Path traversal in 7-Zip - CVE-2025-11001
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: November 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116689
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11001
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the handling of symbolic links in ZIP files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and upload arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
7-Zip
How to mitigate CVE-2025-11001
Install updates from vendor's website.
7-Zip - update to 25.00
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #12159 - CVE-2025-11001---7-Zip (November 28, 2025)
- Exploit #12155 - CVE-2025-11001 (November 28, 2025)
- Exploit #12065 - CVE-2025-11001 (? Exploit CVE-2025-11001 in 7-Zip on Windows with admin privileges through a symlink attack; targeted for specific vulnerable versions, 21.02 - 25.00.) (October 31, 2025)
- Exploit #12041 - CVE-2025-11001 (October 24, 2025)