CVE-2025-55188
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
02 Description
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 62.7% 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-08-08 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 22:06Z11 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
05 Affected products
06 References
- 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
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- 7zip Fixed in 22.01+really25.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1
- p7zip Fixed in 16.02+really25.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- 7zip Fixed in 25.01+dfsg-1~deb13u1
- p7zip Fixed in 16.02+transitional.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- 7zip Fixed in 25.01+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- p7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- p7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- p7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- p7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- p7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- 7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- 7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- 7zip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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