Vulnerabilities > Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2023-08-04 CVE-2023-39107 Link Following vulnerability in Nomachine
An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in NoMachine Free Edition and Enterprise Client for macOS before v8.8.1 allows attackers to overwrite root-owned files by using hardlinks.
network
low complexity
nomachine CWE-59
critical
9.1
2023-08-01 CVE-2023-4052 Link Following vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users.
network
low complexity
mozilla CWE-59
6.5
2023-08-01 CVE-2023-4053 Link Following vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
A website could have obscured the full screen notification by using a URL with a scheme handled by an external program, such as a mailto URL.
network
low complexity
mozilla CWE-59
6.5
2023-07-05 CVE-2023-37206 Link Following vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Uploading files which contain symlinks may have allowed an attacker to trick a user into submitting sensitive data to a malicious website.
network
low complexity
mozilla CWE-59
6.5
2023-06-26 CVE-2023-32556 Link Following vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex ONE 14.0.10349/2019
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service agent could allow a local attacker to disclose sensitive information. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
local
low complexity
trendmicro CWE-59
5.5
2023-06-23 CVE-2023-28065 Link Following vulnerability in Dell Alienware Update, Command Update and Update
Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions 4.8.0 and prior contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point vulnerability.
local
low complexity
dell CWE-59
7.3
2023-06-23 CVE-2023-28071 Link Following vulnerability in Dell Alienware Update, Command Update and Update
Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions 4.9.0, A01 and prior contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point vulnerability.
local
low complexity
dell CWE-59
7.1
2023-06-07 CVE-2023-33865 Link Following vulnerability in Renderdoc
RenderDoc before 1.27 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack.
local
low complexity
renderdoc CWE-59
7.8
2023-05-30 CVE-2023-2939 Link Following vulnerability in Google Chrome
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 114.0.5735.90 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via crafted symbolic link.
local
low complexity
google CWE-59
7.8
2023-05-30 CVE-2023-33245 Link Following vulnerability in Minecraft
Minecraft through 1.19 and 1.20 pre-releases before 7 (Java) allow arbitrary file overwrite, and possibly code execution, via crafted world data that contains a symlink.
network
low complexity
minecraft CWE-59
8.8