CVE-2025-55188

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 50.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-08-08 00:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 22:06Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-08-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a501d17a4b87263defb19c239031e3bc221ed7c64de86d7abad1081a7a9ed9f7

• sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/
• github.comhttps://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01
• github.comhttps://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
• youtu.behttps://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM
• lunbun.devhttps://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/
• github.comhttps://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-version
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerability
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/7
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/10/1