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CVE-2025-0411

Warning

7-Zip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of 7-Zip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of archived files. When extracting files from a crafted archive that bears the Mark-of-the-Web, 7-Zip does not propagate the Mark-of-the-Web to the extracted files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25456.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
7-zip ≫ 7-zip Version < 24.09

06.02.2025: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability

7-Zip contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web security feature to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Description

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 32.14% 0.967
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7 1 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com 7 1 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.