CVE-2025-1079

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

7.8

Client RCE on macOS and Linux via improper symbolic link resolution in Google Web Designer's preview feature

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 32.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 12, 2025

Last Modified

July 29, 2025

References (1)

cve-coordination@googlehttps://balintmagyar.com/articles/google-web-designer-symlink-client-side-rce-cve-2025-1079

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-30 05:41 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-29 13:44 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-1079?

CVE-2025-1079 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2025. Client RCE on macOS and Linux via improper symbolic link resolution in Google Web Designer's preview feature

When was CVE-2025-1079 disclosed?

CVE-2025-1079 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2025, with the most recent update on July 29, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-1079 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-1079 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1079?

CVE-2025-1079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-1079?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-1079, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-1079

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