CVE-2022-29072

7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area

published April 15, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01536 · 74.7th percentile
Published
2022-04-15T19:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 19:54Z
    7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area
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