CVE-2025-55188

3.6 LOW
Published: August 08, 2025 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-version
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerability
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/10/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

7-zip

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