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CVE-2025-55188

Published: Aug 8, 2025Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
3.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

7-Zip7-Zip
Mixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
7-ZipПавлов Игорь
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
7-zip7-zip
Mixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
7-ziposs-projectConsumer Softwareaka p7zip
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
павлов игорьindividual-devConsumer Softwareaka igor pavlov, i. pavlov, 7-zip

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
sourceforge.net
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01
github.com
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 8, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025
News mentions
1

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