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-26753.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Public exploits 7
- 7-Zip 24.00 - Directory Traversal (local · multiple) Exploit-DB · 2026-04-08
- I3r1h0n/7Ziprowler PoC on GitHub
- lastvocher/7zip-CVE-2025-11001 PoC on GitHub
- mbanyamer/CVE-2025-11001---7-Zip PoC on GitHub
- pacbypass/CVE-2025-11001 PoC on GitHub
- ranasen-rat/CVE-2025-11001 PoC on GitHub
- shalevo13/Se7enSlip PoC on GitHub
Each line links to the index that lists it, never to exploit code. Exploit-DB's "verified" and a Metasploit rank of good or better count as verified; a PoC-in-GitHub entry is a repository's claim.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · 7-zipNVD modified 2026-10-19 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:24.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-949/ Third Party Advisory