[UPDATE] 7-Zip: Vulnerability Enables Code Execution
A BSI Warn- und Informationsdienst (WID): Schwachstellen-Informationen (Security Advisories) ·
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
NATO Admiralty (AJP-2.1) grades confidence, independent of the risk score. Cross-source corroboration isn't tracked for non-CVE news, so single-source items are capped at a lower credibility number; a low number does not imply low quality.
Key insight
A code-execution vulnerability in 7-Zip can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers and requires immediate patching.
Description
7-Zip contains a vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is classified as critical and may be actively exploited. The BSI has issued an official warning. Systems using 7-Zip for data compression or archive handling are immediately at risk. Swift update to a patched version is required.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 45.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 45.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
- consensus penalty
- -3.00
Path: operational
Consensus check
The pipeline self-checks before delivery. These rules lowered the score:
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TTP_SKIPPEDTTP mapping skipped (placeholder or aggregation article) −3
- Consensus penalty:
- −3.0
- Total penalty:
- −3.0