Weakness · Medium
CWE-58: Path Equivalence: Windows 8.3 Filename
What it is
The product contains a protection mechanism that restricts access to a long filename on a Windows operating system, but it does not properly restrict access to the equivalent short "8.3" filename.
- Severity (our rating)
- Medium
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Introduced during
- Implementation
- Exploited in the wild
- No CVE in CISA's catalog
What an attacker can do
- Read Files or Directories (Confidentiality, Integrity)
- Modify Files or Directories (Confidentiality, Integrity)
How to prevent it
System Configuration
- Disable Windows from supporting 8.3 filenames by editing the Windows registry. Preventing 8.3 filenames will not remove previously generated 8.3 filenames.
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