CWE-55 Path Equivalence: '/./' (Single Dot Directory)

variant

The product accepts path input in the form of single dot directory exploit ('/./') without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.

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vulnerabilities (1)

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IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2026-79768US——
Path equivalence: '/./' (single dot directory) vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_userdir module when configured with absolute non-wildcard UserDir directive (the 2nd form i…
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