CVE-2025-11001

7-Zip ZIP File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this product is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links in ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26753.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-949/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:24.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

History

24 Nov 2025, 15:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-949/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-949/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time		7-zip 7-zip 7-zip Microsoft Microsoft windows
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.0~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:24.09:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-::::::x64:

19 Nov 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-19 22:16

Updated : 2025-11-24 15:07

NVD link : CVE-2025-11001

Mitre link : CVE-2025-11001

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-11001

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Products Affected

7-zip

7-zip

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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