Description
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.6/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip | 7-Zip | < 25.01 |
References
- https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/compare/25.00...25.01Product
- https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.01Release 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/2025/08/09/1Mailing 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/sWT6M1cfnwMExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/09/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/7
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 8, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified