CVE-2025-55188
7-Zip Symbolic Link Extraction Vulnerability
Description
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 8, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-55188.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01 | |
| https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01 | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/ |
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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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-55188 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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DataBreaches.Net
7-Zip Vulnerability Lets Hackers Write Files and Run Malicious Code
Divya reports: A security vulnerability has been discovered in the popular 7-Zip file compression utility that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to victim systems and potentially execute ... Read more
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The Hacker News
WinRAR Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation – Update to Latest Version Immediately
The maintainers of the WinRAR file archiving utility have released an update to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2025-8088 (CVSS score: 8.8), the issue has been des ... Read more
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CybersecurityNews
7-Zip Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
A newly disclosed security vulnerability in the popular 7-Zip file compression software has raised significant concerns in the cybersecurity community. CVE-2025-55188, discovered and reported by secur ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-55188 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 Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-59 Added Reference https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01 Added Reference https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01 Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-55188 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-55188
weaknesses.