CWE-59
CVEs classified under CWE-59, newest first.
219 CVEsRSS
CVE-2026-87910Medium· 5.7When tarfile extracts a link on a system that doesn't support links, it falls back to extracting a member from the archive
When tarfile extracts a link on a system that doesn't support links, it falls back to extracting a member from the archive. In this case, the filter function is run twice: once for the extracted member, and once with name set to the loca…
CVE-2026-89258Medium· 6.3Hugo is a static site generator
Hugo is a static site generator. In versions after v0.123.0 and before v0.165.0, symlinks in parent directories were not dropped during direct resource lookups, allowing path confinement to be bypassed. An attacker who can place — or who…
CVE-2026-88264Medium· 5.6A flaw was found in crun
A flaw was found in crun. When the container configuration does not give /dev a dedicated mount, terminal setup can redirect /dev/console onto an attacker-controlled path, including via the read-only-rootfs bind-mount fallback. Affected …
CVE-2026-88016High· 7.1PoCrclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a symlink in the destination and l…
CVE-2026-88265Medium· 5.6A flaw was found in crun
A flaw was found in crun. After pivot_root, reopening /dev/null for stdio can follow a symlink and attach a host file to container stdio, then change that file's ownership. Affected versions are crun 1.29.1 and earlier. Default configura…
CVE-2026-87766High· 8.8A flaw was found in bubblewrap
A flaw was found in bubblewrap. During sandbox setup, creating files or directories under the new root can follow a parent symlink onto the host via /oldroot, writing attacker-chosen paths outside the sandbox as the launching user. This …
CVE-2026-78622Medium· 6.0The Okta Verify for Windows uninstaller does not verify whether the user data directory is a filesystem junction before deleting its contents with elevated privileges
The Okta Verify for Windows uninstaller does not verify whether the user data directory is a filesystem junction before deleting its contents with elevated privileges. The delete operation follows the junction target, resulting in recurs…
CVE-2026-83999High· 7.0Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Deduplication Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Deduplication Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-81963High· 7.8CISA KEV0dayPoCImproper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Update Stack allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Update Stack allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-70563High· 8.1Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVE-2026-69771Medium· 4.7Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Container Manager Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Container Manager Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVE-2026-69425Medium· 4.7Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
CVE-2026-69379High· 7.0Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-69289High· 7.8Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-68830Medium· 5.5Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVE-2026-67368High· 8.8Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVE-2026-79676HighNLTK: Corpus readers follow symlinks outside trusted roots despite pathsec enforcement
NLTK: Corpus readers follow symlinks outside trusted roots despite pathsec enforcement
CVE-2026-86424Low· 2.5ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the video decoder that allows attackers to bypass path policy write restrictions via symlink swaps
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the video decoder that allows attackers to bypass path policy write restrictions via symlink swaps. An attacker can replace a symlin…
CVE-2026-86422Low· 3.3ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in path policy enforcement on Windows that allows attackers to bypass read or write restrictions by exploiting symlink race conditions. Attackers can swap sym…
CVE-2026-86469Medium· 5.3PoCA flaw was found in GLib2
A flaw was found in GLib2. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION and creating the .goutputstream-XXXXXX temporary file fails, the library unlinks the destination and recreates it without exclusive creation …
CVE-2026-85583Medium· 6.5SiYuan versions before v3.8.2 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the reader-accessible file-read endpoint that follows symlinks when opening authorized asset paths
SiYuan versions before v3.8.2 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the reader-accessible file-read endpoint that follows symlinks when opening authorized asset paths. Attackers with reader role can request a logical asset under data…
CVE-2026-85092Medium· 6.6LiME through 1.12.0 fails to validate the disk acquisition output path and does not use O_NOFOLLOW when opening the operator-supplied path parameter, allowing unprivileged local users to overwrite arbitrary root-owned files
LiME through 1.12.0 fails to validate the disk acquisition output path and does not use O_NOFOLLOW when opening the operator-supplied path parameter, allowing unprivileged local users to overwrite arbitrary root-owned files. An attacker …
CVE-2026-19820Medium· 5.8Backblaze Client for Windows Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Backblaze Client allows a local user to make the system not bootable by creating a link from Backblaze's folder to Windows OS system files during a backup. Successful exploitation requires an administrator-level sy…
CVE-2024-14047High· 7.2A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users
A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesyst…
GHSA-2rx9-3g3h-c2jvHigh· 7.1pnpm: pacquet trust-lockfile install can create dependency symlinks outside the project
pnpm: pacquet trust-lockfile install can create dependency symlinks outside the project
CVE-2026-82455High· 7.1Rejected reason: The RubyGems maintainers determined that the reported symlink-following behavior during gem extraction is not a security vulnerability, so no vulnerability exists for this record to describe.
Rejected reason: The RubyGems maintainers determined that the reported symlink-following behavior during gem extraction is not a security vulnerability, so no vulnerability exists for this record to describe.
CVE-2026-55569Medium· 6.6aqua is a declarative command-line version manager written in Go
aqua is a declarative command-line version manager written in Go. Prior to 2.60.1, pkg/unarchive/archives.go in the handler.HandleFile method calls os.Symlink with archives.FileInfo.LinkTarget without verifying that the target remains un…
CVE-2026-55108High· 8.5KubeVela is an open source application delivery platform
KubeVela is an open source application delivery platform. Prior to 1.9.14, from 1.10.0-alpha.1 until 1.10.9, and from 1.11.0-alpha.1 until 1.11.0-alpha.4, the Terraform remote configuration loader in pkg/controller/utils/capability.go, G…
CVE-2026-81726High· 8.7nltk: NLTK: Unauthorized file access via path traversal in model-artifact APIs (CVE-2026-81726)
A flaw was found in NLTK. This vulnerability, known as path traversal, allows an attacker to bypass security restrictions in the model-artifact APIs. By exploiting this, an attacker can perform unauthorized read or write operations on file…
CVE-2026-81727High· 7.1nltk: NLTK: Filesystem containment bypass allows local file overwrite (CVE-2026-81727)
A flaw was found in NLTK. This vulnerability, a filesystem containment bypass, allows a local attacker with write access to a shared downloader directory to create special links (hardlinks) that point to files outside the intended installa…