CVE-2025-55188CWE-59

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

Low · published August 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
3.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.6 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00995 · 62.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2025-08-08T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 00:00Z
    7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction
    cvelistv5