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CVE-2025-49588

Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages.

Published Jul 2, 2025CWE-73EPSS 0.36%

Overview

CVE-2025-49588 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 2, 2025.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49588?

CVE-2025-49588 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 2, 2025.

How severe is CVE-2025-49588?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-49588?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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