CVE-2025-55188
LowPublic PoC
Published: 08 August 2025
Published
08 August 2025
Modified
04 November 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0016
36.3th percentile
Risk Priority
7
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2025-55188 is a low-severity Link Following (CWE-59) vulnerability in 7-Zip 7-Zip. Its CVSS base score is 3.6 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 36.3th 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24018
Vulnerability details
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
7-zip
7-zip
≤ 25.01
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.