025-11-17 8.4 High
Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host versions prior to 22.0.843 and Application prior to 20.0.1923 (macOS/Linux client deployments) contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the response file handling. When tasks produce output the service writes response data into files under /opt/PrinterInstallerClient/tmp/responses/ reusing the requested filename. The service follows symbolic links in the responses directory and writes as the service user (typically root), allowing a local, unprivileged user to cause the service to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the filesystem as root. This can be used to modify configuration files, replace or inject binaries or drivers, and otherwise achieve local privilege escalation and full system compromise. This vulnerability has been identified by the vendor as: V-2023-019 — Arbitrary File Write as Root.
CVE-2025-11190 1 Synchroweb 1 Kiwire 2025-11-17 5.4 Medium
The Kiwire Captive Portal contains an open redirection issue via the login-url parameter, allowing an attacker to redirect users to an attacker controlled website.
CVE-2024-9341 2 Containers, Redhat 5 Common, Enterprise Linux, Openshift and 2 more 2025-11-14 5.4 Medium
A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.
CVE-2025-12418 1 Revenera 1 Installshield 2025-11-13 N/A
Potential Denial of Service issue in all supported versions of Revenera InstallShield version 2025 R1, 2024 R2, 2023 R2, and prior. When e.g., a local administrator performs an uninstall, a symlink may get followed on removal of a user writeable configuration directory and induce a Denial of Service as a result. The issue is resolved through the hotfixes InstallShield2025R1-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch, InstallShield2024R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch, and InstallShield2023R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch.
CVE-2025-11578 1 Github 1 Enterprise Server 2025-11-12 N/A
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated Enterprise admin to gain root SSH access to the appliance by exploiting a symlink escape in pre-receive hook environments. By crafting a malicious repository and environment, an attacker could replace system binaries during hook cleanup and execute a payload that adds their own SSH key to the root user’s authorized keys—thereby granting themselves root SSH access to the server. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needed to have enterprise admin privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.19, and was fixed in versions 3.14.19, 3.15.14, 3.16.10, 3.17.7 and 3.18.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.