{"id":51228,"date":"2025-06-13T04:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:40:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:53:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:53:45","slug":"cve-2025-1079-client-remote-code-execution-via-improper-symbolic-link-resolution-in-google-web-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1079-client-remote-code-execution-via-improper-symbolic-link-resolution-in-google-web-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-1079: Client Remote Code Execution via Improper Symbolic Link Resolution in Google Web Designer<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-1079 is a significant security flaw that primarily impacts macOS and Linux users of Google Web Designer. The flaw, detected in the preview feature of Google Web Designer, could potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage due to improper resolution of symbolic links. Given the severity of this vulnerability and Google Web Designer&#8217;s widespread use in web development, understanding and mitigating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42598-critical-security-vulnerability-in-seiko-epson-printer-drivers-for-windows-os\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57600\">vulnerability is of utmost importance to maintain secure<\/a> systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-1079<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57601\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1787663400\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Google Web Designer | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57978\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37838-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-s-ssi-protocol-driver-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57740\">vulnerability is due<\/a> to an error in the way Google Web Designer&#8217;s preview feature resolves symbolic links. When this feature is used, the application fails to correctly validate and resolve symbolic links. This misstep could allow an attacker to manipulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6436-critical-memory-safety-bugs-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-potentially-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64765\">symbolic links<\/a> to point to arbitrary locations. The vulnerability can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0072-local-non-privileged-user-exploit-in-arm-ltd-gpu-kernel-drivers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58220\">exploited if the attacker induces a user<\/a> to preview a maliciously crafted project that contains manipulated symbolic links. The exploitation could lead to remote code execution, enabling the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the victim&#8217;s system or gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48881-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability-in-valtimo-business-process-automation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57419\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4236143529\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a conceptual example illustrating how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64208\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability. The attacker could craft a malicious project containing symbolic links that point to critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46584-improper-authentication-logic-vulnerability-in-file-system-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57976\">system files<\/a> or executable code.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker creates a symbolic link pointing to a critical system file\nln -s \/path\/to\/critical\/system\/file \/path\/to\/GoogleWebDesigner\/project\/malicious_link\n# Attacker then tricks the user into opening the malicious project in Google Web Designer\nopen -a GoogleWebDesigner \/path\/to\/GoogleWebDesigner\/project\/malicious_project<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, when the user opens the malicious project, Google Web Designer&#8217;s preview feature would mistakenly resolve the symbolic link and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22041-linux-kernel-vulnerability-in-ksmbd-sessions-deregister-may-lead-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57977\">potentially expose critical system<\/a> files, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Countermeasures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64207\">Users are advised to update their Google Web<\/a> Designer to the latest version, which includes a patch for this vulnerability. If an immediate update is not possible, users should consider employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. Additionally, users should be wary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-41691-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-os4ed-open-source-information-system-community\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64206\">opening projects from untrusted sources<\/a> to minimize the risk of exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-1079 is a significant security flaw that primarily impacts macOS and Linux users of Google Web Designer. The flaw, detected in the preview feature of Google Web Designer, could potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage due to improper resolution of symbolic links. Given the severity of this vulnerability and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[77,91,88],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-51228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-apple","vendor-google","vendor-linux","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51228"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58230,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51228\/revisions\/58230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=51228"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=51228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}