Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-1079

HighPublic PoC

Published: 12 May 2025

Published
12 May 2025
Modified
29 July 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0013 32.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-1079 is a high-severity UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61) vulnerability in Google Web Designer. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 32.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Client RCE on macOS and Linux via improper symbolic link resolution in Google Web Designer's preview feature

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

google
web designer
≤ 16.2.0.0128

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References