Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2025-0411
The short answer
CVE-2025-0411 affects 7-Zip 7-Zip and is rated high (CVSS 7.0). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-06: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-693.
Severity
7.0 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Feb 6, 2025
Federal due date Feb 27, 2025
EPSS, next 30 days
48%
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
7-Zip. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-045/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250207-0005/ Third Party Advisory
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-0411-7-zip-mitigation-vulnerability Mitigation
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-0411-detection-7-zip-vulnerability Mitigation
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-0411 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2025-0411 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-0411 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-06, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-02-27.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0411?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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