CVERadar
LOW · CVSS 3.1 3.6Public PoCEPSS 1.00% (p62)Threat level 22

CVE-2025-55188: CVE-2025-55188: 7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.

7-zip · 7-zip · NVD published 2025-08-09 · posted 2025-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17

What it is

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

WeaknessCWE-59
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N (source: [email protected])
ATT&CK tacticsn/a

Exploitation evidence

First exploit evidence seen: 2025-08-11 (earliest date across the sources below).

Exploited in the wild

No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).

Public exploit code

GitHub proof-of-concept repositories

2 public repositories from 2 accounts, first seen 2025-08-11. Most starred: hunters-sec/CVE-2025-55188-7z-exploit (32 stars), view repository.

Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.

Sources: nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.

How to fix it

Fixed versions

  • 7-zip 7-zip: upgrade to 25.01 or later

Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.

Vendor advisories and patches

Detection Generic guidance

    Response checklist Generic guidance

    1. Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
    2. Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
    3. Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
    4. Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.

    Sources