CVE-2025-55188

Published Aug 8, 2025

Last updated 2 days ago

7-Zip

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-55188 is a vulnerability found in 7-Zip versions before 25.01. It involves the improper handling of symbolic links during the extraction process. Specifically, 7-Zip does not always handle symbolic links correctly.

Description: 7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: 7-zip

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 3.6
Impact score: 1.4
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: LOW

Weaknesses

cve@mitre.org: CWE-59

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "01512B6C-29D9-4B82-8B99-0B3D44C4D5A1",
            "versionEndExcluding": "25.01"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.