CVE-2025-55188

low-risk
Published 2025-08-08

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

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.6/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

7-Zip

References (14)

Product https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01
Release Notes https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01
Exploit https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/
Exploit https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/
Product https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-ve...
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerabili...
Exploit https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/7
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal