[VULNERABILITY ALERT] 7-Zip Contains a High-Risk Security Vulnerability (CVE-2025-55188), Please Verify and Patch Immediately

• Subject: [VULNERABILITY ALERT] 7-Zip Contains a High-Risk Security Vulnerability (CVE-2025-55188), Please Verify and Patch Immediately

• Content Description:
  • Forwarded from National Information Security Information Sharing and Analysis Center Security Alert NISAC-200-202512-00000198
  • Researchers have discovered a Link Following vulnerability (CVE-2025-55188) in 7-Zip.
  • An unauthenticated local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to write arbitrary files. This vulnerability has already been exploited by hackers; please verify and patch as soon as possible.
• Affected Platforms:
  • 7-Zip versions prior to 25.01 (exclusive)
• Recommended Actions:
  • Update 7-Zip to version 25.01 (inclusive) or later
• Reference Material:
  1. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55188

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