CVE-2022-29072

Published Apr 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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

Remediation

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History
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Weaknesses CWE-122
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jun 9, 2025, 2:47 PM
Reserved
Apr 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 15, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:39 AM