CWE-65 (Windows Hard Link) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently handle when the name is associated with a hard link to a target that is outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
| operating_system | — | Windows | Undetermined | — |
| technology | — | Not Technology-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-23742 | 2022-05-12 | Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows versions earlier than E86.40 copy files for forensics reports from a directory with low privileges. An attacker can replace those files with malicious … |
| CVE-2020-6013 | 2020-07-06 | ZoneAlarm Firewall and Antivirus products before version 15.8.109.18436 allow an attacker who already has access to the system to execute code at elevated privileges through a combination of file perm… |
| CVE-2019-19231 | 2019-12-20 | An insecure file access vulnerability exists in CA Client Automation 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and 14.3 Agent for Windows that can allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges. |
| CVE-2019-8454 | 2019-04-29 | A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, t… |
| CVE-2019-8452 | 2019-04-22 | A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission ch… |
| CVE-2019-8455 | 2019-04-17 | A hard-link created from the log file of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on fil… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2008-10-14 | CWE Content Team | 1.0.1 | — | updated Description |
| 2008-11-24 | CWE Content Team | 1.1 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2011-09-13 | CWE Content Team | 2.1 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Observed_Examples, References, Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2022-04-28 | CWE Content Team | 4.7 | — | updated Research_Gaps |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Description |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-09-09 | CWE Content Team | 4.18 | — | updated Affected_Resources, Functional_Areas |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities |