CVE-2025-49588
Linkwarden Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Description
Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages. In version 2.10.2, the server accepts links of format file:///etc/passwd and doesn't do any validation before sending them to parsers and playwright, this can result in leak of other user's links (and in some cases it might be possible to leak environment secrets). This issue has been patched in version 2.10.3 which has not been made public at time of publication.
INFO
Published Date :
July 2, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 19, 2026, 5:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Linkwarden to the latest patched version.
- Verify file parsing validation is enforced.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-49588.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-rfc2-x8hr-536q | |
| https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-rfc2-x8hr-536q |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-49588 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-49588
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2025-49588 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2025-49588 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Translation Title: Linkwarden, Description: Linkwarden es un gestor de marcadores colaborativo, autoalojado y de código abierto para recopilar, organizar y archivar páginas web. En la versión 2.10.2, el servidor acepta enlaces con el formato file: //etc/p4ssd y no realiza ninguna validación antes de enviarlos a los analizadores (parsers) y a Playwright, esto puede resultar en la fuga de enlaces de otros usuarios (y en algunos casos podría ser posible filtrar secretos de entorno). Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 2.10.3, la cual no ha sido hecha pública en el momento de la publicación. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'linkwarden', 'product': 'linkwarden', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '= 2.10.2'}]}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-49588', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-07-02T14:23:16.868643Z'} -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-rfc2-x8hr-536q -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages. In version 2.10.2, the server accepts links of format file:///etc/passwd and doesn't do any validation before sending them to parsers and playwright, this can result in leak of other user's links (and in some cases it might be possible to leak environment secrets). This issue has been patched in version 2.10.3 which has not been made public at time of publication. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-73 Added Reference https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-rfc2-x8hr-536q