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

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00046.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24018 7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/10/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/7 cve-icon
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/lunbun/CVE-2025-55188/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lunbun.dev/blog/cve-2025-55188/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/da14cd780b/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-detect-7-zip-vulnerable-version cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55188-mitigate-7-zip-vulnerability cve-icon cve-icon
https://youtu.be/sWT6M1cfnwM cve-icon cve-icon
History

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Vendors & Products 7-zip
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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{'score': 3.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Description 7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T22:06:47.049Z

Reserved: 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-55188

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T22:06:47.049Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-08T21:15:25.890

Modified: 2025-11-04T22:16:30.420

Link: CVE-2025-55188

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T07:51:40Z

Weaknesses