#VU118786 Out-of-bounds read in p7zip - CVE-2022-47069
Published: November 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118786
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47069
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
p7zip
p7zip
Software vendor:
p7zip.sourceforge.net
p7zip.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the NArchive::NZip::CInArchive::FindCd() function in CPP/7zip/Archive/Zip/ZipIn.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.