Variant weakness
Incomplete
CWE-54: Path Equivalence: 'filedir\' (Trailing Backslash)
The product accepts path input in the form of trailing backslash ('filedir\') without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.
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Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
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KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Variant
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-54 (Path Equivalence: 'filedir\' (Trailing Backslash)) is a variant-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.