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CVE-2025-55188
August 08, 2025
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=21.07 <25.01
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 25.01
Related Resources (10)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-55188
https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/
https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerability
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-version
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-59
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03