Name: CVE-2025-55188: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-55188, CVSS 3.6, EPSS 0.00995

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.6
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
7 Zip 7 Zip	—	Upgrade 7-Zip to the latest version	Oct 30, 2025	Aug 8, 2025
Debian	—	Upgrade p7zipUpgrade 7zip	May 12, 2026	May 12, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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