Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery versions prior to 5.5.13.1 contain a symbolic link attack vulnerability. A low-privileged
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One scan engine could allow a local attacker to escalation privil
The ACAP Application framework could allow privilege escalation through a symlink attack. This vulnerability can only be
Dell Trusted Device, versions prior to 7.0.3.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'
Dell Alienware Command Center 5.x (AWCC), versions prior to 5.10.2.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File A
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') for some Intel(R) Server Configuration Utility software a
Dell Encryption, versions prior to 11.12.1, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vu
This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A w
n8n is a workflow automation platform. Before 1.106.0, a symlink traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Read/Writ
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. In versions prior to 3.20.1, a Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTO
The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlink
text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. In versions through 3.13, a Loc
A vulnerability has been found in Ugreen DH2100+ up to 5.3.0. This affects an unknown function of the component USB Hand
A Improper Link Resolution vulnerability (CWE-59) in the SonicWall Connect Tunnel Windows (32 and 64 bit) client, this r
VMware Tools contains an insecure file handling vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges on a
Azure Network Watcher VM Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Deployment Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Service Fabric allows an authorized attacker to elevat
A vulnerability in the uninstaller component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Mac OS could allow an authen
Windows Event Tracing Denial of Service Vulnerability
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 1
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 1
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to dis
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 1
os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|O_EXCL) behaved differently on Unix and Windows systems when the target path was a danglin
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents could allow a local attacker to create a denial
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1. An app may be ab
Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent that lives in users' editors. Versions 3.25.23 and below contain a vul
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Se
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 1
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allow
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. A malicious app ma
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be ab
Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to
The Kiwire Captive Portal contains an open redirection issue via the login-url parameter, allowing an attacker to redire
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In versions before 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, the virt-handler doe
Improper handling of symbolic links in the TeamViewer Full Client and Host for Windows — in versions prior to 15.70 of T
A security vulnerability has been detected in wonderwhy-er DesktopCommanderMCP up to 0.2.13. This vulnerability affects
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 1
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app with root
Symlink following in the installer for Zoom Workplace App for macOS before 6.2.10 may allow an authenticated user to con
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 1
tmp is a temporary file and directory creator for node.js. In versions 0.2.3 and below, tmp is vulnerable to an arbitrar
Metabase is a business intelligence and embedded analytics tool. Versions prior to v0.52.16.4, v1.52.16.4, v0.53.8, and
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in QFileSystemEngine in the Qt corelib modu
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What is CWE-59?
CWE-59 (CWE-59) is a weakness category in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) system maintained by MITRE. It describes a class of software or hardware vulnerability that can lead to security issues.
How many CVEs are classified as CWE-59?
There are 1,879 CVE records associated with CWE-59 in our database. Of these, 45 are critical severity, 691 are high severity, and 425 are medium severity.
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