CWE-66 1 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-66: Improper Handling of File Names that Identify Virtual Resources

Overview

CWE-66 (Improper Handling of File Names that Identify Virtual Resources) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a file name that identifies a "virtual" resource that is not directly specified within the directory that is associated with the file name, causing the product to perform file-based operations on a resource that is not a file.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2024-10905 2024-12-02 IdentityIQ 8.4 and all 8.4 patch levels prior to 8.4p2, IdentityIQ 8.3 and all 8.3 patch levels prior to 8.3p5, IdentityIQ 8.2 and all 8.2 patch levels prior to 8.2p8, and all prior versions allow HTT…

Previous names

  • Virtual Files (2008-04-11)
  • Failure to Handle File Names that Identify Virtual Resources (2009-03-10)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

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 Description, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Type
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Description, Name
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Detection_Factors, Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Affected_Resources, Applicable_Platforms, Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Detection_Factors, References
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Weakness_Ordinalities
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