CVE-2025-48820

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

CVE-2025-21195

CVE-2025-21195 refers to an elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure Service Fabric Runtime caused by improper link resolution before file access (link following). The vulnerability enables a locally authenticated attacker to elevate privileges on affected Service Fabric components. Connected sources...

PT-2025-24858 · Microsoft · Windows Installer +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Installer affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to improper link resolution before file access, also known as 'link following', which allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. There is no...

CVE-2025-29975

CVE-2025-29975 affects Microsoft PC Manager on Windows. It stems from improper link resolution before file access ("link following"), enabling a locally authenticated attacker to elevate privileges. The root cause is a link-following flaw in the PC Manager component, with high impact to confident...

CVE-2024-7237

AVG AntiVirus Free AVGSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of AVG AntiVirus Free. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in ord...

CVE-2022-1537

file.copy operations in GruntJS are vulnerable to a TOCTOU race condition leading to arbitrary file write in GitHub repository gruntjs/grunt prior to 1.5.3. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary file writes which can lead to local privilege escalation to the GruntJS user if a lower-privilege...

Privilege Escalation

claws-mail is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists due to the lack of link checks before accepting a click in textviewurisecuritycheck in textview.c...

HackerOne: External links should use rel="noopener" or use the redirect service

This is a rather low severity one and a successful exploitation relies on unlikely user interaction as well as the ability to control the HTML output of an remote host. Furthermore it is a kinda new hardening features in some browsers. Though one can work around this using "noreferrer" which is...