7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH

7 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

52.41 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

97.9 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 97.9% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Feb 06, 2025

Remediation Due

Feb 27, 2025

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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.

Remediation Directive

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

External Intelligence

https://www.7-zip.org/history.txt

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0411