CWE-64Variant

Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 9 CVEs mapped

9
CVEs mapped
7.8
Median CVSS
What it is

The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently handle when the file is a Windows shortcut (.LNK) whose target is outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.

Recent examples
5.9cvss
CVE-2025-7376

Information Tampering Vulnerability in Multiple Processes of GENESIS64, ICONICS Suite, MobileHMI, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX, IoTWorX, MC Works64, and GENESIS

Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK) vulnerability in multiple processes of Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MobileHMI versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric IoTWorX version 10.95, Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS version 11.00, Mitsubishi Electric MC Works64 all versions, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions MobileHMI versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions IoTWorX version 10.95, and Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS version 11.00 allows a local authenticated attacker to make an unauthorized write to arbitrary files, by creating a symbolic link from a file used as a write destination by the processes of the affected products to a target file. This could allow the attacker to destroy the file on a PC with the affected products installed, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC if the destroyed file is necessary for the operation of the PC.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.8cvss
CVE-2025-53503

Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend…

Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.8cvss
CVE-2025-52837

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.8.0.1327 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow an…

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.8.0.1327 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow an attacker the opportunity to abuse symbolic links and other methods to delete any file/folder and achieve privilege escalation.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-64
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete