CVE-2026-61371
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CVE-2026-61371 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Microsoft AVML before 0.17.0 could follow a symlink when opening a destination output path on Unix, allowing truncation/overwrite of the symlink target. The destructive effect is performed at open-time via O_TRUNC, and can happen before full input validation completes (“truncation-before-validation”)..
Description
Microsoft AVML before 0.17.0 could follow a symlink when opening a destination output path on Unix, allowing truncation/overwrite of the symlink target. The destructive effect is performed at open-time via O_TRUNC, and can happen before full input validation completes (“truncation-before-validation”).
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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