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TI-2025-10072 Aliases CVE-2025-11001GHSA-h6cw-8q9x-9gj9

Path traversal in 7-Zip

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.27387 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
7-Zip7-Zip24.09 (x64)—No fix listedCNA
  • 7-Zip Vendor7-Zip Affected 24.09 (x64) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:24.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.09Vulnerable7-Zip
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:24.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.09 Vulnerable ·7-Zip
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11001
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6cw-8q9x-9gj9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-00330 Protection mechanism failure in 7-Zip KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-35535 GHSL-2026-140_7-Zip: 7-Zip has a heap buffer overflow via NTFS compressed stream buffer under-allocation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-10630 Integer underflow in 7-Zip CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-14827 Ppmd7.c in 7-Zip before 23.00 allows an integer underflow and invalid read operation via a crafted 7Z archive. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35532 7-Zip SquashFS Fragment Offset Overflow (GHSL-2026-116) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-35551 GHSL-2026-121 7-Zip UEFI DEPEX OOB Read CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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