Low severity · published Aug 8, 2025
CVE-2025-55188
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction
3.6
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
7-Zip before 25.01 does not always properly handle symbolic links during extraction.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
7Z
7-zip · 7-zip
before 25.01 · source: NVD
In the news
ThreatIntelHigh
Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to tamper with or destroy information in the affected product, cause a denial-of-service condition in the affected product, or execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted archive file is decompressed by the 7-Zip component included in MELSOFT Update Manager. The following versions of Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M are affected: MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M >=1.000A|<=1.014Q (CVE-2025-53816, CVE-2025-53817, CVE-2025-55188, CVE-2025-11001) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.8 Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M Heap-based Buffer Overflow, NULL Pointer Dereference, Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'), Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Japan Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2025-53816 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 7-Zip component included in MELSOFT Update Manager SW1DND-UDM-M. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to trigger a buffer overflow that may cause the affected product to enter a denial-of-service condition by convincing a legitimate user to decompress a sp...
Jun 30, 2026·CISA Advisories
Affected product
7Z
7-zip
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