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CWE-59: Link following in CISA KEV

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Catalog
2026.09.23
Rank
#24 of 185
MITRE
CWE-59 definition

Answer 17 KEV entries list CWE-59 (Link following) as of catalog 2026.09.23, 1% of the catalog and rank 24 of 185 weaknesses. The most affected vendor is Microsoft (14).

KEV entries
171% of catalog
Vendors
4affected
Ransomware: known
1164.7%
First added
2022-01-28
Latest added
2026-09-08

VVendors

Vendors with CWE-59 KEV entries
VendorEntriesShare
Microsoft1482.4%
Git15.9%
PEAR15.9%
RARLAB15.9%

TAdditions by year

CWE-59 KEV additions per yearColumn chart of KEV additions per calendar year. 2021: 0; 2022: 11; 2023: 1; 2024: 0; 2025: 2; 2026: 3.0510152021: 0 added20212022: 11 added1120222023: 1 added120232024: 0 added20242025: 2 added220252026: 3 added (year to date)32026
CWE-59 KEV additions by year
YearAdded
20210
202211
20231
20240
20252
20263

PProducts

Products with CWE-59 KEV entries
ProductEntriesShare
Microsoft Windows1270.6%
Microsoft Defender15.9%
Git Git15.9%
PEAR Archive_Tar15.9%
RARLAB UnRAR15.9%
Microsoft Task Scheduler15.9%

EAll entries

KEV entries listing CWE-59
CVEVendorProductAddedRansomware
CVE-2026-81963MicrosoftWindowsUnknown
CVE-2026-41091MicrosoftDefenderUnknown
CVE-2025-60710MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2025-48384GitGitUnknown
CVE-2025-21391MicrosoftWindowsUnknown
CVE-2023-36874MicrosoftWindowsUnknown
CVE-2020-36193PEARArchive_TarUnknown
CVE-2022-30333RARLABUnRARKnown
CVE-2019-1385MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-1130MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-1315MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-1253MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-1129MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-1069MicrosoftTask SchedulerKnown
CVE-2019-1064MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2019-0841MicrosoftWindowsKnown
CVE-2020-0787MicrosoftWindowsKnown

Cite this

17 CISA KEV entries list CWE-59 (Link following), 1% of the catalog. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/cwe/cwe-59/

Source: CISA KEV catalog v2026.09.23, released 2026-09-23. Windows end 2026-09-23.

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