7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01 | Product |
| https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/ | Exploit |
| https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/ | Product |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-version | |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerability | |
| https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM | Exploit |
Configurations
History
10 Oct 2025, 15:16
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29 Sep 2025, 22:59
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| References | () https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/ - Exploit | |
| References | () https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM - Exploit |
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14 Aug 2025, 17:28
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
7-zip
7-zip 7-zip |
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| References | () https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01 - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/ - Product |
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| Summary |
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10 Aug 2025, 01:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 3.6 |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-08-08 21:15
Updated : 2025-10-10 15:16
NVD link : CVE-2025-55188
Mitre link : CVE-2025-55188
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-55188
JSON object : View
Products Affected
7-zip
- 7-zip
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
