CVE-2025-0913: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

os.OpenFilepath, os.OCREATE|OEXCL behaved differently on Unix and Windows systems when the target path was a dangling symlink. On Unix systems, OpenFile with OCREATE and OEXCL flags never follows symlinks. On Windows, when the target path was a symlink to a nonexistent location, OpenFile would...

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access 'link following' in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-36564

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities (Dell) versions prior to 11.10.2 are affected by an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability that can be exploited locally by a user with low privileges to achieve privilege escalation. The root cause is an incorrect link resolution in the utility. The issue is docum...

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Update elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2025-23057)

Microsoft Edge is a web browser from the American company Microsoft that comes with systems after Windows 10. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge Chromium-based Update, which is caused by improper link resolution before file access. An attacker could exploit the...

CVE-2025-36564: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Dell Encryption Admin Utilities versions prior to 11.10.2 contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation...

CVE-2025-31198: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation...

Exploit for Link Following in Microsoft

CVE-2025-47181 Concept: Microsoft Edge Link Following Privileg...

CVE-2025-2102

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access 'Link Following' vulnerability in HYPR Passwordless on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects HYPR Passwordless: before 10.1...

CVE-2023-32182

A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access 'Link Following' vulnerability in SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 postfix, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 postfix, SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 postfix.This issue affects SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5: before...

CVE-2023-51654

Improper link resolution before file access 'Link Following' issue exists in iPrint Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service DoS condition on the PC...

CVE-2023-41971

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access 'Link Following' vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Client Connector on Windows: before 3.7...

CVE-2023-27529

Wacom Tablet Driver installer prior to 6.4.2-1 for macOS contains an improper link resolution before file access vulnerability. When a user is tricked to execute a small malicious script before executing the affected version of the installer, arbitrary code may be executed with the root privilege...

CVE-2023-6069

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.1.0...

CVE-2023-24577

McAfee Total Protection prior to 16.0.50 allows attackers to elevate user privileges due to Improper Link Resolution via registry keys. This could enable a user with lower privileges to execute unauthorized tasks...

CVE-2022-20068

In mobilelogd, there is a possible symbolic link following due to an improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06308907; Issue ID: ALPS06308907...