CWE-61
CVEs classified under CWE-61, newest first.
29 CVEsRSS
CVE-2026-91202Medium· 6.1A flaw was found in cockpit-files
A flaw was found in cockpit-files. A low-privileged local user can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a directory containing a symbolic link (symlink) and then using the privileged "Paste as owner" function. This allows for arbitrary…
CVE-2026-91099Critical· 9.8⚖ disputedHP has identified and remediated multiple externally reported vulnerabilities within HPLIP
HP has identified and remediated multiple externally reported vulnerabilities within HPLIP. The findings affect several software components that could potentially enable remote code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, inf…
CVE-2026-90616High· 7.4In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host, which can be escalated to arbitrary code execution on the host, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925
In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host, which can be escalated to arbitrary code execution on the host, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak c…
CVE-2026-77159Medium· 5.5PoCA symlink-following flaw was found in libvirt's qemuTPMEmulatorPrepareHost() function
A symlink-following flaw was found in libvirt's qemuTPMEmulatorPrepareHost() function. The function uses a path-based chown() on the swtpm logfile without checking for symbolic links. A local attacker with access to the swtpm account can…
CVE-2026-57825Medium· 5.7In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
In the opam package before 2.5.2 for OCaml, the sandbox protection mechanism can be bypassed because symlinks are mishandled during use of .install files.
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…
CVE-2026-63125Critical· 9.9Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, an unprivileged, project-confined Incus user (a non-admin TLS/RBAC identity with `can_create_images` and `can_create_instances`) can execute arbitrary code …
CVE-2026-64846Low· 2.8Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. Prior to 2.35.0, a malicious derivation executed with the recursive-nix experimental feature can exploit a time-of-check/time-of-use race involving final symlink handling in the …
CVE-2026-47766Nonecrun is an open source OCI Container Runtime fully written in C
crun is an open source OCI Container Runtime fully written in C. Prior to version 1.28, crun's default device setup opens the container rootfs `/dev` directory without `O_NOFOLLOW`. If an OCI bundle contains `rootfs/dev` as a symlink and…
CVE-2026-62992MediumSmarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to 5.8.2 (and 4.5.7 on the 4.x line), Security::_checkDir() does not fully resolve symbolic links before validating…
CVE-2026-47763Mediumpdm is a Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP standards
pdm is a Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP standards. In versions prior to 2.27.0, pdm writes several project-local state or configuration files without symlink protection. If a malicious repository places t…
CVE-2026-54574High· 8.2`proot-distro install` has a Symlink Escape (Arbitrary Host File Write) via Malicious Tar Archive
`proot-distro install` has a Symlink Escape (Arbitrary Host File Write) via Malicious Tar Archive
GHSA-6xx4-9wp6-65p7Medium· 6.5skilo add follows symbolic links, allowing arbitrary local file disclosure from a malicious skill source
skilo add follows symbolic links, allowing arbitrary local file disclosure from a malicious skill source
CVE-2026-17459Medium· 4.3A vulnerability was determined in perwendel spark up to 2.9.4
A vulnerability was determined in perwendel spark up to 2.9.4. This vulnerability affects the function staticFiles.externalLocation of the file src/main/java/spark/resource/ExternalResourceHandler.jav of the component SparkJava. Executin…
CVE-2026-12080High· 7.3A flaw was found in the QEMU Guest Agent (qga)
A flaw was found in the QEMU Guest Agent (qga). A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in the guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys command handler by manipulating symbolic links. This can occur either through a deterministic dire…
CVE-2026-39822High· 7.8On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the final path component of the a path is a symbolic link and the path ends in /
On Unix systems, opening a file in an os.Root improperly follows symlinks to locations outside of the Root when the final path component of the a path is a symbolic link and the path ends in /. For example, 'root.Open("symlink/")' will o…
CVE-2026-53489Medium· 6.5github.com/containerd/containerd: containerd: Arbitrary host file read via symlink following in CRI checkpoint restore (CVE-2026-53489)
A flaw was found in containerd, an open-source container runtime. The Container Runtime Interface (CRI) plugin incorrectly restores container logs from a checkpoint image. This vulnerability, categorized as a Path Traversal (CWE-61), allow…
CVE-2026-5223MediumCargo crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates
Cargo crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates
CVE-2026-13201High· 7.3A flaw was found in KubeVirt's safepath package used by virt-handler
A flaw was found in KubeVirt's safepath package used by virt-handler. The OpenAtNoFollow function uses O_PATH|O_NOFOLLOW to obtain a file descriptor to a path leaf, but downstream operations resolve the path via /proc/self/fd/N using lin…
CVE-2026-56815High· 7.4pwnlift before d7a9544, in a privileged deployment, contains a symlink following vulnerability in the upload handler in Components/Pages/Home.razor.
pwnlift before d7a9544, in a privileged deployment, contains a symlink following vulnerability in the upload handler in Components/Pages/Home.razor.
CVE-2026-52811CriticalGogs: UploadRepoFiles writes outside repo working tree via committed parent sym
Gogs: UploadRepoFiles writes outside repo working tree via committed parent sym
GHSA-wcmj-x466-56mmMedium· 6.1OpenTofu: Provider cache installation follows root-module-controlled package directory symlink and writes outside the working tree
OpenTofu: Provider cache installation follows root-module-controlled package directory symlink and writes outside the working tree
CVE-2026-41579Medium· 3.3runc: Malicious image with /dev symlink can trigger limited host filesystem integrity violations
runc: Malicious image with /dev symlink can trigger limited host filesystem integrity violations
CVE-2026-55447Critical· 9.6Langflow: BaseFileComponent-based nodes arbitrary file read with RCE exploit
Langflow: BaseFileComponent-based nodes arbitrary file read with RCE exploit
GHSA-wvrh-2f4m-924vMedium· 5.5ChatterBot: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via UbuntuCorpusTrainer
ChatterBot: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via UbuntuCorpusTrainer
CVE-2026-12565Medium· 5.3BBOT: Path traversal (Zip-Slip) in unarchive module - incomplete fix for CVE-2025-10284
BBOT: Path traversal (Zip-Slip) in unarchive module - incomplete fix for CVE-2025-10284
CVE-2026-41326High· 8.2Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. From v3.4.0 to v3.28.0, an oversight in the CopyFile policy (and perhaps the CopyFile han…
CVE-2026-34078Critical· 10.0Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework
Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to 1.16.4, the Flatpak portal accepts paths in the sandbox-expose options which can be app-controlled symlinks pointing at arbitrary paths. Flatpak run mounts th…
CVE-2025-9566High· 8.1There's a vulnerability in podman where an attacker may use the kube play command to overwrite host files when the kube file container a Secrete or a ConfigMap volume mount and such volume contains a symbolic link to a host file path
There's a vulnerability in podman where an attacker may use the kube play command to overwrite host files when the kube file container a Secrete or a ConfigMap volume mount and such volume contains a symbolic link to a host file path. In…