CVE-2025-0411 — 7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability

Overview

7-Zip contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web security feature to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Vulnerability details

CVE ID

CVE-2025-0411

Vulnerability

7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor

7-Zip

Affected products

7-Zip: 7-Zip

Severity

HIGH

Exploitation status

Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)

Published

2025-02-06

Remediation guidance

CVE-2025-0411 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for 7-Zip the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

• NVD — National Vulnerability Database
• MITRE CVE Record
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• FIRST EPSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring