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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-11002

High
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 wit
CWE-22 — Weakness Type
Published: Jan 23, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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-26743.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

7-Zip contains a directory traversal vulnerability in ZIP file parsing that allows remote code execution through crafted symbolic links. Attackers can exploit this by tricking users into opening malicious ZIP files to execute arbitrary code with service account privileges.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي هذه الثغرة على عيب في معالجة الروابط الرمزية داخل ملفات ZIP مما يسمح باجتياز الدليل. يمكن للبيانات المصممة خصيصاً في ملف ZIP أن تسبب العملية للانتقال إلى أدلة غير مقصودة. يمكن للمهاجم الاستفادة من هذه الثغرة لتنفيذ الكود في سياق حساب الخدمة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

7-Zip يحتوي على ثغرة اجتياز الدليل في معالجة ملفات ZIP التي تسمح بتنفيذ التعليمات البرمجية عن بعد. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذا بخداع المستخدمين لفتح ملفات ZIP ضارة لتنفيذ رمز عشوائي.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 2, 2026 01:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom energy healthcare
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update 7-Zip to the latest patched version immediately. Disable automatic extraction of ZIP files and implement user awareness training to avoid opening suspicious archives. Use application whitelisting to restrict 7-Zip execution and monitor file extraction activities.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث 7-Zip إلى أحدث إصدار معدل فوراً. قم بتعطيل الاستخراج التلقائي لملفات ZIP وتنفيذ تدريب الوعي للمستخدمين لتجنب فتح الأرشيفات المريبة. استخدم قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة لتقييد تنفيذ 7-Zip ومراقبة أنشطة استخراج الملفات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2.1.1 2.2.1 3.1.1 3.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1 A.14.2.5
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
7-zip:7-zip:24.09
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionR — Required
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
CWECWE-22
EPSS0.23%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-01-23
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-22
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