Compound weakness
Composite
Incomplete
CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Also known as: Symlink following, symlink vulnerability
The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.
109
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
High
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Compound
Abstraction
MITRE classification