Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low privileges to vServer
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ExploitPoint symbolic link at target file
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ExecutionTrigger server file operation following the link
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ImpactDisclose sensitive file contents
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Symlink resolution safety
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account with at least low privileges on the Velneo vServer (CVSS PR:L) and requires meeting a specific attack precondition (CVSS AT:P) consistent with a symlink/link-following race - the attacker must induce a server-side file access that resolves an attacker-influenced symbolic link. Limiting factors: prior authentication is needed (not remote-unauthenticated), the AT:P precondition reduces reliability, and impact is confined to confidentiality (file-content disclosure) with no integrity or availability effect. Only vServer versions from 32.3 up to (not including) 36.6 and from 37.1 up to (not including) 37.2 are affected. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity information-disclosure flaw (vendor CVSS 4.0 base 6.0) in Velneo vServer, caused by improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59, symlink following). The only provided vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N: network-reachable but requiring existing low privileges (PR:L) and a present attack requirement (AT:P), with impact limited to high confidentiality loss and no integrity or availability effect. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The AT:P metric signals a race/timing condition or specific precondition rather than trivial exploitation, which lowers realistic likelihood below what the network vector alone might suggest. Net assessment: a credible but non-urgent issue - authentication plus a non-trivial attack requirement plus confidentiality-only impact make this a patch-on-normal-cycle item rather than an emergency, reinforced by Velneo's limited deployment footprint. No conflicting signals were found, but note the input supplies only a CVSS 4.0 vector (no CVSS 3.1 vector and no EPSS), so prioritization rests on the vendor-reported vector alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated low-privileged user on a Velneo vServer instance plants or redirects a symbolic link so that a server-side file operation resolves the link and reads a file outside the user's intended scope, disclosing its contents. Success depends on satisfying a timing/precondition window (AT:P), so exploitation is possible but not reliable on every attempt. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Authenticated low-privilege users of Velneo vServer can disclose server-side files readable by the vServer process through improper link resolution before file access, a symlink/link-following flaw. The issue affects vServer releases from 32.3 before 36.6 and from 37.1 before 37.2; exploitation requires a valid low-privileged account and a specific precondition to induce server-side path resolution of an attacker-influenced link. The vendor CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.0 and the independent assessment is moderate with confidentiality-only impact; no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available through Velneo security advisories.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-released patch by upgrading Velneo vServer to a fixed release listed in the vendor security advisories at https://velneo.es/avisos-de-seguridad/; because the input does not provide an exact fixed version string, confirm the appropriate fixed baseline against the stated ranges (36.6 and 37.2 are the next versions after the affected ranges). If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict vServer accounts to trusted users, remove write access to directories whose paths the service resolves, avoid attacker-controlled symlinks or junctions in data and upload locations, run vServer with least privilege so any disclosed files are limited to what the service account can read, and monitor file-access logs for unexpected reads; these controls reduce exposure but do not eliminate the link-following flaw.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-59 describes improper link resolution before file access, commonly called link following or symlink following. In Velneo vServer, the service resolves a filesystem link before enforcing the intended file-access decision, so an authenticated user who can influence a path or link may cause the server to read a different file than intended. This is a server-side information-disclosure issue, not remote code execution; the CVSS 4.0 vector includes AT:P and PR:L, and the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment reflects AC:H with confidentiality-only impact, consistent with a precondition-dependent link-resolution attack. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:velneo:vserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the vServer product family, with affected ranges stated as 32.3 before 36.6 and 37.1 before 37.2.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable but needs an authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L) and a timing/precondition window for the symlink race (AC:H); impact is confidentiality-only file disclosure.
Primary rating from Vendor (Velneo).
CVSS VectorVendor: Velneo
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in Velneo vServer. This issue affects vServer: from 32.3 before 36.6 and from 37.1 before 37.2.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-107308
GHSA-f689-pcwm-j2cm
NVD
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EPSS
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