01 Record
CVE-2023-25168
Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following allowing the deletion of files and directories on the host system in wings
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score9.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following allowing the deletion of files and directories on the host system in wings
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 60.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-02-08 23:43Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-10 21:14Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-02-03
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 50ede01e37315c2e0a37ca882cd2ac95fedabb1c59a2d5efc81eaf95213f980d
05 Affected products
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