Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-32

    CWE-32: Path Traversal: '...' (Triple Dot)

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '...' (triple dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal