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CWE-56: Path Equivalence: 'filedir*' (Wildcard)

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The product accepts path input in the form of asterisk wildcard ('filedir*') 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.

What the weakness is: CWE-56 at MITRE. All weaknesses

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