Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to 1.16.4, the Flatpak portal accepts paths
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.64, Claude Code's sandbox did not prevent sandboxed processe
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, an unprivileged, project-confined Incus
Langflow is a tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. Prior to 1.9.2, by controlling a files th
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. A bug in the fix for CVE-2024-27297 allowed for arbitrary ove
Zed, a code editor, has an extension installer allows tar/gzip downloads. Prior to version 0.224.4, the tar extractor (`
A chmod call in the cPanel Nova plugin's Cpanel::Nova::Connector follows symlinks, allowing setting root permissions on
Symlink following in PostgreSQL pg_basebackup plain format and in pg_rewind allows an origin superuser to overwrite loca
Improper validation of symbolic links in the Pack Git import feature in Cribl Stream before 4.18.2 allows a remote authe
zrok is software for sharing web services, files, and network resources. Prior to version 2.0.2, the zrok WebDAV drive b
LiteSpeed cPanel plugin before 2.4.8 (as distributed in LiteSpeed WHM PlugIn before 5.3.2.0) mishandles symlinks provide
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) th
proot-distro is a utility for managing proot containers. Prior to version 5.1.5, proot-distro install extracted plain ta
Symbolic-link path traversal (CWE-61, CWE-22) in pgAdmin 4 File Manager. check_access_permission used os.path.abspath,
extract-zip does not validate symlink targets when extracting zip archives. When processing a malicious zip file contain
A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinu
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Incus provides an API to retrieve VM screenshots. That API reli
Missing symlink validation in Language Servers for AWS may allow an arbitrary file write outside of the workspace trust
On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the fina
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.7, Claude Code failed to strictly enforce deny rules configu
Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) is an open standard for machine learning interoperability. Prior to version 1.21.0,
LiquidJS is a Shopify / GitHub Pages compatible template engine in pure JavaScript. Prior to 10.25.3, for {% include %},
pwnlift before d7a9544, in a privileged deployment, contains a symlink following vulnerability in the upload handler in
Dell AppSync, version(s) 4.6.0, contain(s) an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged att
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, authentic
A flaw was found in KubeVirt's safepath package used by virt-handler. The OpenAtNoFollow function uses O_PATH|O_NOFOLLOW
A flaw was found in the QEMU Guest Agent (qga). A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in the guest-ssh-a
Dell AppSync Version 4.6.0.0, Dell Metro Node Version 8.0.0, Dell UCC Edge Version 3.0.1, Dell VxRail Version 8.0.322, D
Vvveb before 1.0.8.3 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the plugin upload endpoint that allows super_
Moby is an open source container framework. In Docker Engine prior to version 29.5.1, Docker Daemon versions 28.5.2 and
Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.11.2, Copier suggests that it's safe
OpenClaw through 2026.2.22 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that u
rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read files accessible to the r
A security flaw has been discovered in IObit Advanced SystemCare 19. This affects an unknown part of the file ASC.exe of
python-dotenv reads key-value pairs from a .env file and can set them as environment variables. Prior to version 1.2.2,
Datasets through 5.00, fixed in commit ad2d853, contains a symlink-following vulnerability in Extractor.extract() that a
tar-rs is a tar archive reading/writing library for Rust. In versions 0.4.44 and below, when unpacking a tar archive, th
OpenClaw versions 2026.3.22 before 2026.4.5 contain a symlink traversal vulnerability in remote marketplace repository p
containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions prior to 2.3.2, 2.2.5 and 2.1.9 contain a bug where the CRI plu
Runtipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator. In 4.10.0 and earlier, Runtipi accepts symbolic links from an attacker-co
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals, and @backstage/cli-common provides config loading functio
Improper restriction of file path resolution in Snowflake CLI versions prior to 3.19 allowed arbitrary local file conten
UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability in ilya-zlobintsev/LACT allows for local denial-of-service. This is
A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on L
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, versions Prior to 20.3, contain an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerabilit
Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.11.2, Copier suggests that it's safe
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequ
Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) is an open standard for machine learning interoperability. Prior to version 1.21.0,
Tunnelblick is an open source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on macOS. In versions 3.3beta26 through 9.0beta01, any
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be ab
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What is CWE-61?
CWE-61 (CWE-61) 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-61?
There are 69 CVE records associated with CWE-61 in our database. Of these, 5 are critical severity, 29 are high severity, and 25 are medium severity.
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