CVE-2025-49588
CVE-2025-49588 is a high-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-73.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 4.0 base score 8.7)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (22nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-19714
- Weakness: CWE-73
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages. In version 2.10.2, the server accepts links of format file:///etc/passwd and doesn't do any validation before sending them to parsers and playwright, this can result in leak of other user's links (and in some cases it might be possible to leak environment secrets). This issue has been patched in version 2.10.3 which has not been made public at time of publication.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49588?
- Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages. In version 2.10.2, the server accepts links of format file:///etc/passwd and doesn't do any validation before sending them to parsers and playwright, this can result in leak of other user's links (and in some cases it might be possible to leak environment secrets). This issue has been patched in version 2.10.3 which has not been made public at time of publication.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49588?
- CVE-2025-49588 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7, rated high severity.
- Is CVE-2025-49588 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (22nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-49588?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- Does CVE-2025-49588 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-49588 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-19714.
- When was CVE-2025-49588 published?
- CVE-2025-49588 was published on 2025-07-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
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