CVE-2025-49588

Public Exploit
Linkwarden Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

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.

Category

8.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: linkwarden linkwarden
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-rfc2-x8hr-536q

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-49588?
CVE-2025-49588 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-49588?
To fix CVE-2025-49588, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-49588 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2025-49588 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-49588?
CVE-2025-49588 affects linkwarden linkwarden.
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